McGregor Undergraduate Research Program

Submission deadline: January 26, 2024

*All fields must be filled out completely.

Name (type first letters of your last name, or scroll down list) --select one-- Adekunle, Toluwani Afolabi, Esther Arnold, Ken Arnoys, Eric Ayoola, Adejoke Baker, Rachael Bascom, Johnathan Bebej, Ryan Benson, David Berends, Kerrie Bergsma, Jerry Betts, Thomas Bjelland, Mark Boerema, Albert Boldenow, Erica Bolt, Brian Bolt, Michael Brouwer, Randy Bruxvoort, Crystal Byma, Elizabeth Cawley, Brian Ceballos-Zapata, Abraham Chang, Rocky Chun, Soyeon Cioffi, Todd Corcoran, Kevin De Rooy, Leonard De Ruiter, Stacy De Vries, Herm DeHaan, Laura DeJong, Randall DeYoung, Rebecca den Dulk, Kevin Dirksen, Michael Dornbos, David Du Mez, Kristin Dykstra-Pruim, Pennylyn Engbers, Chad Engle, Tiffany Ermer, Gayle Ferdinands, John Frambes, Dawn Fynewever, Herb Gelderloos, Dan Goetz, Peggy Grantham, Emily Grasman, Keith Greenway, Tyler Groenendyk, Kathi Gunnoe, Marjorie Ha, Sam Haan, Frederick Haarsma, Loren Halteman, Matt Hammond, Rachel Hanson, Craig Harlow, Daniel Harper, Paul Hartemink, Christopher Heetebrij, Geert Hettinga, Don Heun, Matt Heys, Kyle Higley, Melinda Hill, Jonathan Hoag, Jennifer Steensma- Hoeksema, Stacia Holberg, Jennifer Holcomb, Jesse Hoogewerf, Arlene Hulst, Mary Jadrich, Jim Johnson, Keagan Johnson, Kristine Johnson, Philip Kapitula, Todd Katerberg, Will Klanderman, David Klatt, Lewis Koetje, Dave Kolk, Sarah Koole, Heather Kreisman, Brian Kuperus, Tracy Lamanna, Scott Lee, Won Lee, Youngkhill Lenko, Rachel Leo, Sara Lewis, Francene Lim, Sung Soo Loyd-Paige, Michelle Lubbers, Jaclynn Lundberg, Matthew Lycette, Lisa Maag, Karin Malone, David Marr, Elisha Mattson, Craig Matthysse, Amanda Mesick, Clair Michmerhuizen, Mark Miller, William Moes, Paul Molnar, Larry Moseley, Christopher Mulder, Mark Muyskens, Mark Naranjo-Huebl, Linda Norman, Victor Oommen, Elizabeth Pauley, Garth Plantinga, Harry Pruim, Randall Pruis, Dirk Pruss, Katherine Riek, Blake Rienstra, Debra Risner, Jill Rodriguez de Vasquez, Maria Rohl, Darrell Rooks, Jim Rose, Aleen Ross, John Rush, Scott Ryan, Paul Santos, Fernando Schipper, Laura Scofield, Thomas Schuurman, Derek Selles, Otto Shangkuan, Pearl Shen, Anding Sinniah, Kumar Skillen, James Slagter, Cynthia Smartt, Samuel Smit, Laura Smith, David Smith, James Snyder, Debra Snyder, Peter Song, Dongye Sparks, John Stansbury, Jason Stansbury, Marilyn Steele, Timothy Steenwyk, Tom Strater, Kate Sunukjian, Nathan Swart, Katherine Tatko, Chad Tellinghuisen, Don TenHuisen, Dwight Terpstra, Marjorie Tigchelaar, Alisa Timmer, James Timpe, Kevin Tubergen, Renard Turner, James Urban, David van Dijk, Deanna Van Drunen, Leonard van Liere, Frans van Liere, Katherine VanAntwerp, Jennifer VanAntwerp, Jeremy Vanden Berg, Todd Vander Griend, Douglas VanderLinden, Keith VanHorn, Jason Visser, Sarah Vos-Camy, Jolene Wakeman, Forrest Walcott, John Warners, Amber Warners, David Washington, Eric Watson, Micah Wertz, John Westra, Joel Westrate, Laura Whitekettle, Richard Wildschut, Julie Wilstermann, Amy Witte, John Witvliet, John Wolters-Fredlund, Benita Wunder, David Yonker, Julie Zandee, Gail Zwart, Jane Jacobsen, Betsy Attach Curriculum Vitae (Attach as a .pdf or Word formatted document only.)

