Category: Openings and Opportunities

The Columbian College of Arts & Sciences as well as the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute are offering research funding opportunities for all interested undergraduates. These projects can be used as an Honors thesis for any interested UHP seniors, or valuable research experience for underclassmen.

Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The Luther Rice research fellowship aims to support CCAS’ undergraduate initiative to promote discovery-based education through the undergraduate experience at GW. The research project should undertake a significant, focused examination of an idea or an area of inquiry and result in work that could merit presentation or publication in a scholarly venue.

Requirements:

• Must be a Columbian College sophomore or junior
• Must have a full-time faculty mentor
• Must have a declared major
• Must have no judicial or disciplinary findings against them

Details:

• The fellowships typically provide $3,000-$5,000 to the student for research-related expenditures, including summer living expenses, travel, materials, and equipment.
• Faculty mentors receive up to $1,000 for salary or professional development.
• There are two deadlines for submission. Students who apply in the fall and are not selected for funding may revise and resubmit their proposals in the spring:
  • Monday, December 6, 2021 at 5pm ET
  • Monday, February 28, 2022 at 5pm ET

Cisneros Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The Cisneros research fellowship provides support to rising juniors and seniors for research projects that address an issue of relevance to Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. The Cisneros Institute works in conjunction with CCAS to offer this undergraduate research opportunity. Students are offered the opportunity to employ the skills learned in their field of study to bring to fruition a well-defined research project that addresses a particular issue of relevance to Hispanics/Latinos.

Requirements:

• Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student at GW
• Recipient must be enrolled at GW throughout the tenure of the award
• Only full-time faculty can serve as faculty mentors
• Faculty mentors must be associated with GW during the tenure of the award

Details:

• The Cisneros Institute provides an award of $5,000 meant to support student’s research-related expenditures, which may include living expenses, travel, materials, and equipment
• Faculty mentors receive a stipend of $1,000 – Faculty can opt to take this money as supplemental salary or asked that funds be transferred to a departmental account (i.e. supporting travel, equipment, etc.)
• There are two deadlines for submission. Students who apply in the fall and are not selected for funding may revise and resubmit their proposals in the spring:
  • Monday, December 6, 2021 at 5pm ET
  • Monday, February 28, 2022 at 5pm ET

Students may apply to both awards at the same time and will be considered through the same review process. 

Analysis Group, Inc., an economic consulting service for law firms, global health care corporations, Fortune Global 500 companies, and government agencies, is hiring a full-time analyst as well as a summer intern analyst. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Zoe Frankfurter, a UHP Alum and current Analyst for Analysis Group. at zoe.frankfurter@analysisgroup.com.

Full-Time Position:

To apply for the 2022 full-time Analyst position, please submit your resume, cover letter (including geographic preference), and unofficial transcript through handshake and through Analysis Group’s website by October 3^rd, 2021.

As an analyst with Analysis Group, you will:

• Conduct market and company research
• Perform data analysis, including econometric
  estimation of models and implementation of
  financial models
• Develop computer programs using SAS,
  Stata, R, and other technologies
• Participate in case team meetings and
  discussions
• Perform qualitative research such as
  reviewing and summarizing analyst reports
  and client documents

Summer Intern Program:

As an introduction to the analyst role, Analysis Group hires summer analysts into a robust 8-week internship program, generally the year before graduation. Summer analysts’ responsibilities and contributions are equivalent to a full time analyst. Summer analysts are staffed onto at least one case team, where they are able to make tangible contributions. They also receive exposure to the firm’s work, staff, and culture through technical and soft skill training, practice area overviews, informal meetings with staff, and firm social outings. Many summer analysts receive and accept offers to return to Analysis Group full time upon graduation.

You can apply for the position via the Analysis Group job board.

Did you know that Honors students have the opportunity to win up to $500 for their research? It’s true!  Apply to the UHP/Sigelman Undergraduate Research Enhancement Award (SURE) and we might just cut you a check.

Any current Honors Program student who is engaged in research may compete for an individual grant of up to $500 to support his or her research activities. Activities may include (but are not limited to) the purchase of research equipment or supplies; registration and travel expenses for conference presentations; travel to libraries or archives; and videography costs associated with the documentation of performances.

One former winner shares their story on how they used their SURE funding to study the intersection of science and religion here.

The application includes:

1. Statement of Purpose
2. Proposed Budget detailing how the funds will be used
3. GW Faculty Statement of support

The possibilities are endless, but the deadline to apply funding (to be used in Spring, Summer, or Fall 2021) is Friday, October 8th. If you have questions, please reach out to bcrayton@gwu.edu.