Eligibility and Nominations
Undergraduate students in the College of Fine Arts with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and classified as 3FA, 4FA are eligible. Students would conduct research during the summer and continue their work during the following academic year in a special topics class (usually 4905). The College Review Committee will accept applications up to but no later than March 1, 2007. Applications should include an application form, resume, and a brief letter from the faculty supervisor (mentor).

Selection Process
The College Committee will select a maximum of 5 University Scholars, distributed across the college's disciplines. Students, faculty mentors and directors will be notified of the selection by mid-March.

Presentation of Research Projects
In a special University Scholars Symposium, the students will present their research results as oral presentations or performances in the Spring.

Award Ceremony for Students and Faculty
A University Scholar Symposium in the Spring will provide a forum for oral presentation of the scholarship. Awardees will be invited to submit a written summary of their research for possible participation in the Symposium, which will feature up to 175 University Scholar presentations. Faculty mentors and parents of the USP Symposium participants will also be invited to the research presentations.

Questions
For more information you may contact Associate Dean Marcia Isaacson in FAA 101, (352) 392-0201 ext. 213, marcia@ufl.edu.

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