Undergraduate Research Assistants

Through the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program IQSS offers financial support for faculty affiliates interested in hiring undergraduate research assistants. We facilitate the partnership, but you remain in control of finding the best match for your research needs. The result is a close collaboration during which the undergraduate has the opportunity to be a part of the knowledge discovery process.

• Eligibility - IQSS faculty affiliate
• Amount - $4,000 per academic year (total); $4,000 maximum for summer (total)
• Deadline - Rolling
• Process - Apply online. Note that all questions on the application must be answered; the information you provide serves as the basis for the job posting we create to advertise for your assistants. If you are granted an award, prospective research scholars will submit their applications directly to you. You screen the candidates yourself, selecting which students you would like to interview, and eventually, hire.
• Restrictions - 1) Present on-going research at lunch seminar during undergraduate’s research term. 2) Attend a final seminar or conference at which scholars present their research from the year. 3) Allow IQSS to submit, where appropriate and on your behalf, an application to the FAS Faculty Aide Program.
  

IQSS strives to accommodate as many requests as possible, but is not able always to meet faculty demand. Applications are evaluated on the following criteria:

• Relevance of research to IQSS's basic mission
• Scalability of results
• Nature of the quantitative analytic components
• Interdisciplinary elements

While applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, total available funds are limited by semester. Decisions, therefore, are shaped in part by the timing of the application and availability of funds. Final funding decisions are made by the Undergraduate Research Scholar Selection Committee, with additional input from relevant faculty advisors where appropriate.

Additional Information: You may apply for more than one undergraduate research scholar during the year, but are subject to an annual cap for total awards during the academic year, with an additional limit on summer support. All students are paid at the rate of $12/hour, up to the requested award amounts. If you expect your scholar will need to work additional hours, you should submit a second application. Unspent faculty awards may not be rolled over to a new or different student without express permission from the IQSS Director, the Director of the Research Scholars Program or the Executive Diretor.