IR Research Scholars Program

The IR Research Scholars Program (IRRSP) award supports original, high-quality undergraduate international research. The award will support a minimum of eight weeks of IR Core Faculty-mentored summer research. IRRSP's objective is to support the development of strong research skills critical to professional or academic goals.

Second-semester sophomores and juniors within the IR major, with a GPA of 3.3 or above are eligible to apply. The selection committee may make one or several awards, depending on the quantity and quality of submissions in a given year. Student grants will cover expenses up to $3,500. Faculty grants are set at $1,000.

Download IRRSP award application

Read about previous winners of the IR Research Scholars award.

Applications are due before the last day of Spring semester classes.