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Community-Based Research Fellowships

The APPLES Service-Learning program, in partnership with the Office for Undergraduate Research, awards up to five summer fellowships of $3,000 each to support community-based research in either domestic or global communities.

Community-based research is a collaborative enterprise that involves students, faculty and community members in the design of research projects of shared interest that address a community need and, ultimately, promote social action through its’ implementation. Community members play an integral role in defining the research question and objectives as well as providing input on project organization and direction. Often, this approach requires a research question that is investigative rather than out to prove a given agenda. Many community-based research projects take the form of program evaluation, documentary research, data analysis, needs assessment, or project development.

Community-based research promotes the use of various methods of discovery and dissemination of the findings produced.

For examples of past APPLES SURF projects, please see http://www.unc.edu/apples/students/fellowships/CBR/2007- s08/0708fellows.html.

Fellowship Requirements
For specific information on the SURF requirements, application instructions, selection process and criteria, and the online application, please see the SURF Program page at the Office for Undergraduate Research: http://www.unc.edu/depts/our/students/fellowship_supp/surf.html

In addition to project completion and requirements from the Office for Undergraduate Research, APPLES SURFs will be asked to participate in the following opportunities:

  • maintain a journal or blog throughout the summer
  • attend monthly reflection discussions during the fall semester after conducting research
  • present findings at a research symposium or conference
  • submit a final report summarizing the experience of conducting community-based research
Application Information
When:
 February 28, 2008 at 4:00pm
Where:
 Applications must be submitted to the Office for Undergraduate Research at 220 Graham Memorial.

*Note:   To be considered for the APPLES SURF, check the box on the online application under Project Information that indicates your interest in community-based research.

To obtain contact information for the current CBR Chair, please refer to the APPLES' Organizers directory.