Faculty-Student Collaborative Fellowship

The goals of the program are to:

• Support faculty research initiatives
• Enable students to gain experience in faculty-level research and to develop research and presentation skills
• To cultivate faculty mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students

Terms of Fellowship

• The FSC fellowship enables full-time faculty to hire an undergraduate or graduate research assistant to support a faculty-led research initiative taking place between November and June.
• Student research fellows will be compensated hourly at a rate of $16.00 per hour for no more than 10 hours per week. Fellows may receive up to $2,200 (up to 137.5 hours) until the term ends on June 1. Fellows may not receive more than $2,200 for the duration of the term.
• The grant does not cover any other costs associated with faculty scholarship outside of the student grant award, and does not provide additional funding for virtual conference attendance. Participation in conferences related to the project should be factored in as fellow work hours, and may not be reimbursed.
• In compliance with state and federal public health guidelines, funding for projects requiring out-of-state travel or in-person interviews may require modification. Questions about domestic travel policies or in-person meetings may be sent to [email protected].
• Federal work-study may be applied to the grant in the case of eligible students. The application of work-study does not affect the overall amount of the grant.
• At the end of the fellow term, faculty and student fellows will complete an evaluation survey.

Eligibility

We accept applications from full-time tenure, tenure-track, and contract faculty from all disciplines. Applicants must specify a deliverable, such as a report, publication, or an external grant application. Students must be currently enrolled, full-time undergraduate or graduate students in good academic standing with no disciplinary issues.

Application

Applications must include the following:

• Brief abstract (250 words max.)
• Proposed timeline
• Expected outcomes
• How will the project be shared with the Simmons community?
• Student's role in project
• Anticipated educational benefits to the student
• Other sources of funding (if applicable)
• Job posting (if applicable)
• Department Unit Head letter of endorsement

Applications for the 2024-2025 FSC Fellowship will be accepted until October 14, 2025. Please email [email protected] with questions.

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