Undergraduate Research Assistant Grant

Funding Information

For the fiscal year, the maximum award is $1,500 (~ 200 hours of work). If students choose to space out the 200 hours over two 15-week semesters, students would work about 6 hours a week. Funds go towards RA's hourly wages ($7.25/hour) and are paid directly to the student RA(s) through York College's payroll system.

*Students cannot begin work until they have filed payroll paperwork and are in the payroll system.

Time Commitment

• Students can begin working any time after they have submitted the appropriate payroll paperwork.
• Students can work more heavily in one semester than another, pending their course load and agreement with the faculty mentor.
• Students can work over breaks, if agreed upon with faculty mentor.
• Students CANNOT work more than 20 hrs/week; whether working for this job alone, or in combination with another part-time campus job.
• Students must complete & log all hours by June 15, 2019.

Application Process

Faculty mentors can submit this application. These grants are awarded on a rolling basis, and the number of available grants in any given academic year will be based on available funding. Applicants should prepare the following information for the application:

• Name of student researcher(s) and faculty mentor(s)
• Description of the project and the expected role of the student researcher.
• Project timeline description
• Budget worksheet

Expectations of Student Research Assistants

1. Remain in good academic standing during the course of the research.
2. Participate in relevant professional development events sponsored by the Center for Academic Innovation.
3. Submit a final report describing the learning experience to the Director of the CAI.