An integral area in deepening a student’s intellectual engagement within their academic experience is undergraduate research. At the Herbert College of Agriculture, undergraduate research can be a transformational experience for students, propelling them toward advanced study in graduate school, and helping them to identify purposeful career paths. The research process fosters and celebrates creativity, discovery, inquiry, cross-disciplinary engagement, and student-faculty connection while building skills of collaboration and communication.
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Funding Undergraduate Research
The Herbert Experiential Research Opportunities (HERO) Program supports Herbert undergraduate students pursuing experiential research opportunities. Funding is awarded on a semester-by-semester basis. Faculty mentors must submit the HERO application for their undergraduate researcher to receive an hourly stipend and supported travel and/or equipment costs.
Requirements:
- The student must be enrolled in a Herbert College of Agriculture major and remain in good academic standing.
- The student must provide a deliverable from their research (e.g. presentation at a conference, manuscript for publication, extension fact sheet, final technical report, honors thesis, etc.).
- The faculty mentor and lab will provide instruction and training in appropriate research theory and methods, analysis, technical writing, outreach, and presentation skills.
- One award per faculty mentor per calendar year is permitted.
- The HERO application must be submitted by the specified deadline.
Decisions will be made shortly after the application deadline, and funds will be disbursed as soon as the student is on payroll.
For questions about the program and the current HERO cycle, please contact Adam Willcox.
Opportunities for Research Recognition
