{"id":1913,"date":"2019-03-20T11:16:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T15:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/research\/?page_id=1913"},"modified":"2024-10-28T08:54:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T12:54:29","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/ursca\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences currently offers more than a dozen undergraduate research grants across all disciplines. Note that while they all require the same application materials, they offer different award amounts, and some have more specific criteria for the types of projects that can be funded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explore all URSCA research awards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Apply for an URSCA Research Award<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Apply for a Wilson Fellowship<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All undergraduate students majoring in a Krieger School department are eligible to apply for an URSCA award, to be used in the following year. In other words, you apply as a sophomore to fund a project that you will undertake in your junior year. You may apply to only one award each year, but if the reviewers think you would be a better fit for one of the other awards, you may be considered for that award instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woodrow Wilson Fellowships are open to first-year Krieger School students only (rising sophomores). These are three-year awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethan M. Posner Fellowships are open to first-year and second-year Krieger School students only (rising sophomores and juniors). These are two- to three-year awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Meg Walsh Award is available to current seniors, for use after graduation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All other awards are open to first-years, sophomores, and juniors only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may not apply for funding for a project that has already been supported by an award from another Hopkins office (e.g., HOUR, Sheridan Libraries) in the same year. You may apply for a related project, but priority is given to students who have not yet had the opportunity to conduct funded research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research is the systematic investigation of a particular topic to learn facts and draw conclusions. Research is work to acquire new knowledge. Research is a careful inquiry. At Johns Hopkins, research is an integral part of the academic environment, and a valuable experience for undergraduates to pursue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider your reasons for doing research <\/h3>
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There are many good reasons for doing research. You might be looking for ways to apply the skills and knowledge you\u2019ve learned in your classes in a real context. Or you may be genuinely interested in a topic and want to see how you can get more involved. One of the reasons not to do research is because you feel you have to or that it\u2019s expected. Forcing yourself to do something you are not intrinsically motivated to do will show in your end product and will reflect negatively on you as a researcher. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Brainstorm possible research areas <\/h3>
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