Overview
The Nexus Scholars Program in the College of Arts & Sciences provides undergraduate students with summer opportunities to work side-by-side with faculty from all across the college (humanities, social sciences, and STEM) on their research projects. Along with the summer research experience, the program offers professional development workshops, career exploration events, and the chance to be part of a cohort from throughout the college who are passionate about learning.
Recipients may conduct research in any discipline in the College of Arts & Sciences and will be paid for full-time work (up to 40 hours per week) during the course of the program on the Cornell campus in Ithaca. Nexus Scholars are selected based on their interest in research, their ability to work collaboratively, and their potential to contribute to the field. Students who are early in their academic careers and from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
The application asks students to select one or two faculty mentors whose research interests them and describe their interest in working in the selected research areas. Students can find a list of faculty and projects on the Nexus Scholars Program website.
Application Instructions:
In order to apply for this program you will need to apply in two places. The first place is here on the Cornell Experience Site. Once you complete that, you will need to apply through the student jobs board on the Workday posting related to the Student Research Assistant Classification listed on the faculty project. Individual faculty project descriptions are listed on the Nexus Scholars Program website.
Before you start this application, download this Word template to help you prepare answers to the application questions before you begin the Experience site form. This will help you formulate your responses and we will ask it to be completed and uploaded on the Workday application as well.
Click on the Apply button below to fill out the Cornell Experience application for the Nexus Scholars Program. You can use the template downloaded above to copy and paste paragraph questions into the form responses. On this application, you will complete the following form pages. You can see the specific questions on each page using the application preview button below.
Academic and Personal Information
Essay Questions
Faculty Selection (where you will rank your top 1-2 projects/professors and rationale for interest in these project(s))
Resume Upload in PDF format (please save with your first and last name in the file name)
Once you complete this application, you will need to apply to the corresponding posting on Workday based on the project(s) you ranked. You may need to apply to two positions on Workday based on the Summer Student Research classification level listed in the project descriptions on the website for each of the faculty projects you selected on this application. On Workday you will:
Fill out the standard Student Employee application questions, and
Attach the following:
A copy of your resume (this should be the same one you submitted on this Experience application).
A completed copy of the template you used above with your essay questions filled in. Your responses on the template you submit on Workday and the Experience application should be the same.
