Initiatives
The Office of Student Research offers several initiatives to support undergraduate and graduate students who undertake significant research and creative inquiry projects.
Student Research and Travel Grants: Through a competitive process, OSR provides grants up to $500 to undergraduate and graduate students to defray costs associated with conducting research, including materials and travel to professional conferences to share the results of scholarship. There are two application cycles in the fall and spring semesters.
Student Research and Travel Grants
Perspectives on Research in Science and Mathematics Opportunities (PRISM): This 8-week STEM-H summer research program allows students to undertake an independent research project under the supervision and mentorship of a faculty member. Both the student and faculty mentor receive a stipend. The submission deadline is in the fall.
Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program: In this semester-long program, students in all majors complete original, independent research projects during their first, second, or third year. This program provides students with an opportunity to engage in preliminary research and creative inquiry projects which may then form the basis for a continuing research or inquiry-based activity. Students will also be introduced to the process of designing and conducting independent research and inquiry projects through participation in professional development activities. At the end of the program, students summarize and share their research and inquiry projects through presentation at the Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry, submission to Incite, or submission of a proposal for the Longwood Senior Thesis program. There are opportunities to participate in this program in the fall and spring semesters.
Undergraduate Research Program
Longwood Senior Thesis Program: In the Longwood Senior Thesis program, students complete original, independent research projects during their senior year. This program also requires students to write and defend a project proposal and final thesis in front of a faculty committee. Completion of the project requires that students enroll in two consecutive 3-credit courses, typically with the second of those courses within their senior year. There are opportunities to start this program in the fall and spring semesters.
Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry: This student symposium celebrates student success in scholarship and allows students to present their research and creative inquiry projects at a university-wide symposium. This event occurs in the fall and spring.
Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry
Incite, Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship: Incite is the undergraduate research journal for Longwood University. Dedicated to publishing the best work of undergraduate students across the disciplines, Incite is a faculty-reviewed journal produced at the end of each academic year. Student submissions from all disciplines are welcome.
Incite Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship