L&S Honors Summer Research Apprenticeship

Description: Funded by grants from the Brittingham Wisconsin Trust and the Kemper K. Knapp Bequest, the Apprenticeship allows Honors students the opportunity to learn what research is and how it is conducted within a discipline by participating in actual, cutting-edge research, under the mentorship of a faculty member.

Purpose: This Honors Summer Apprenticeship grant provides a significant opportunity to develop research skills and explore the research process. It can also lay the groundwork for possible future junior and senior year research projects, should a student want to continue with research.

Award: Students receive a $ 3,000 stipend for what would otherwise be an unpaid research experience.

Eligibility:

  • A second-year student in the L&S Honors Program, or
  • A first-year student in the L&S Honors Program who will have more than 24 credits after May of the current academic year

Evaluation Criteria:

  • Academic record (including GPA)
  • Progress towards completing your Honors degree(s)
  • Quality of the proposal
  • Strength of personal statement

Restrictions: If you are awarded and accept a Summer Research Apprenticeship you may not accept funding from other sources for the same research project during the same time period. (For example, if you plan to apply for the Summer Research Fellowship (SRF), you may want to apply for the SRF for the fall and/or spring term.)

Visit the Honors Program site for more information about the Summer Research Apprenticeship.

Award
$3,000.00
Organizations
L&S Honors Program
Deadline
02/24/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. (LSH) Please select the term you began your undergraduate study at UW-Madison.
  2. If you answered "Other" to the question above, please clarify.
  3. Please select the Honors track you are currently pursuing.
  4. Please enter a project title for your research apprenticeship.
  5. (LSH) Please upload your project proposal. Please ensure that your file is in PDF format and the file name includes your last name.

    The proposal should be no more than four double-spaced pages with at least 1 inch margins, and no smaller than 11pt font. Each of the components listed below should be clearly outlined in the proposal.

    1. Project Title

    2. Project Objective/Abstract

    3. Duties of the Apprentice

    4. Proposed Meeting Schedule

    5. Mentor Engagement.

  6. (LSH) Please upload a personal statement (maximum 400 words) identifying what you hope to gain from an apprenticeship experience. You may consider including information about the following:

    Your motivation and interest in the topic

    The connection between the research and your goals

    Specific skills you hope to learn

    The impact on your personal growth

  7. Please enter your faculty mentor's First and Last Name.
  8. Enter your faculty mentor's department.
  9. Enter your faculty mentor's email address.
  10. REQUEST REFERENCE: To request the letter of reference from your project advisor click on "Add a New Reference" below, enter their name and UW-Madison email address and save. The WiSH system will send an email to your project advisor with a link to upload their letter. You are responsible for ensuring your project advisor completes this reference request.

    Please note: If you have already requested a letter of reference for the Sophomore Research Fellowship (same project and advisor), you can use that letter for your L&S Honors Apprenticeship application. It should appear in the drop-down box below.

  11. If you will have additional mentors beyond your faculty mentor (e.g. graduate students, postdoc students, other faculty), please submit a single PDF with their name(s) and email address(es). Please note that this list will be used to provide mentorship training opportunities to those listed and will not impact your application.
  12. If awarded the L&S Honors Summer Research Apprenticeship, I understand and would agree to the following:
  13. What other university funding, if any, will you receive to support this project work during the summer? Please check all that apply.
  14. If you selected "Other" as a funding source, please clarify.
  15. Upload a current transcript (official or unofficial is acceptable). See https://registrar.wisc.edu/transcript/ for instructions on retrieving a transcript.
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