Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement | FUSE

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 Program Overview

 A standard FUSE award package includes:

• Up to $3,000 that can be used after the award start date (no pre-award spending will be approved).

• Allowable expenses include the following:

• project-related expenses (including travel needed to carry out research)

• student to travel to a conference to present

• travel for the faculty mentor to accompany the student to that conference

• funds can only be used to support the awarded student(s) listed in the FUSE application.

• Scholarship for tuition for the one-hour course (if the course results in an increase in tuition)

• $500 awarded to the student upon successful completion of the project; this is above and beyond the $3,000 grant allotment

An International FUSE award package includes:

• The standard FUSE award package as described above

• Up to $1,000 of supplemental funding awarded to the student to support international activities

What is expected of an awardee?  

(further details will be provided upon award)

• Students must take a one-hour research course “IDST 400: Mentored Research
  Experience” during the semester in which they receive the award (coursework is the FUSE project itself)

• Students must present/participate during WKU’s annual REACH week at the Student Scholar Showcase

• Student must present a poster/talk, or stage a performance/exhibit, at a national or regional conference, or other venue appropriate to the nature of the work

• Faculty member should submit publication(s), with appropriate authorship, based on the work

• Student are encouraged to attend an Office of Scholar Development workshop and discuss external scholarship options

 

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