Prior to completing the Summer Scholars application, please do the following:
1. Read all of the information about Summer Scholars, eligibility, the responsibilities and commitments of the program, and the application and review process on the Summer Scholars website. Note that although Summer Scholars is a ten-week intensive summer program, your commitment is for the entire academic year as students and mentors are expected to prepare for and present their work at a national conference during the 2020-21 academic year.
2. Download the Summer Scholars Timeline Template on the Summer Scholars website, complete it, and have it ready to upload. If you have any additional supporting information that will not work well in the form below, please add it to your Timeline document.
3. Determine whether your project requires Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, and if so, begin the IRB process. Projects that require IRB approval will not be formally accepted for Summer Scholars support until they have been approved.
4. Create a shared username and password that your team will use to complete this online application. You will be able to save your work and then other members of your team will be able to review it. Please be certain that all members of your team have completed the applicable sections before submitting the application.
5. Finally, determine whether your team is eligible for GHR funding. This year, we are able to fund two additional Summer Scholars teams for projects which meet the following criteria:
Your application must address one of the three pillars of the GHR Foundation's investment in St. Kate's. The primary tenets of each pillar are as follows:
Global Health. St. Kate’s deep commitment to Catholic social teaching embraces global access to basic health care and equity in the social determinants of health as essential human rights. We are called to become an international leader in the development of learning pathways and community-based partnerships that expand access to basic health care and to those social and environmental factors that promote health for the world’s poor, including U.S. immigrant communities. Projects will emphasize the social and physical environments that address both preexisting health conditions and conditions that developed during emigration or are exacerbated by current living conditions.
Primary Care. Primary Care is the principal locus of interface between millions of people and the healthcare system, the place where “seeds of lifelong wellness” can be sown and cultivated. Projects will emphasize the social determinants of health, and an expanded understanding of primary care delivery – one that focuses on community-based health through multiple providers (healthcare and non-healthcare alike) who develop substantial programming that positively affects a population.
Senior Care. The nation is moving toward a “new day” in terms of the number of older citizens and accompanying expectations for health and healthcare that is high quality, accessible, and that shapes new paradigms of practice and community living designed to enhance quality and length of life. Projects will explore ways for seniors to improve their health, maximize their ability to live in their preferred communities, and/or enhance current healthcare delivery approaches. Projects may address the social determinants of health as well as specific healthcare issues experienced by seniors.
If you are eligible, your team will be asked to answer a few additional questions. These questions should appear as pop-ups on the application form, if you do not see the questions, please contact collresearch@stkate.edu
Application due March 2, 2020
midnight CST
Teams will be notified of decisions before Spring Break (March 20, 2020).
If you have any questions about your application, would like assistance in thinking through a project, or wonder about how to address any of the questions, please do not hesitate to contact the program director or any of the Collaborative Research Advisory Committee members.
Cindy Norton, Biology, Women’s Studies, Director of Collaborative Undergraduate Research collresearch@stkate.edu
Collaborative Research Advisory Committee:
Todd Deutsch, Art and Art History
Josh Guggenheimer, Exercise and Sport Science
Daron Janzen, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Cecila Konchar Farr, English and Women's Studies
Meghan Mason, Public Health
Kristine Pelatt, Mathematics