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FUSE Faculty Undergraduate Summer Engagement

FUSE is a two-month summer program that immerses students in a collaborative project with a faculty mentor in their field. The projects are designed to be accessible to all disciplinary backgrounds by being an initial pilot project or by being a manageable segment of a larger ongoing project.

Faculty members will submit their research and creative projects before mid-February to be considered for inclusion in this summer's list of FUSE projects, then students can review and apply for the resulting positions that will be opened in late spring.

This year, FUSE will support teams of students and faculty conducting focused and meaningful research or performing scholarly and creative activities from June 2 to July 25, 2025.

Get inspired by the FUSE projects from previous years!

Quick Details

Audience:
91ÁÔÆæ Faculty and
Undergraduate Students

Faculty Application Workshop:
January 29, 2025 at noon

Faculty Application Deadline:
February 10, 2025 (11:59 pm)

Program Dates:
June 2 – July 25, 2025

Faculty

Applications open in late December and close before mid-February.

All FUSE faculty will meet four times during the program to discuss the progress of their research and creative projects, as well as the ability to attend two FUSE social outings.

Funded applications will be:

  • Offered a $4000 faculty stipend,
  • Up to $500 for materials, and
  • The ability to hire a student researcher for 8 weeks at 40 hours a week
    • Alternatively, faculty may hire two researchers at 20 hours a week (for 8 weeks)

 

Students

Once faculty FUSE teams have been selected, job postings will be uploaded to the 91ÁÔÆæ job portal around late spring.

All FUSE student participants will attend four workshops and four group meetings during the program to discuss the progress of their research and creative projects.

Selected students will also:

  • Receive paid research and presentation experience,
  • Work alongside professional faculty mentor(s),