We offer several programs for funding student research activities for students who are currently enrolled at Union College.

Student Research Grants (SRG)

Student Research Grants were established to promote educational innovation and to help enrich the College’s educational programs.  SRGs encourage intellectual curiosity and provide opportunities to exercise intellectual abilities.  Student Research Grant funds can be used for expenses related to thesis or project courses that are taken for credit.

SRG Application Deadlines

• Fall 2024:
  • First Round, for projects beginning in Fall 2024, are due Thursday, Sept 19.   
  • Second Round, for projects beginning in Winter 2025, are due Thursday, Oct 31. 
• Winter 2025, for projects beginning in Spring 2025, are due Thursday, Jan 23.
• Spring 2025, for projects starting July 1, 2025 or later, are due Thursday, May 15.

Student Conference Travel Grants (SCTG)

These grants allow students enrolled at Union College to travel to professional meetings to present the results of research they have done at Union.  SCTG applications are reviewed on a rolling basis in the order received. Please apply several weeks in advance of travel to allow time to process the application.

Summer Research Fellowship

Each year over one hundred Union College students spend the summer on campus working one-on-one with a professor on a project of mutual interest. Students are paid hourly and work 35 hours per week over the course of a 4-, 6-, or 8-week project.  Students have access to on-campus housing.   Applications are due Thursday, February 6, 2025. 

Applications are not currently open, please check again in Winter 2025.