Sociology Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The Department of Sociology invites applications for the Sociology Undergraduate Research Fellowship. This is an award for up to $500 to be applied toward books and tuition during fall semester.

To qualify, applicants must be:

  • Declared sociology majors in good academic standing with potential in their field;
  • Participating in or planning to undertake their own research involving social problems and/or solutions to social problems.

Interested students must submit:

  1. An application, which can be downloaded by clicking on this link or picked up in 909 Social Sciences;
  2. A letter of nomination from a faculty member supervising your research (CCLC has a very helpful resource page on how to best request a letter of recommendation from a faculty member. Click on Helpful Tips that Can Make a Difference);
  3. A one- to two-page proposal describing your research;
  4. A current Academic Progress Audit System (APAS) report from One Stop.

If you have any questions, please contact Ann Rausch at arausch@umn.edu or 612-624-6013. Applications are due in 909 Social Sciences no later than the last business day in April.

Our most recent SURF award winners:

  • 2007 – Kathryn Fodness - Fear of Police and the Development of Rights Beliefs
  • 2007 – Evan Rajan - Collective Memory of Atrocities: My Lai Massacre
  • 2005 – Lisa Delance - Collective Memory: The Application of Justice in Revolutionary China
  • 2004 – Suriya Khong – Adolescent Group Affiliation: The effects of diversity upon teenage peer groups
  • 2003 – Autumn Gould – Comparison of the US and German Attitude Trends Towards Immigration

Department of Sociology - University of Minnesota
909 Social Sciences Building, 267 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-624-4300 Fax: 612-624-7020 E-mail: socdept@soc.umn.edu