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Summer Fellows

 The Summer Fellows program at Ursinus allows you as a sophomore or junior to pursue an independent scholarly project under the close tutelage of a faculty mentor, when both you and the professor have more time to devote exclusively to research.

  • Psychology and neuroscience double major, with a minor in Spanish, Macey Hoffman ‘24 participated in Summer Fellows in Dr. Joel Bis...
    Psychology and neuroscience double major, with a minor in Spanish, Macey Hoffman ‘24 participated in Summer Fellows in Dr. Joel Bish's lab studying concussions, and the potential ameliorative effects of transcranial direct current stimulation.
  • Stephen Wilkins '23 was curious if conversation and eye contact can really coexist. His summer fellows project focused on nonverbal commu...
    Stephen Wilkins ’23 was curious if conversation and eye contact can really coexist. His summer fellows project focused on nonverbal communication was titled The Difficulty of Making Eye Contact While Talking.

What will you do on your summer vacation?

Yor project can be undertaken as independent research or a creative or artistic endeavor, on or off-campus. You will do eight weeks of full-time study and receive a $2500 stipend and a room on campus.

Your faculty mentor will help shape and direct your project, and weekly common hour meetings are scheduled to bring all Summer Fellows and mentors together as an intellectual community. All fellows present their research during the last week of the program, and many fellows present at Family Day, Homecoming and at professional conferences off campus.

 

Recent summer fellows examples

  • Effects of Social Media on Self-Image of Emerging Adults.
  • Decision-making, Beliefs, and Personality.
  • The Developing Brain and How it May Be Impacted by Concussions.
  • The Self Expansion Processes: A Longitudinal Examination.
  • Pluralistic Ignorance and Hook-Up Culture.
  • The Origins of the Modern Queer Look.
  • Examining Barriers to Healthcare within the Black Community.
  • Self-concept in Autistic Individuals.
  • Theater for Social Change: Prevention Programming for College Orientations.
  • The Wallowing Woman: Immanence as a Choice and Bad Faith in the Second Sex.
  • Aid in Dying: The Morals behind the Laws.