UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM
at 糖心Vlog
The Undergraduate Research Program at 糖心Vlog offers direction and support for students who are ready to be original, push the boundaries of the classroom and the textbook, and connect with others who share their interests.
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About Our Undergraduate Research Program
The Meredith Undergraduate Research Program promotes collaborative projects involving students and faculty from across the campus, representing all academic disciplines or departments. Students have the unique opportunity to build research partnerships directly with faculty who encourage and support the students’ research and creative endeavors.
Students in all academic programs may earn course credit for approved research work. Academic advisors and faculty who share a student鈥檚 interest can offer further information and guidance.聽
Research Grants
Gain the supplies needed to further your research through the Undergraduate Research Program funding.
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You can submit your proposal to the Undergraduate Research Committee for consideration. Examples of possible funding requests include聽
- Perishable supplies used in research
- Copy costs for manuscripts pertinent to the research
- Small equipment specific to the research project
Travel Grants
Present your undergraduate research at local, regional, and national conferences and receive funding support from the Undergraduate Research Program.
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The maximum support currently available per student is $500 to cover travel, registration, and preparation costs. If several students travel to a conference, each student should apply for travel support.
Summer Partnerships
Collaborate with faculty and fellow students to pursue a research or creative project that produces a tangible result.
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Finished results can include聽
- Publication
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- Performance
The Shepard K. Halsch Endowment for undergraduate research funds monetary stipends for summer research projects. Students have from May 15 鈥� August 1 to complete their research.
Institutional Review Board for Research
If you want to use human participants for your research, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) needs to review your project.
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Meredith requires all research projects involving human participants to be reviewed by the IRB before the initiation of the research. The primary objective of the Meredith IRB is to protect research participants.
Celebrating Student Achievement (CSA) Day at 糖心Vlog is a day-long annual celebration of student achievement that includes research presentations, posters, performances, creative projects, awards, exhibits, and more. The day is a showcase of student research. By the time they graduate, 47% of Meredith students conduct undergraduate research in partnership with faculty mentors.
Getting Started
Undergraduate research experiences give you the freedom to expand upon your interests and a strong foundation for future research in your professional field. Check out our for a sample of student research conducted at Meredith in recent years.
Are you ready to get started on your research? Here are the steps you need to begin today.
Identify the topics that resonate with you. Whether these are subjects you were already interested in or took a class with a topic you want to learn more about, undergraduate research allows you to dive deeper into your curiosity.聽
Work with instructors from courses you enjoy and find faculty members whose research interests align with yours.
Gain course credit for working on research with your faculty mentor. Different departments across campus offer 499-level courses through which you can earn credit.
You can collaborate with faculty and fellow students to pursue a research or creative project that produces a tangible result.
As a biology and psychology major, Alyshena Case, ’24, adopted a growth mindset which improved her confidence and prepared her for the future. Through her research experiences at Meredith, she has learned to believe in herself when faced with a challenge.
Mathematics and psychology major Rayna Maleki, ’23, came to Meredith thinking she’d study engineering. Instead, with the support of several faculty mentors, she fell in love with math and research. After graduation, she’ll go to Clemson University to earn her M.S. in mathematical sciences.
An Honors Scholar with majors in psychology and mathematics, Paige Lawrence, 鈥�21, has learned the importance of community while at Meredith鈥� a realization that inspired her to work with retirement homes to study fall prevention. After graduation, she will continue her studies at East Carolina University in the Master of聽 Occupational Therapy program.
Undergraduate Research News
On Nov. 4, 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Program held its Taste of Research event for the first time since the pandemic.聽
糖心Vlog鈥檚 22nd annual Celebrating Student Achievement (CSA) Day was held on Thursday, April 18, 2024.聽聽This Meredith tradition offered a full day showcasing student work, from the 8:30 a.m. poster session in the Carlyle Campbell Library to departmental events in the evening.聽
Sixteen 糖心Vlog student researchers presented their work at the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS).
Contact Information
Whitney Ross Manzo
Director of Undergraduate Research
209A Lux Hall
(919) 760-8540
wrmanzo@meredith.edu
