"Beyond the Book" Scholarship

The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to fund research activities for A & S undergraduate students (freshman, sophomores and juniors) to pursue special intensive learning beyond the traditional classroom experience. Such opportunities may include, but are not limited to summer lab research, fieldwork, internships, and archival research. Projects involving surveys and/or interviews require approval from the University’s Institutional Research Board. Descriptions of some funded activities may be found below.

Recipients will receive a stipend of $2,500. At the completion of their research activities, participants are required to submit a 3-5 page report to the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Students may receive only one “Beyond the Book” award; previous awardees are not eligible.

To apply, Arts & Sciences students must submit an application (available below or in the Dean’s Office at Ashe #227), an unofficial copy of student transcript, a 500-word description of their proposed project, an expense budget, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member.

Application — Deadline February 18, 2013

• Information and Application Form (Summer 2013)

2013 "Beyond the Book" Award Recipients

• William Babinchak (Chemistry)
• Kayla Costello (Human & Social Development, Geography)
• Jessica  Dell (Biology & Ecosystem Science and Policy)
• Rachelle Mariano (Biochemistryl Computer Science)
• Cory Marx (Geological Sciences)
• Taaha Mendha (Microbiology and Immunology)
• Megan  Motley (English Lit, Psychology, and Philosophy)
• Ryan Nolan (Biology & Eco.)
• Jennifer North (Fellow in Latin American Studies/Spanish)
• Amith Ravindar (Computer Science, Economics, International Studies)
• Stuart Sacks (Chemisttry)
• Ashwath Sampath (Chemistry and Computer Science)
• Wang Zhaomengqi (International Studies, Finance)

2012 "Beyond the Book" Award Recipients

• Steven Basart (Neuroscience)
• Anup Dadlani (Chemistry)
• Jessica Figueroa (Anthropology)
• Ikenna Okoro (Biology)
• Shane Owens (International Studies)
• Erin Lynn Purdy (History)
• Ann Siassipour (Biology)
• Ari Stein (Chemistry)
• Maximillian Tenaglia (Geological Sciences)
• Michael Venincasa (Neuroscience)
• Aaron Wiegmann (Microbiology)
• Ali Zaman (Neuroscience)

Winners of the 2011 Beyond the Book Summer Research Award

• Liliam Albizu-Campos
• Nicholas Bill
• Spencer Carran
• Joseph Cavanaugh
• Daniela Gayel
• Stephanie Horna
• John Maudlin
• Erin Nutsugah
• Ryan Pekarek
• Richardo Reboredo
• Kathryn Rosin

Student Proposals (2011)

• Expression of Klf-4 and Zfp-161 during Mouse Gonadal Differentiation
       Daniela GAyol
• Cultural Exchange and its Effect on Ghanaian Perceptions of African-Americans
       Erin Nutsugah
• Can Cheap Copper Save the Planet?
       Ryan Pekarek
• Spatialities of Survival: Zimbabwean Livelihood Strategies in Inner-City Johannesburg
       Ricardo Reboredo

Student Proposals (2010)

• What Does the Community 'Think' When the NGO and the International Students Leave for Home? A Study of Township Locals in Cape Town, Africa
       Andrew Dawson
• Influence of Cancer on Emotional and Physical Health of Caregivers
       Janice León
• The Role of Ankyrin-B in the Cornea
       Ananth Sastry

Student Proposals (2009)

• Isotopic Fractionation of Free Living Corals of the Dominican Republic
       Sean Murray
• Characterization of N-Cadherin and E-Cadherin expression during human endocrine development
       Enrique Garcia
• Religious Conflict and Reconciliation in South Sudan
       Daniel Thompson
• In Situ analyses of skeletal remains from Isla San Lucas, Costa Rica Penal Colony Cemetary
       Kristina Astone

Student Proposals (2008)

• Tracking Hepatitis B Outbreaks on Long Island, Bahamas
       Nicholas Bernal
• Rapid Assessment of Primate Populations in Two Forest Types at the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar
       James Herrera
• The Socioeconomic Effects of Varying Forms of Rubber Growing on Rural Households of Northern Lao PDR
       Miles Kenney-Lazar

Student Proposals (2007)

• An Unusual Way to Go From Stage to Screen
       Juan Flores
• Analysis and Measurement of Glomalin in a Global Soil Survey
       Sara Garamszegi
• Excavating an Ancient Mayan Household
       Julie Wesp