Research and Conference Information
Grand Valley On-campus Opportunities
There are many excellent opportunities both on and off campus for students to do research and to present at conferences.
Student Scholars Day
Student Scholars Day (SSD) is held annually to celebrate the scholarship and creative work performed by GVSU students. The day showcases faculty-mentored student work, shared through many venues, including (but not limited to) oral presentations, discussion and panel sessions, fine arts exhibits and performances, and poster presentations. Held in early April.
Student Summer Scholars
The Student Summer Scholars Program (S3) provides funds for a student and faculty mentor to devote twelve weeks to a research and/or creative project during the spring/summer semester. Generally, S3 Grants provide a student stipend, faculty stipend, and a small budget for supplies. Deadline is mid-January.
Modified Student Summer Scholars
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship is pleased to announce a new grant opportunity for the summer of 2013. The Modified Summer Scholar (MS3) program provides an opportunity for lower division or first year transfer students to participate in a structured research experience under the guidance of a faculty mentor. This experience would vary from the traditional S3 in the duration, as well as the depth/scope of the research project.
Grand Valley Journal of History
The Grand Valley Journal of History (GVJH) is a student run publication that provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to publish their research in the field of history. GVJH is a history journal for all majors.
Off-campus Opportunities
Visit http://upd.mercyhurst.edu for possible places to publish undergraduate research papers.
Honors Aisthesis Journal Submissions
Aisthesis is a cross-disciplinary journal of works from Honors students from universities all around the country. The journal accepts research projects, essays, poetry, fictional stories, photographs, graphic art, etc. from every major and discipline of Honors students like you, who are either current Honors students or students enrolling in Honors classes. Aisthesis offers an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to be published in a respectable student journal, which looks great on a resume as well as a mark of personal achievement and pride.
Submissions for the journal are accepted year-round, but the deadline for our next issue is Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Send your submission(s) electronically to this email address, mess0132@d.umn.edu, along with a title, your name, and your affiliated university. Submitted written work should not exceed 5,000 words (including citations), and text files in Word or plain-text format are preferred. After the submission deadline, a student editorial committee will blindly review submissions. Questions or concerns about submission requirements, publication process, or any other aspects of the journal may also be directed to Laura Messer at the provided email address.
Journal of First-Year Honors Composition Submissions
The Journal of Firs-Year Honors Composition (FYHC) solicits contributions from FYHC student writers, teachers, course directors, writing program administrators, and interested others.
Find out more at http://fyhc.info/.
Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research
For information, see the website: http://www.bk.psu.edu/Academics/33727.htm
The Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters
This years annual meeting will be held on March 22, 2013 at Hope College, Holland, MI.
Click here for more information, or visit http://themichiganacademy.org/.
National Conference on Undergraduate Research
April 11-13, 2013, in LaCrosse, WI.
For more information, visit http://www.cur.org/ncur_2013/.
Additional Opportunities
Look for opportunuties to present at these regional conferences.
Mideast Regional Honors Conference
April 5-7, 2013, in Dearborn, MI.
For more information, visit http://www.mideasthonors.org.
If you have questions about Honors conferences, funding, or anything else related to a presentation, please feel free to contact the Director of the Frederik Meijer Honors College, Dr. J., at chamberj@gvsu.edu.
Phone 616-331-3219 • honors@gvsu.edu