{"id":11611,"date":"2019-09-09T15:49:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T19:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/?page_id=11611"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:25:36","slug":"undergraduate-creative-discovery-and-research-scholar-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/undergraduate-creative-discovery-and-research-scholar-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Creative Discovery and Research Scholar Award Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Undergraduate Creative Discovery and Research Scholar award program provides Marshall University students with an opportunity to pursue original creative work, scholarship or research, under the mentorship of a full-time faculty member.<\/p>\n<p>For fall and spring awards students are provided a $1750 stipend, and up to $1,000 for travel and materials for one semester. In addition, $750 is provided for the participating faculty mentor for travel.<\/p>\n<p>For summer awards, a $4,000 stipend is provided to the student, and a participating faculty member can receive $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>Eligibility requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants must be juniors and seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.0;<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must be enrolled at Marshall University for at least 12 hours during the semester in which the project is funded; and<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must have a letter of support and sponsorship from a full-time faculty member who is willing to serve as mentor for the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The student&#8217;s project can involve research, design, development, field study, creative work or performance.<\/p>\n<p>The project should require a total commitment of 150 hours of the student&#8217;s time (i.e., 10 hours per week) over the fall or spring semester. For summer awards, the project should require a total commitment of 200-300 hours of the students time (i.e. 20-30 hours per week for 10 weeks). The project must be structured so the student can produce creative or scholarly output (e.g. a presentation, publication, exhibit, or performance) at the end of the award period.<\/p>\n<p>Full details of the application format, submission requirements and the evaluation process are included in the current Request for Proposals. If you have questions, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/our-staff-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact your area&#8217;s pre-award officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Upcoming Application Deadlines<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct. 25, 2019, for Spring 2020 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFP_Spring-2020.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>March 3, 2020, for Summer 2020 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Summer-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFA-Summer-2020.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>April 17, 2020, for Fall 2020 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFAFall-2020.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 6, 2020, for Spring 2021 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFASpring-2021.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Feb. 12, 2021, for Summer 2021 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Summer-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFA-Summer-2021Final.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>April 19, 2021, for Fall 2021 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFAFall-2021.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>October 29, 2021, for Spring 2022 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFASpring-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>March 29, 2022, for Summer 2022 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Summer-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFA-Summer-2022Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>November 4, 2022, for Spring 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFASpring-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>March 23, 2023, for Summer 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Summer-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFA-Summer-2023Final1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>April 18, 2023, for Fall 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFAFall-2023Final1-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>November 3, 2023, for Spring 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFASpring-2024final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>March 29, 2024 for Summer 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Creative-Discovery-Summer-Scholar-and-Undergraduate-Research-Scholar-Awards-RFA-Summer-2024-1.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>April 18, 2024, for Fall 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Undergradaute-Creative-Discovery-and-Research-Awards-RFA-Fall-2024.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>October 15, 2024, for Spring 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Undergraduate-Creative-Discovery-and-Research-Awards-RFA-Spring-2025.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>March 7, 2025, for Summer 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Undergraduate-Creative-Discovery-and-Research-Awards-RFA-Summer-2025.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>March 7, 2025, for Fall 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Undergraduate-Creative-Discovery-and-Research-Awards-RFA-Fall-2025.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>October 24, 2025, for Spring 2026 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Undergraduate-Creative-Discovery-and-Research-Awards-RFA-Spring-2026.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>March 6, 2026, for Summer 2026 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Undergraduate-Creative-Discovery-and-Research-Awards-RFA-Summer-2026.pdf\">Request for Proposals<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/files\/Undergraduate-Awards_as-of-December2025.xlsx\">List of Past Awards<\/a><br \/>\nRelated:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/graduate-student-creative-discovery-research-awards\/\">Graduate Student Creative Discovery &amp; Research Awards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/murc\/john-marshall-university-scholars-award-program\/\">John Marshall Scholar Award Program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Undergraduate Creative Discovery and Research Scholar award program provides Marshall University students with an opportunity to pursue original creative work, scholarship or research, under the mentorship of a full-time faculty member. 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