Student Summer Grants

Application Due February 2025

Applications will be accepted from students interested in doing research, scholarship, or creative work during the summer of 2025. These grants are intended for students who plan to engage in research or independent work that will lead to publication, presentation, exhibition, or performance. They are not granted for participation in formal course work, formal study abroad programs, or internships.

Grant Award Details

A student writes formulas on a white board with one hand while consulting an open laptop held in the other.

Each student awarded a grant will receive a $3,000 stipend for eight weeks of research, one course-unit of research or independent study, and campus housing (or half the stipend and credit for four weeks). Awardees participate in the summer research community and present in the Celebration of Student Research and Scholarship poster session. Students may not have other obligations (such as paid employment or course work) during the period of the grant. 

Application Information

Students interested in applying should speak with a faculty mentor, and confirm their commitment to oversee the project. The application is to be written by the student and reviewed by the faculty sponsor. Applications are due in late February, with recipients notified in late March.

A pair of students, one wearing a pair of virtual reality goggles, work on neuroscience summer research.

If you plan to do esearch with human subjects, you will need Muhlenberg College Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval. Getting IRB approval can be a time-consuming process and must be started early.

Any applicant proposing a project outside the U.S. must meet with the Dean of Global Education to complete additional required forms. Such students will be required to purchase international health and travel insurance.

Harring-Wittenbraker Grants to support the material costs of student projects are available.

Apply for a Student Summer Grant Here

Questions? Contact Ms. Rita Carsillo-Dieter.

 

Contact Information

Kammie Takahashi

Associate Dean of Academic Life
Address Muhlenberg College Dean of Academic Life 2400 Chew Street Allentown, PA 18104