Category: OSR Activities

Deadline: February 6, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

The Office of Student Research (OSR) will provide grants up to $500 to undergraduate students to defray costs associated with conducting research. Appropriate research expenses include laboratory equipment; media equipment; equipment for work in the field; art supplies; software; photocopying, printing and film processing; communication costs (postage, phone, etc.) and travel to support the investigative phase of the student’s work, such as travel to field sites, museums, archives, or libraries. Funds may not be used to fund expenses related to course-based research assignments, such as posters. Please note that a hard copy of the application and faculty recommendation form are now required.

Spring 2017 Student Research Grant Call for Applications

Spring 2017 Student Research Grant Application

Spring 2017 Student Research Grant Faculty Recommendation Form

Spring 2017 Student Research Grant Rubric

Deadline: February 6, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

 The Office of Student Research will provide grants up to $500 to undergraduate students to support student travel to professional conferences or meetings to share the results of their scholarship. The grants may be used to cover applicable travel expenses, including airfare and mileage, lodging, conference registration, food and other expenses.  Please note that a hard copy of the application and faculty recommendation form are now required.

Student Travel Grant Call for Applications

Student Travel Grant Application

Student Travel Grant Faculty Recommendation Form

Student Travel Grant Rubric

The Office of Student Research (OSR) is pleased to invite undergraduate students from all disciplines to submit proposals for Spring Presentation of Undergraduate Research (SPUR) at Longwood University, which will take place April 26, 2017, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.  SPUR all students the opportunity to publically share inquiry-based works-in-progress as well as completed research projects.

SPUR is an all-oral presentation event with two ways for students to participate:

• Sponsored Panel: Faculty organize a student panel (with 3 student participants) featuring oral presentations to be given on student research day. All student participants on accepted Sponsored Panels will receive a free SPUR t-shirt, and faculty sponsors will receive a gift as well.
• Video Presentation: Students (individuals, co-presenters or group presenters (3 maximum)) create video presentations that will be made available to the public via OSR’s YouTube channel during student research day. Students submitting the first 25 approved proposals will receive a free SPUR t-shirt.

Abstract Deadline: March 31, 2017

Video Presentation Deadline: April 14 2017 (additional information coming soon!)

2017 SPUR Call for Proposals

Panel Proposal Application

Video Proposal Application

 TOP THREE REASONS TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR SPUR

1. SPUR is for everyone!

Students from all disciplines can participate. They may submit a proposal based on works-in-progress, course assignments, completed research projects, even posters for other research events.

2. SPUR is fun!

Presenters as well as attendees can earn points and win the SPUR SwagBag, which includes a SPUR T-shirt, hat, water bottle, tablet holder and power charging bank, all in a canvas SPUR bag!

3. SPUR is forever!

All presenters will have their abstracts and video presentations (where applicable) deposited in Digital Commons, Longwood University’s institutional repository, searchable and available to individuals within Longwood and around the world. Presenters can include the permalink link in resumes, job applications, graduate school applications, websites, and online profiles.

The Office of Student Research (OSR) is pleased to invite faculty-student teams to apply for the 2017 Collegiate Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Opportunities (CURIO) program, a Spring semester research experience. Students will work as a research assistant on a faculty member’s research as well as develop a research proposal based on their own research. For selected teams, students receive $1000 for 100 hours of work as a research assistant and faculty receive $1500 for providing mentorship for the student’s research project.

CURIO benefits both student researchers and faculty mentors.   Students gain experience working on an established research project as well as receive mentorship from an experienced faculty member. Faculty gain a research assistant as well as the opportunity to mentor an undergraduate student one-on-one.

Application Deadline: November 18, 2016  October 24, 2016

Full Call for Applications

Faculty Section of Application Faculty Section of Application (Rev. 9-16-2016)

Student Section of Application

Scoring Rubric  Scoring Rubric (Rev. 9-16-2016) Scoring Rubric (Rev 10-11-2016)