Eligibility

Quad Summer Grant Eligibility

 

Applicant Eligibility: 

  • Applicants must be matriculated College students in good standing and registered full-time during the spring quarter before the summer award period, as well as the following autumn quarter.
    • Students on a leave of absence are not eligible.
  • Open to all College students regardless of country of citizenship or documentation status.
  • Applicants may not have received a prior Quad Summer grant. (Students may only receive one Quad Summer grant during their time at UChicago.)
  • Applicants may be rising 2nd, 3rd, or 4th-year undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Recent graduates are not eligible, nor can funding be used the summer following graduation.
  • Open to all majors.
  • Applicants do not need to be already engaged in research with faculty to be eligible to apply.
    • Students who have recently secured an opportunity with a faculty-driven research enterprise are eligible to apply. They will be expected to effectively articulate their research plan and what they will contribute to the broader faculty-driven research project. 
  • Applicants’ academic performance should be indicative of sufficient preparation to carry out advanced research as detailed in the proposal.

Project Eligibility:

  • Students must be working on faculty-driven research projects at the University of Chicago or at another US university or research institution. 
    • Eligible non-UChicago institutions include accredited colleges and universities as well as libraries, archives, museums, laboratories, and similar institutions whose primary mission involves scholarly research. For-profit institutions are not eligible. Eligibility is determined at the sole discretion of CCRF.
  • Students proposing research that involves human subjects must provide proof that they have secured IRB approval or have completed the application and are awaiting results.
  • Applicants must be pursuing undergraduate research during the summer only. Please apply for a Quad Undergraduate Research grant if you are pursuing research during the academic year.
  • Projects should require an average time commitment of 37.5 hours per week for 10 weeks (approximately full-time).
    • The research project should be the applicant's primary commitment during the project period.

Not Eligible:

  • BA/BS thesis projects, or "self-directed" or "independent" research projects.
    • Thesis writers should consult with their departments about resources that may be available to support their work. See also our Undergraduate Research FAQ.
  • Research at an institution outside the United States.
  • Independent study courses or "reading" courses.
  • Professional internships, externships, job shadowing, career treks, "micro-" or short-term experiences that are less than 30 days, student activities, course practicums, long-essays produced for courses, or administrative employment positions.
  • Applicants must be pursuing undergraduate research during the summer only. Please apply for a Quad Undergraduate Research grant if you are pursuing research during the academic year only.
  • Grants are not made for research experiences that are less than ~ 37.5 hours per week; the average committment for a grant of this amount is approximately full-time over a 10-week period over the summer. 
  • Students may not receive any funding for undergraduate research if they are also getting credit for the experience. This is a university-wide policy.
  • Students may not receive Quad funding if they are being paid for the research through other means (eg Metcalf, a faculty research budget, departmental sources, etc). Applicants will be asked to disclose all sources of funding and any other applications made for funding as a part of their Quad application.