Student Research: Guidelines for Application

Qualifications:

Be sponsored by a faculty mentor
Have completed at least 60 credit hours before commencing work on a project
Cumulative GPA of 3.0* or higher
Send the application and proposal to admin_aid@byuh.edu, the subject line should read: "Student Research Associateship"

Requirements for Approved Students:

Maintain an overall GPA of 3.0*
Register for a 496R (Student Research) class for 1-3 credits, as determined by faculty mentor
Be enrolled at BYU–Hawaii as a full-time student excluding the 496R class
Submit Evidence of progress at the end of each semester (i.e., conference proposal, final report, progress report, etc.)
Present periodic seminars as required by the faculty mentor and the college/school, including university undergraduate research during winter semester
A final report will be included at the end of the research project, including documentation of presentations and publications

Evaluation Requirements:

Each faculty mentor will review the student performance at the end of an assistantship, grades are assigned for 496R Student Research
The faculty mentor will insure that there is continued benefit to the student, the project and the University
The student will also be required to submit a report summarizing their research/ conference presentation and the outcome
The student applying for travel has not received funding for travel to a previous conference

Renewals:

A student applying for renewal of an assistantship should submit a letter of request and a recommendation from their current faculty mentor. This brief proposal (1-2 pages) should contain a progress report and explanation of what is expected to be accomplished during the extension of the associateship.

Note: Reimbursement requests should be submitted within the semester/term of the grant or within two weeks of the end of the semester/term of the grant.

*GPA Exceptions can be made by the approval of faculty and the committee.