Eligibility & Application

Eligibility and Application Portal

Application deadline: Monday, March 10, 2025 @ 5 pm.

 Who is Eligible:

• Continuing students who will be sophomores, juniors, and seniors, including second-year transfer students, during the 2025-26 academic year.
• Students who are graduating in summer 2025 are not eligible to participate.
• Majors or minors in humanities, sociology, psychology, women and gender studies, history, or political science who are interested in pursuing research in these fields.
• Students who are in the early stages of getting involved with undergraduate research.
• Students who are committed to pursuing questions of diversity or social justice in their research.
• Minimum GPA: 3.0.
• US citizens, permanent residents, DACA, undocumented, and international students are eligible.

How to Apply:

• Statement of Previous research experience, if applicable. Include the names of any previous research programs in which you have participated. (200 words max)
• Area of research inquiry. Choose one of the areas of inquiry that you would like to spend the summer working on. (see the Areas of Research Inquiry tab).
• Research Interest Statement: What interests you about this research? How does it relate to your major and your past or future academic coursework? What do you know already about it, ad what do you hope to learn by researching it more fully this summer? How does it relate to your post-MSU goals? (500 words max).
• Second and third choice areas of inquiry in case your first choice i snot available.
• Personal Statement: Place your academic record into the context of your opportunities and obstacles. Briefly describe how participating in the SRI will impact your short- and long-term goals. Make sure you describe your goals in detail. Include any special circumstances (i.e., personal, academic, financial hardships) that yoou feel are relevant to your application (500 words max).