Student Voices
"Funding, whether in term-time or the summer before senior year, is crucial towards making the senior thesis possible. Harvard’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships is dedicated to connecting Harvard students to funding sources across the university so they can pursue their research and get paid for it. This summer, I received a grant from the university of almost $2,000 so I am able to travel to libraries, buy books, and potentially take time off of work and do my research. Without such a grant, it would be incredibly difficult for me to do enough research so I can write a thesis this upcoming fall."
Hannah Martinez '23
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"About a year ago I was informed that I had been selected as a fellow for the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship. This is a national fellowship that is meant to put students from underrepresented backgrounds on the path to academia.One of the perks that comes with the fellowship is a stipend for research funding for junior and senior year and the summers before them. Thanks to this research funding, I got to design my own research trip as I started to think ahead to my senior thesis."
"I thought that research was not something I would be engaged with during college. However, that very quickly changed, once I explored all that campus had to offer. Since my sophomore year, I have been engaged in research on campus in fields within the social sciences and humanities, and it has been a central part of my undergraduate experience!"
Olga Kiyan '22
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