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Katie McMurphy working with Ghanaian locals during her research trip.
The program is open to Tufts undergraduate students, preferably in their sophomore year. Students must be able to commit to two consecutive summers, while enrolled as an undergraduate Students are not permitted to count the summer following their graduation as the second summer. Faculty mentors must be Tufts faculty, and can come from any of the University’s schools.
Other faculty who are interested in becoming mentors for the Laidlaw Scholars program should contact the program at laidlaw.scholars@tufts.edu.
All students are required to sign a commitment form at the time of submitting their application. In order to be eligible for program funding, scholars must commit to the following:
November, 2022 | Applications Open |
January 30, 2023 9AM | Applications Deadline |
March TBD, 2023 | Applications Reviewed |
March TBD, 2023 | Interviews |
Early to Mid-April, 2023 | Scholars Announced |
April TBD, 2023 | Scholar Information Session |
April TBD, 2023 | Welcome Dinner |
May 15-19, 2022 | Summer Programming |
May 22-23, 2023 | Retreat #1 |
TBD Summer, 2023 | Tisch Library Summer Scholars Event |
Fall TBD, 2023 | Research Day Presentations |
January TBD, 2024 (2-Days) | Retreat #2 |
May TBD, 2024 (2-Days) | Retreat #3 |
Summer TBD, 2024 | Lecture Series |
Fall TBD, 2024 | Research Day & Graduation |
Plearn Aroonchote doing in-field research at the Queen Sirikit Dam in Thailand with dam staff.