Undergraduate Fellowship

CSWS Undergraduate STEAM Summer Fellowship

Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2025

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Award Information

This fellowship is intended to create opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations among science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) fields on campus and to create and/or enhance pathways for underrepresented students in STEAM to succeed. CSWS provides grant funding for STEAM-field undergraduates and faculty mentors to partner on cross-disciplinary summer projects that support the CSWS mission to create, fund, and share research that addresses the complicated nature of gender identities and inequalities. Applications are evaluated by a panel of faculty experts across STEAM fields.

The CSWS Undergraduate STEAM Summer Fellowship will fund one student per academic year to conduct a research-based project for a minimum of eight weeks under the supervision of a UO faculty mentor. CSWS defines research as broadly encompassing all academic fields of study, including social sciences, humanities, arts, sciences, and disciplines in the professional schools. Final products must support the mission of CSWS and may be in any genre (e.g., an article, website, comic, podcast, short film, etc.).

Award Amount

The award amount will be $3000 for the student and $1000 for the faculty mentor. The award extends to students within any of the University of Oregon’s eight undergraduate colleges.

Award Eligibility

All currently-registered University of Oregon undergraduate students are eligible to apply regardless of their immigration and FASA eligibility status. These grants are not restricted by citizenship, ethnicity, race, or national origin.

Successful applicants will fulfill the following requirements:

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA, and in good academic standing.
  • Full-time enrollment as an undergraduate student at UO in a degree-granting program. Students currently not enrolled full-time at the time of application may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Enrollment during the Summer term is not required. Preference given to those undergraduate students who are not in their final year of study, with plans to return to UO in Fall term.
  • The applicant must secure UO faculty member to serve as the mentor for the research/creative work. The faculty mentor must have an appointment as a tenure-related or career faculty of 0.5 FTE or above.
  • The funds must be used during Summer 2025. Funds are intended to directly support the recipient while engaging in a research-based project for 8-10 weeks during the summer, which may include housing, food, travel, equipment, and materials.
  • The applicant may not receive funds to conduct the same research supported through other internal UO research funding programs, during the same fellowship time period.
  • The award will be given only once during the student’s academic career at the University of Oregon.

Award Commitments and Responsibilities

  • Fellows are expected to:
  • Commit to producing their research-based STEAM projects for a minimum of eight-weeks during summer, under the supervision of a faculty mentor.
  • Produce a product in any genre that supports the mission of CSWS and can be disseminated through the Center.
  • Submit a post-fellowship report and reflection statement.
  • Present their project at a CSWS event and/or in a video interview during the following academic year.
  • Write an article for the CSWS Annual Review in collaboration with the editor.
  • Report to CSWS any publications, conference presentations, public performances, exhibits, or other works that are associated with the fellowship. 
  • Acknowledge CSWS in all work resulting from the fellowship.
  • Adhere to the highest ethical standards of proposing and conducting research, as outline by UO’s Office of Research Compliance Services, to meet university, state, and federal compliance standards.

Guidelines and Application

Please read the application guidelines thoroughly before completing the online application.