Student Research: Guidelines for Application
Qualifications
(Apply to all SRA, SRT and SPD applications)
- 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: "SRA, SRT, or SPD Application"
Requirements for Approved SRA 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.
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.
- SRA is granted for one-semester only.
*GPA Exceptions can be made by the approval of faculty and the committee.