Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) for Fiscal Year 2025
The Division of Academic Affairs is accepting applications that will allow for students and faculty to share in a research experience at Stockton University during Academic Year 2024-25 (July 1st, 2024 through June 30th, 2025).
Funding for the REU program will support research-related endeavors for:
- The undergraduate student: up to $1,000
- The student’s faculty mentor: up to $250
This funding can be linked to an independent study for which the student is registered during the Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and/or Spring 2025 semester(s).
The following is a suggested list of the items or expenditures for which these funds can be used:
- Equipment (equipment will be retained by the faculty mentor’s school at the completion of the project, and must be related to the project and justified in the proposal.)
- Off-campus field or similar research
- Purchase of books, materials, or specialized software
- Research-related travel. REU funding is to be used only for research-related activities. If a student wishes to travel to a conference or professional meeting to present research findings, the student should submit a separate application to the Provost’s “Student Travel Fund” (STF) initiative. Students are permitted to apply for both REU and STF funds.
REU funds cannot be salary-related and so cannot be used as a stipend or wages to pay for work undertaken by either the faculty member or the undergraduate student. Funds must be encumbered by May 15, 2025 and expended by June 15, 2025. Unexpended funds will not be available beyond the 2025 Fiscal Year (which ends June 30th, 2025).
In determining finalists for funding, the REU Awards Committee will consider results from previous REUs supervised by the sponsoring faculty member and the student applicant. Preference will be given to new projects over continuing ones.
In addition to the application form (next pages), additional support documentation can be submitted to Jacqueline Ruiz, Administrative, Grants, electronic format: jacqueline.ruiz@stockton.edu .
Students must be enrolled full time as sophomores, juniors, or non-graduating seniors, with a minimum cumulative 3.00 GPA. Funds are only available while in student status and cannot be accessed once a student graduates.
A copy of the student’s current transcript must be submitted with the application. (Unofficial transcripts will be accepted)
REU funding is available in the Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and/or Spring 2025 semester(s). In determining finalists for funding, the REU Awards Committee will give preference to projects that are likely to be published or disseminated in public forums. Similarly, preference goes to new (over continuing) projects each year. A final report on research completed by the student and his/her mentor must be submitted within 30 days of the award period.