The SRP application window is open from February 14 – March 6, 2025. Students wishing to submit an application will need the following:
- Project Title
- SRP Faculty Mentor
- An email from the faculty mentor confirming you have met and discussed the project. This discussion helps students and faculty determine the work expectations and outcomes
- CMC Transcript
- Resume
- A cover letter that includes responses to the following three questions (between 1000-2000 words):
- Describe the agreement with your faculty advisor regarding amount of work, work expectations, and expected outcomes (e.g. blog posts, research paper/poster).
- Explain the merit of your proposed project and your qualifications for conducting it. Include descriptions of relevant coursework and research experience in support of your qualifications.
- Describe the depth and value of your proposed intellectual experience – what do you expect to learn and why is this learning experience valuable to you?
- A description and the approximate duration of any overnight trips away from campus required by your research (e.g. for fieldwork or archival research). (We anticipate that most research projects will not require such travel. Please note that the SRP budget does not cover such trips; funding must be secured from other sources.)
Additionally, if you are interested in hosting social events for the SRP cohort, the application will ask about your interest and ask for examples of events you might host.
A faculty committee including the Program Director, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Research, and at least one faculty member from another discipline will review the applications and communicate their decisions by March 27, 2025.
Once students are notified, they will have until April 3 to accept or decline their SRP offer. If accepted, students then register through the Sponsored Internships & Experiences Program (SIE) portal. After creating an account, applicants will complete all required forms and upload all required documents to the portal. Materials may not be submitted in hard copy or via email.
SRP applications must be submitted by March 6, 2025 using the online form accessed below: