Stipends & Commitment

Students may only work on one student fellowship per year. All students agree to fulfill a commitment with the project investigator for completion of a research fellowship. Each project investigator is volunteering their time and expertise to train the fellow. It is the student’s responsibility to be prompt, available for the project for the contracted time and attend to all requirements of the fellowship.

The total stipend for the research fellowship will be $3,000. Student research fellows are contracted employees and will be paid in two equal installments: the first payment will be issued at the midpoint of the fellowship and the second payment will be issued upon successful completion of the fellowship.

Students who participate in the Student Research Fellowship Program are required to present their work at the Student Research Symposium which takes place in November. More information regarding the symposium will be distributed by the Student Research Symposium Steering Committee by email closer to the date of the event.

NOTE: When a student and the principal investigator of a specific student research fellowship opportunity have – through mutual discussion – determined a match exists and the student “commits” to work on that specific project with the principal investigator, that “commitment” is firm. The decision by a student to revoke their prior commitment in order to accept another fellowship opportunity is considered a professionalism issue and may result in a behavioral concern form being filed in the student record.