Student Research: Guidelines for Application
Qualifications
(Note: this applies to all student research support programs)
- Be sponsored by a faculty mentor and also signed off by the faculty dean.
- Have completed at least 60 credit hours before commencing work on a project
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0* or higher
- Send the signed application form and proposal to admin_aid@byuh.edu, with applicable subject line (SRA, SRT, or SPD Application)
Requirements for Approved Student Research Associateship (SRA)
- Maintain an overall GPA of 3.0*.
- Register for a 496R (Student Research Associateship) 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 faculty unit/university, 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.
SRA 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 for a similar project or in the same year.
- SRA is awarded for one semester and may not be renewed.
*GPA Exceptions can be made by the approval of faculty and the committee.