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The Office of Undergraduate Research has begun accepting applications for the Magellan Voyager Award, a new program that defrays the cost of student travel to professional conferences and other scholarly venues.
The Magellan Voyager Award is open to all students--not just those who have been named Magellan Scholars--and is intended for various uses, including research conferences, music performances, and theater competitions, to name a few. Awards will average between $400 and $600, and the office anticipates funding up to 20 travel awards annually.
To apply for a Magellan Voyager Award, students should contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at 7-1141.
The office has also announced the third cohort of Magellan Scholars--36 students selected in December who will collectively receive $103,000 for their proposed research and creative scholarship projects.
The University now has 102 Magellan Scholars, and a fourth cohort will be announced in April; the application deadline is Feb. 15. Undergraduates can apply for the competitive awards after attending a Magellan Scholars workshop and submitting a proposal with a faculty mentor.
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"Student interest in research is strong," said Julie Morris, coordinator of undergraduate research, "and we've been working with others on campus--Study Abroad, the Career Center, Pre-Professional Advising, Fellowships and Scholar Programs, and the Honors College--to encourage even more students to pursue research opportunities."
In the fall, the office will initiate the Discover Program, a 10-week seminar open to freshmen and sophomores that will meet one hour per week. The program is designed to ramp up students' research skills in such areas as conducting surveys, maintaining research notes, and searching unusual collections in the library.
A complete listing of the latest group of Magellan Scholars, their projects, and faculty mentors can be viewed at www.sc.edu/our/magellan.shtml.
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