The Office of the Dean of the College invites faculty to submit proposals for the Faculty Student Collaborative Research Grant. The aim of the program is to fund summer collaborative research between faculty and students in order to support faculty in their scholarly activities and to provide students with first-hand research and scholarly experience through collaborating with research-active faculty. Students will present their research at the Summer Research and Internship Symposium (to be held at 2026 Family and Friends Weekend – details of the date and time to come) and will also have the opportunity to participate in co-curricular summer research programming during the summer and fall.
The awards are competitive and based on proposals submitted by faculty members. Research projects may include support of on-going faculty research or of a student-initiated research project designed in collaboration with the faculty member that will further the faculty member’s research.
Information about the grant
Eligibility: Tenure-track, adjunct, lecturer, and returning one-year visiting faculty members are eligible to apply. Students must be degree-seeking CC students in good standing who will return to for at least one semester after the summer.
Application procedure and deadline: Faculty should upload completed applications as Word documents or pdf files to the Dean of the College Canvas page and the Faculty Student Collaborative Grant Module. Please email Lisa Schwartz to be added if you are not already. The submission portal on Canvas will be open for application uploads on Monday, Jan. 27 (second Monday Block 5) and will be considered on a first come first served basis until funds run out. Awards will be announced by Monday, March 24 (first Monday of Block 7). Information can be found on the Faculty Student Collaborative Grant website, or contact Lisa Schwartz by email or phone at 719-389-6685.
Duration: The summer research should be carried out under the direct supervision of the faculty mentor over the time period of the research award. The student cannot be concurrently taking courses or holding more than half-time employment. The standard award is for eight weeks of research, but faculty may request that the research duration be shorter than eight weeks. We will accept proposals for research collaboration from four to eight weeks in duration.
Award. Individual grants of $4,800 will cover one research student’s fellowship stipend. Student researchers conducting less than eight weeks of research will receive a fellowship stipend of $600/week instead.
Faculty responsibilities: Faculty members supporting collaborative research projects should foster mentor-apprentice relationships with their students and expose students to the processes of scholarly inquiry. The Office of the Dean of the College expects that faculty members and their student researchers will be in frequent contact with one another.
Each faculty member is responsible for designing and implementing a meaningful research experience for the student researcher. The student will develop a solid understanding of the research question, such as the theory and methodology in forming the research, the methods, skills, and technical knowledge required to complete the research and share its findings.
Faculty and students have the option of registering for the summer research experience as an internship via GS198. It carries zero credit but will show up on transcript as a completion grade (pass/fail track) when the student has completed the research experience in the summer. Contact Andrea Culp if you are interested in learning more.
In addition to the Research Symposium, we encourage faculty members to help students identify additional opportunities to present their research at national and regional professional meetings or at undergraduate research conferences. The student can apply for the Conference Presentation Grant. Students are also encouraged to present their research at the Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum in Spring of 2026.
Student Responsibilities: The student will commit to researching full-time during the time period of the award under the direction of the faculty mentor. Vacation time or time spent taking courses should be worked out in advance with the faculty sponsor. These “non-research” periods do not count towards the duration of the research commitment.
Student research assistants will have the opportunity to participate in the Student Collaborative Research (SCoRe) summer programming. SCoRe provides co-curricular opportunities for academic and career-related development as well as extra-curricular activities to complement the research experience.
The student is expected to participate and present at the Research Symposium. Students may present individually or in groups if applicable. Accommodation can be arranged in advance for students who will be away from campus for unavoidable college-sponsored obligations (e.g., study abroad, academic field trip, athletic team travel). Students are also encouraged to present their research at the Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum in Spring of 2026.