Project Title With a student audience in mind, provide a brief title of your proposed project. Project Summary Provide a summary of your proposed project (up to 500 words). Activities Expected of the Student Highlight the full range of activities in which the student would be involved. Rank in order of the relative amount of time required for each task, 1 = most time, 5 = last amount of time anticipated. Student Qualifications List essential and desirable qualifications of a student who would successfully work on the project. Rank in order of importance, 1 = most important qualification, 5 = least important. Project Outcome & Benefit Describe the prospects or plans for publication or other public dissemination of project results, and the role of the student therein. Explain the broader value of the project (e.g., to the faculty member, the discipline, the university, or some other community).

Tentative Work Schedule Provide a week-by-week tentative work plan. List in the text box below as Week 1, Week 2, etc. (for 9 weeks.) Absences During Fellowship Faculty members are expected to provide extensive mentoring for their students throughout the ten-week period of the McGregor Summer Research Fellowship. There is a mandatory break the week of June 10-14 and for the Fourth of July, July 4 and 5. The program runs May 13-July 24. Please list any time periods when you may be unavailable for an extended period of time. Student Presentations In what context will the student make a presentation of research results (e.g., departmental seminar or a professional conference)? Mentor must commit to being at student presentations on July 19. Participation is a required component of McGregor mentors.

Additional Resources Describe other complementary sources of research support that may be combined with McGregor funds to support the student stipend and related research costs.

E-signature By checking this box, I certify that the information given in this application is true and complete without evasion or misrepresentation. I understand that willful omission, falsification, or incomplete statements within this application may jeopardize my potential for funding.

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Submission deadline: February 22, 2024

NOTE: Students graduating in (or before) May 2024 are not eligible for the fellowship program.

Instructions:

• You must meet with your prospective faculty mentor before you apply. This will give both parties some idea of how well your interests and abilities align with faculty expectations for the project.
• You must be available to work 40 hours a week from May 13-July 24.  You must have access to your own transportation to campus, and be in Grand Rapids during the majority of the fellowship period. All students and mentors will break for the week of June 10-June 14 and a long weekend for the Fourth of July, July 4 and 5.  You may not hold a second job without special permission from your faculty member and the McGregor director. Such permission is not typically granted.
• You must attach a copy of your unofficial transcript later in this application. If you have not already prepared it, please do so before filling out the application. See Academic Services Transcript Request (bottom of the page) for instructions. Attach below as a .pdf document.
• This online application currently DOES NOT allow you to save your application, whether partially or fully completed. You must complete the application below in its entirety before you submit.

Opportunities for 2024 summer undergraduate research projects are now available. The McGregor program may involve more projects than are indicated here, but THESE ARE THE PROJECTS that are accepting student applications.

 

McGregor Fellowship APPLICATION
You may apply for as many as three projects by submitting a single form:

First Name
Last Name
Calvin ID#
Current Transcript - Attach a copy here of your unofficial transcript (See Academic Services Transcript Request for instructions, .pdf document format preferred.)
Local contact information: Address line 1    Address line 2 City   State    Zip Phone #     Complete local email address (include "@...")
Expected Graduation Date	(mm/yyyy)
Major 1 (required)
Major 2 (optional)
Minor 1 (optional)
Minor 2 (optional)
Overall GPA (You can find this on your AER, https://calvin.edu/students/)
GPA in Major
List plans you are considering for your first few years after graduating from Calvin. (i.e., grad school, PhD, professional school, teaching, volunteering, job related to academic major, research...)
Select your preferences from the research project opportunities listed at the top of this application form.  You may select up to 3 projects.  Each project is numbered.  Project #  Sponsoring faculty member’s name: Project #  Sponsoring faculty member’s name: Project #  Sponsoring faculty member’s name:
The following fields are limited to 2500 characters (not words) each - approx. 2 paragraphs.
Briefly describe your skills and experiences that are especially pertinent to the research projects above. These may include lab or field work, jobs/internships, instrument use, computational, or creative skills.
Briefly describe what interests you about the particular research projects you have chosen.
Describe how this research experience will advance your efforts to meet your career goals.
Will you be on campus and have transportation to campus during the entire fellowship period? Please detail any time periods between May 13, 2024 and July 24, 2024 that you plan to be out of town.
Please provide the name of a Calvin University faculty member (other than the faculty member with whom you are applying) who is willing to serve as a reference. This person may be contacted for information on your qualifications and research potential.
Before you sign and submit: Review/proof the above entered information. Make sure the fields that are limited to a maximum number of characters (not words) are not over the limit. If they are, you will receive an error message, "Sorry, the data for the field named "____________" is too long. If that happens, press the back arrow and shorten your entry. Make sure your transcript is still attached. Proceed to Submit button.
E-signature By checking this box, I certify that the information given in this application is true and complete without evasion or misrepresentation. I understand that willful omission, falsification, or incomplete statements within this application may jeopardize my potential for funding.