The University of Wisconsin–Madison is inviting candidates to apply for Sophomore Research Fellowships. The scholarship is designed for the academic session 2024/2025.
To be eligible, applicants must be undergraduate students at UW-Madison, either in their second year, first-year students with over 24 credits by May 2025, or transfer students in their first year at the university. They should maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.3 or higher and be in good academic and disciplinary standing.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, established in 1848, is a prominent public land-grant research university located in Madison, Wisconsin. As the flagship institution of the University of Wisconsin System, it serves over 35,000 undergraduate students across a diverse array of programmes, including 136 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate degrees.
Summary
- University or Organisation: University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Department: Various (biological sciences, arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences, interdisciplinary)
- Course Level: Undergraduate (Sophomore level)
- Award: $2,500 for the student; $500 for the faculty/staff advisor
- Access Mode: Online
- Number of Awards: Approximately 40 per year
- Nationality: Local students
- The award can be taken in: the United States
- Application Deadline: February 24, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (Application opens December 16, 2024)
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Benefits
- $2,500 award to support the student’s independent research project
- $500 to faculty/staff advisor for research-related costs
- Opportunity to present research at the Undergraduate Symposium or a similar venue
Eligibility
- Eligible Countries: All
- Acceptable Course or Subjects: The scholarship is available to undergraduate students in any field offered at UW-Madison.
- Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be a second-year undergraduate, a first-year student with over 24 credits after May 2025, or a transfer student in their first year at UW-Madison
- Have a cumulative GPA of 2.3 or higher
- Be in good academic and disciplinary standing
- Comply with fellowship conditions (e.g., not accepting other research funding for the same project)
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How to Apply
Students must apply Log on to Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WiSH). After logging-in and filling out a general application, you will be presented with links to applications for scholarships for which you are eligible, with open application cycles. Applications should include a 3–5-page project proposal, an unofficial UW–Madison transcript, and a recommendation letter from the project advisor. Selection is based on the quality of the research proposal, collaboration with the faculty mentor, and project feasibility within the timeline.
