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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:
December 28, 2019 | Applications Open |
February 18, 2020 5PM | Applications Deadline |
March 13, 2020 | Applications Reviewed |
March 26 & 27, 2020 | Interviews |
Early to Mid-April, 2020 | Scholars Announced |
TBD April, 2020 | Scholar Information Session |
April 22, 2020 | Welcome Dinner with President Monaco |
June 2 - 3, 2020 | Retreat #1 |
June 9, 2020 | Summer Projects/Programming Begins |
June 9 - July 7, 2020 | 5-Week Tuesday Night Leadership Series |
TBD Summer, 2020 | Tisch Library Summer Scholars Event |
Fall TBD, 2020 | Research Day Presentations |
January TBD, 2021 (2-Days) | Retreat #2 |
June TBD, 2021 (2-Days) | Retreat #3 |
Summer TBD, 2021 | Lecture Series |
Fall TBD, 2021 | Research Day & Graduation |
Plearn Aroonchote doing in-field research at the Queen Sirikit Dam in Thailand with dam staff.