Dates & Deadlines 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