URSA Summer 2025 Mentor Awards accepting proposals through March 2
A research team (left-to-right: Florian Hofmann, Ada Causey, Cori Patchkofsky) holds analyzed rock samples next to the mass spectrometer used in their study.
Faculty, research staff, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from all disciplines and UAF-affiliated campuses are invited to apply for up to $6,000 to engage undergraduate students on their research and creative projects taking place during the summer 2025 term.
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Awarded proposals will clearly describe a project with a distinguished mentoring plan for undergraduate students involved.
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Funds may be used toward an undergraduate student fellowship, undergraduate student tuition (up to 4 credits for a course related to the project), undergraduate travel to a fieldwork location, undergraduate registrations fees, consumable supplies, or contractual services.
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All project work must take place between May 19 and Aug. 8, 2025.
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Upon awarding, awardees will be asked to identify funds for spending by June 30, 2025 (fiscal year 2025 deadline) and by Aug. 8, 2025 (end of award term).
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Applicants are required to identify at least one eligible undergraduate student upon the start of awarding procedures (by 8 a.m. on March 19, 2025 at the latest).
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Applicants will be notified by email on March 24, 2025.
Accepting applications Jan. 20 - March 2, 2025.
Visit the URSA Mentor Award webpage for more information, the full RFP, and to apply.
For more information, contact Erin Kirchner, URSA coordinator and assistant director at uaf-ursa@alaska.edu.