Academic Year 2017-18

Fall Term

• Students pre-enrolled as STAR Scholars meet with STAR alumni for informal mentoring 
• OUR Staff meet individually with pre-enrolled STAR Scholars to begin the matching process
• Faculty interested in serving as STAR Mentors post STAR projects on DISCOVER

Winter Term

• January 8, 2018: STAR Application is open to entire freshman class (not limited to Honors students)
  • Requirements: Online application; recommendation letter from Drexel faculty; 2 personal statements
• January 18-20, 2018: STAR Alumni to present research at Harvard University’s National Collegiate Research Conference
• February 5, 2018: STAR Application closes
• March 2018: Decisions sent out to all STAR applicants 
  • All applicants will hear from Office of Undergraduate research, regardless of decision
• LeBow STAR Scholars required to register for Introduction to Research Methods course for Spring Term; also open to STAR Scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences

Spring Term

• Faculty members can contact OUR staff (our@drexel.edu) to be matched with STAR Scholars or to advertise open research positions appropriate for STAR Scholars through Discover portal

• OUR staff arrange for STAR Summer housing, personnel, and payment

• OUR staff monitor academic progress of all STAR Scholars to ensure program compliance

• May 15, 2018: Deadline for STAR Scholars to secure faculty mentors and submit signed Scholar/Mentor contracts to OUR
• June 15, 2018: Deadline for STAR Scholars to submit their project outline guidelines and sample responses

Summer Term

• June 25, 2018: First day of STAR Summer term
  • All STAR Scholars expected to work 350 hours over ten-week period
• OUR staff host information sessions and professional development workshops for STAR Scholars
• OUR staff schedule site visits with interested STAR Scholars and Mentors 
• August 16, 2018: STAR Scholars Abstract Submissions due by 4 p.m. (submission guidelines TBA)
• August 21, 2018: STAR Scholars Posters due to OUR staff for printing by 4 p.m. (submission guidelines TBA)
• August 30, 2018: STAR Scholars Summer Showcase
  • STAR poster sessions
  • Faculty/student awards
  • Celebration luncheon
• September 4, 2018: Last day of STAR Scholars Summer term