Spend your summer conducting research that makes an impact on our local community through the Community-Academic Scholars Initiative. This 10-week summer research experience empowers undergraduates from any major to address critical issues related to health, poverty, and/or social inequity in Champaign County and beyond. Scholars from disciplines across campus work with an Illinois researcher and a community organization on a research project designed to directly benefit the community members served by the partner organization. This includes program evaluations, needs assessments, or similar projects.
To augment the summer experience, program leaders host weekly professional development sessions with scholars and invite speakers to provide practical guidance on topics such as conducting research in community settings and communicating research to different audiences. Students then showcase their work at the final awards ceremony. Scholars also receive a $4000 stipend to offset the cost of housing and/or living expenses during the program. Learn more at a virtual information session on Thursday, November 17 from 6 – 6:45 p.m. Register at https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qdO6grj0uGtP9_1GvK4wfkZV8aaEHG9WJ to receive Zoom details
During this 45-minute information session, we will:
- discuss the program and the application process
- share a couple of past projects
- talk about how scholars will be matched with research projects
- Hear directly from two of the 2022 Scholars, Alison Brandvold and Matthew Jenkins, about their experience in the program.
Sign up for the information session at https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qdO6grj0uGtP9_1GvK4wfkZV8aaEHG9WJ even if you can’t attend. Registrants will be notified when the recording is available.