In a recent letter to faculty, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Scott Furlong announced that the Research and Individualized Student Experiences Office, in partnership with the Financial Aid Office, will support 12 undergraduate research assistantships through the federally funded Work-Study program.
This program allows faculty from across the university to request an eligible student as a research assistant to advance their research/scholarship. The specific responsibilities of the student will vary based on discipline but are intended to be more task-oriented (e.g. data entry, literature searches, grant proposal support, routine lab or studio work) than research appropriate for independent study credit or summer research supported through grants. Several faculty within a department or across disciplines are encouraged to apply together for a single Undergraduate Research Assistantship position. This is a pre-matched Federal Work-Study position, so faculty will be asked to identify students who will be assigned for the full academic year unless they cease to be eligible financially or academically.
The completed signed application will be accepted on a rolling basis through Summer 2021 until Sept. 5, 2021.
Visit SUNY Oswego's Undergraduate Research Assistantships webpage for more information. If you have any questions about the undergraduate research assistantships, please contact Dr. Taejin Jung, director of RISE, at taejin.jung@oswego.edu or 315-312-3520.
In his letter to faculty, Provost Furlong thanked Taejin Jung and Jennie Hoffman-Smith, associate director of the Financial Aid Office, for "designing this unique partnership that will serve our students and faculty well in advancing scholarship and creative activities across campus."