Presentation by Dominique Galli and Jeremy Wilson about opportunities from the Center for Research and Learning

1. Dominique M Galli, PhD
Jeremy Wilson, PhD
CRL Research Funding for Students
and Mentors
IUPUI Center for Research and Learning

2. What Do We Do?
• support faculty-mentored student research/creative
activities during the academic year and summer across
all disciplines
• provide student stipends and supply funds for mentors
• provide undergraduate student travel support to
conferences
• assess student learning through research
• support the development of undergraduate research
courses (R-course)
IUPUI Center for Research and Learning

3. • Advance your research with paid-for student assistance
• Receive $500-$2,000 in supply funds
• Explore new, high-risk, low cost areas of research
through pilot studies
• Explore new collaborations
• Advance your research through R-courses
• Receive credit under either research or teaching for
annual review and P&T purposes
• Enjoy teaching students about research and prepare
them for grad school
What’s In It For Me?
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4. Co-Curricular
• Students engaged for 25h/month during the
AY (October –April) and 40h/week during
summer (June-July)
• Students receive $1,000 during the AY and
$3,200 in summer
• Student application deadlines:
September 17 for AY
March 30 for summer
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5. CRL Programs
• Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Institute
(MURI):
Mentor and student teams from more than one
discipline; faculty submit project proposal for review
and approval by CRL prior to building student team
Requirements: at least 2 faculty mentors from different
disciplines; 4-6 UG students with no more than half of
them from the same discipline
Proposal submission deadline:
for summer: January 25
for AY: July 1
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6. • Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
One-on-one mentoring; student submits project for
approval by CRL
Similar:
Diversity Summer – UROP
open to all underserved/underrepresentedstudents
RISE Scholarship Award Program
for students with little to no research experience, AY
only
IUPUI Center for Research and Learning

7. Diversity Programs (GPA requirements)
• Diversity Scholars Research Program (DSRP)
Freshmen, continuing and transfer students from
historically underrepresented populations receive
generous financial and academic support and are
expected to continuously be engaged in research
until graduation.
• Diversity Scholars Intensive Research Experience
(DSIRE): open to rising juniors with previous
research experience; open to all underserved and
underrepresented student cohorts
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8. Curricular
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9. R-course Development
• Annual awards of $2,500 for R-course development at
100, 200, and 300 level
No application deadline
• Consultation on R-course development (including NEH
funding opportunities)
• Access to online course “Research as a Transferable
Skill” to supplement in class courses and research
programs
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10. Upcoming workshop series on R-course
design
• 3 x 2h meetings in Feb. (overview, resources),
March (student assignments/tasks), April
(assessment)
• Redesign of existing courses/development of new
courses that align with faculty scholarship area
• Sharing of best practices
• High quality revised course syllabi will qualify for
R-course development grant
• Contact Jeremy Wilson (wilsojer@iupui.edu)
IUPUI Center for Research and Learning

11. Contact Info
Dominique Galli: dgalli@iu.edu
Jeremy Wilson: wilsojer@iupui.edu
www.crl.iupui.edu
IUPUI Center for Research and Learning