Requirements

College/School Eligibility:

  • Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Architecture, Art and Planning
  • Arts and Sciences
  • Bowers CIS
  • Engineering
  • Human Ecology
  • Industrial and Labor Relations
  • SC Johnson Business - Dyson
  • SC Johnson Business - Hotel
  • SC Johnson Business - Johnson

Class Year Eligibility:

  • N/A

Open to:

  • Cornell Undergraduate Students

Before starting the application process, students must:

  • Complete the Support Account Canvas course.
  • Consider speaking with the program director about the experience and whether it falls within the program guidelines.
  • Secure a position (do not apply based on a potential position)
  • Have details about your experience including:
    • Location (travel to a location on this travel warning list will require extra review)
    • Dates of experience
    • Direct supervisor contact information
      • If doing research on-campus - you are required to obtain an endorsement from your faculty mentor.
      • If doing research off-campus - you must obtain endorsements from BOTH your current faculty mentor and Supervisor.
    • All budget costs (housing, transportation, food, etc.)
    • Any required visas immunizations
    • Verification that your health insurance will provide coverage, especially if at a non-US location
    • Create a profile to accept direct deposit payments in Payment Works
  • Note that freshmen cannot apply for funding for the summer between freshman and sophomore year.
  • Note that seniors only have until graduation day to utilize funding.

After completing the application

  • Once all relevant sections are completed the application system will notify the program director of the student's application.
  • Students can check their application status. Applications will not be reviewed until all components have been completed.
  • It is the student's responsibility to follow-up on endorsements. Endorsement forms should be completed by the supervisor of the upcoming experience to confirm the dates and responsibilities of the experience.
  • The program director will inform students of the application decision.
  • Approval is at the program director's discretion.
  • Please allow 4–6 weeks for funding to be processed and disbursed.
  • Once students have completed their research experience, students must complete their post-experience application within two weeks of their end date.

Please note:

  • An ITART petition is required for travel to destinations classified as elevated risk. 
  • Students are responsible for understanding and complying with all border restrictions, as well as entry and re-entry requirements. 
  • Travel insurance is strongly encouraged.