Types of Final Reports
(all must acknowledge funding from the specific grant)
Senior honors thesis or project
- for traditional honors thesis, submit a bound copy
- for other types of honors projects, submit the project in the same format required by your major department
Poster presented at a research poster session (submit electronic copy as an email attachment)
- Wetterhahn Science Symposium Poster Session (held annually in May): for research in the sciences (including PBS and neuroscience). Contact WISP for information and registration
- some departments may have their own poster sessions, or students may present at a national meeting/conference
Academic research paper
- if you write a paper for your research mentor, or if you continue your research as an independent study for academic credit, you can submit a copy of the paper as your final report
Research summary (3-5 pages)
- summarize your research project and your conclusions, and include a discussion of what you gained from doing the project (e.g. interaction with your faculty mentor, insights into a field of study, etc.)
- be sure to note how the grant helped you to accomplish your research
You may submit your final report in any of the formats described above with the following exceptions
- Paul K. Richter and Evalyn E. Cook Richter Memorial Fund: students who receive this award must submit a bound copy of their senior honors thesis (or senior honors project) if they complete a senior honors thesis or project. If not, they may submit their final report in any of the other formats.
- Robert G. McGuire III 1958 Memorial Fund: students who receive this award must submit a bound copy of their senior honors thesis or submit an academic research paper
All final reports are due by the end of the academic term following the term of your research (with the exception of senior honors theses, which can be submitted upon completion of the thesis)
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