Summer Research Fellowships

Summer Research Fellowships

Submissions for 2026 Summer Research Fellowships are due February 27, 2026.

The Summer Research Fellowships are designed to support an immersive scholarly activity/original research experience during the summer for undergraduate students working with a faculty mentor. The fellowship is intended to create an opportunity for significant progress on a scholarly activity. Proposals for these grants are solicited in the spring semester and awarded for the summer with final activity reports due September 5.  
 
The fellowship provides funding for a scholarship up to $3,000 that can be used to cover summer tuition, plus up to an additional $500 to be used for purchases that support the scholarly activity.  

Recipients must enroll in at least 1 credit hour in a summer term. The scholarship will then be disbursed to the student via Financial Aid

Eligibility and limitations:

• All ETSU students (not just Honors students) are eligible.  
• A student may be awarded only one Summer Research Fellowship during their time at ETSU  
• Only one award proposal per faculty mentor should be submitted per funding cycle  
• Priority will be given to students who have not previously received an URCA award and who do not have existing financial support for research/scholarly activity  
• Priority will be given to rising seniors  
• URCA will distribute funds for supplies to departments who must be willing to manage spending for students. A signature from the department chair is required. 

Submission:

Full submission guidelines can be found on InfoReady linked below.

View Guidelines and Apply Here

Reports:

Awardees are expected to submit a summary report of their project.  For a brief guide describing the content and submission of your report, visit the page on Reports.

Questions: