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Honors program

The Herd has your back.

We’re invested in keeping honors students empowered. Looking for a space to study with your friends? Check out the Honors Center. Looking to get even more involved with our program, the university, and the communities around us? Consider joining the Honors Student Organization. As an honors student, you’ll have plenty of opportunities and resources available to you. 

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Honors Center

Your home away from home.

The Honors Center offers a quiet, private place to work. You can make use of the computer lab and even attend campus events hosted in our student lounge. Need a study room for a group project? Contact us to get started by reserving your time slot. We’re open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Scholarships

Financial barriers won’t stand in your way.

The Honors Program will help you discover ways—in addition to university scholarships—to help enhance your education. Note: These funding opportunities do not cover any tuition or fees.

Here are some of the educational opportunities we can help with: 

  • Conference travel
  • Internships
  • Research or creative-endeavor assistantships and support
  • Study abroad
  • Teaching assistantships
  • Travel funding

This scholarship—up to $1,000—is intended to support students in attending professional conferences. On your application, provide the following information:

  • Information about the conference and your role in the conferenc.
  • A statement about why attending this conference is significant for your intellectual development, academic progress, or future research goals
  • A budget specifying expected sources of funding
  • Letters of support from faculty mentors

You will be expected to show that you have applied for travel funding from the Office of Sponsored Programs and the Division of Enrollment Management and the Student Experience. You will receive priority if you are presenting your honors-work research at a conference. Submit your application and have your mentors send letters of support directly to Farah Combs, honors program director, at [email protected].

This scholarship promotes closer collaboration between faculty and honors students in research or creative endeavors. It will provide up to $1,000 to compensate you for time engaged in research or creative endeavors under the direction of a faculty mentor. 

For this scholarship, you must have the following information on your application: 

  • A project description
  • An explanation of your responsibilities and how this project will contribute to your intellectual development, academic progress, or future research goals
  • A budget specifying expected sources of funding
  • A letter of support from the faculty mentor

An important criterion in evaluating these applications is whether your participation goes above and beyond fulfilling the research needs of the faculty member.

This scholarship—up to $1,000—is intended to support independent student-designed research or creative endeavors as part of an honors independent study, summer project, or the honors project. It can pay for equipment, research expenses, travel, or any other reasonable research expenses. 

To apply for this scholarship, you must have the following information: 

  • A description of the project that includes a timeline for completion
  • A budget specifying expected sources of funding
  • A letter of support from all faculty mentors

This scholarship—up to $1,000—is intended to help students take part in our Study Abroad Program. You will need the following information to apply for this application: 

  • Copies of the appropriate forms from the study abroad office
  • A personal statement about your goals for this study-abroad trip (e.g., Why do you want to go to this particular country or university? What are you hoping to achieve? How will it help with future academic, professional, or personal plans?)
  • A budget specifying expected sources of funding
  • Letters of support from any faculty mentors

If you are planning to apply for this scholarship, please contact the Honors Program and discuss your plans before you submit your application. Submit your application and have your mentors send letters of support to Farah Combs, honors program director, at [email protected].

This scholarship—up to $1,000—offers you the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor and serve as a teaching assistant in nonhonors courses.

To apply for this scholarship, you must submit the following information: 

  • The name of the course for which you will be a teaching assistant and your relevant qualifications
  • An explanation of your responsibilities and how this project will contribute to your intellectual development, academic progress, or future research goals
  • A budget specifying expected sources of funding 
  • A letter of support from the faculty mentor

If you are looking for conference or research-travel funds, consider applying through the Division of Enrollment Management and the Student Experience. You must submit your travel-funding request electronically, no later than the first day of the month prior to the month of the trip’s departure date. If you are interested in conference travel or studying abroad, check with the Honors Program about travel-related scholarships.

Information about additional student-research opportunities can be found at the Office of Sponsored Programs, where you can learn about getting support for your undergraduate summer research or funding your undergraduate conference travel.

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Honors Project

It all leads you here.

The honors project is an exciting culmination to your college journey. Learn everything you need to know about the project, from generating ideas to submitting proposals to finding mentors to presenting your research at the Honors Showcase.

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Take our survey.

If you’re a current honors student and would like to provide feedback regarding the program, please fill out this three-minute student survey, which will help us understand what you like about the program and help us improve in the future.

Fall 2024 Dates and Deadlines

 

Sept 13

HONORS PROJECT PROPOSALS , SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE and H-OPTION DEADLINE

Nov 4

Honors Registration Opens

Dec 13

Honors Showcase

Spring 2025 Dates and Deadlines

 

Jan 24

HONORS PROJECT PROPOSALS , SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE and H-OPTION DEADLINE

Jan 30

Pinning Ceremony

Nov 4

Honors Registration Opens

Apr 10/11

Honors Showcase