The Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Award is a research apprenticeship program designed especially for students in the earlier stages of their college careers with little or no previous research experience. A SHARE project serves as an introduction to research in a chosen field and helps students develop the skills they will need for further research projects. SHARE awardees spend 9 hours per week during the Spring 2021 semester working on a faculty project.
Eligibility: First-, second-, or third-year undergraduate students who are majoring or pre-majoring in the social sciences, humanities, or arts at any UConn campus are eligible to apply. Students must have a minimum 2.8 GPA and must be a full-time student at a UConn campus (i.e., not studying abroad) during the SHARE semester - Spring 2021.
Funding: During the spring semester, student apprentices will receive a $1,500 stipend (paid out as an hourly wage) and faculty mentors will receive a $500 professional development stipend.
SHARE Teams: SHARE teams consist of a faculty mentor and a student apprentice who apply jointly for the program. Faculty members are encouraged to recruit student apprentices to work with them on a potential SHARE project, and students interested in the program may also approach faculty members to express their interest in a potential project.
Deadline: Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Monday, October 19, 2020. Program details and a link to the online application are available on the SHARE page of the Office of Undergraduate Research website.
For more information, contact: Melissa Berkey, Office of Undergraduate Research at melissa.berkey@uconn.edu