SOURCE Announces Award Opportunities for 2024-25

The SOURCE (Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement) announces a new grant and changes to existing student award programs, effective for the 2024-25 academic year.

“Based on feedback from students and faculty, the new award and changes to existing awards will make SOURCE funding more flexible for an even broader population of students,” says Kate Hanson, director of the SOURCE.

The new SOURCE Bridge Award will provide short-term, renewable support up to $2,000 for students at all levels to pursue mentored research experiences. The Bridge Award application cycle will occur three times each year: in July for fall semester funding, in October for spring semester funding and in April for summer funding. To apply, students should identify a faculty mentor and create a research plan for the following semester.

The flexible Bridge Award can support students in any phase of research, from those just getting started with a project or in a lab, to students working on a capstone or thesis, or students traveling to present at a conference, and more.

The SOURCE Fellowship application cycle will be held only in the spring, for $3,200-$7,700 (amount will depend on timeline) to fund summer and/or full academic year research. The fellowship’s guidelines now emphasize advanced student-led or student-designed original research and creative work that will substantially develop skills and culminate in a deliverable appropriate to the discipline.

In partnership with the Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising (CFSA), the CFSA-SOURCE Emerging Research Fellows Program (formerly the Young Research Fellows Program) encourages first-year students with a strong interest in research to apply for this two-year program that provides in-depth, guided research development, now including participation in a one-credit course on the research process.

Also new this year are awards to celebrate the wider undergraduate research community at the University. The SOURCE Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring and the SOURCE Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Research Support recognize both a faculty mentor and campus partner office or initiative that have made significant contributions to undergraduate research activity. The CFSA-SOURCE Graduation Recognition, beginning in spring 2025, will provide a cord for students who have participated in undergraduate research and/or national fellowships applications and programs.

Continuing programs include the Faculty Research Assistant Grant, the Explore Program, the Patricia A. Wood, M.D., Ph.D., Spinoza Award, SOURCE Symposia (three times annually) and the ACC Meeting of the Minds Program.

Undergraduate students in all majors are eligible for SOURCE programs.

More information about eligibility, application and other details of the programs can be found at the SOURCE website. Contact SOURCE at ugresearch@syr.edu.