Undergraduate Research

As a student at Coastal Georgia, you will have the opportunity to work with faculty to engage in Undergraduate Research. Through these experiences, you will be mentored and supported to engage in inquiry and investigation with the goal of delivering a creative contribution in a discipline.

Students who engage in undergraduate research often present the results from their original work at local and national conferences, and have opportunities to submit their work for publication in academic journals. Undergraduate research can be completed as an academic or extracurricular experience, and can take a faculty or student-led approach.

Resources

Undergraduate Research Fund

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The goal of the Undergraduate Research Fund is to supplement student travel for presentation of papers or projects at research conferences and meetings, or it may be used to purchase materials to support student research. Undergraduate research funds are administered by the Office of Service-Learning & Undergraduate Research. Award decisions are made by the Undergraduate Research Advisory Board based on availability of resources.

Undergraduate Research Stipend

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The goal of the Undergraduate Research Stipend is to support, recognize, and reward students for their engagement with in-depth research. Undergraduate research funds are administered by the Office of Service-Learning & Undergraduate Research and award decisions are made by the Undergraduate Research Advisory Board based on availability of resources. This is a competitive application process with a maximum stipend award of $1,000.

Community Partner Clearinghouse

IBM SPSS Statistics software for student use

SOURCE: Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Collaborative Exploration

The Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Collaborative Exploration, better known as SOURCE, is an annual campus-wide forum in which students from all academic disciplines can present their faculty-mentored research, scholarship, and collaborative activities. SOURCE welcomes presentations from all disciplines. SOURCE fosters teaching and mentoring at Coastal Georgia, promotes the significance of research, and enhances the professional skills of our students.