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Opportunities

Research

Just as Visual Communication and Design faculty are actively engaged in their specialty area of research/creative endeavor, ongoing activity in undergraduate research/creative endeavor is very important for our students. 

IPFW is committed to enriching the undergraduate experience by providing opportunities for students to experience first-hand the process of scholarly exploration and discovery.
Talk to your advisor or department chair about how you can develop your area of research/creative endeavor in collaboration with faculty beyond your classroom experience.  You may present your own art exhibition at a local gallery, enter a competition, or seek professional freelance opportunities in design and photography.

Sharing your research/creative endeavor with the community will provide valuable professional experience for you, add to your list of accomplishments on your resume, and enrich the quality of life in our region while bringing recognition to IPFW as the Center for Arts Education in Northeastern Indiana.

To support these efforts and those of the faculty mentors involved, the university offers the following grant programs to students engaged in research and creative activities:

Undergraduate Summer Research Support Program

This program provides $1,000 in summer wages to support student research and creative endevors.  Several VCD majors have participated in this opportunity in the last few years. The faculty advisor receives $150 stipend in recognition of their commitment to the undergraduate research experience.

Undergraduate Research Supplies and Expenses Mini-Grant Program

Successful applicants will receive up to $250 to defray the costs of their summer research efforts.  Acceptable expenses include travel to research sites, equipment, and expendable supplies.

Undergraduate Conference Travel Program

Successful applicants will receive $250 to defray costs associated with presenting a paper at a professional conference within the United States.

Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor Symposium

The symposium provides IPFW and other area students an opportunity to formally present research results to audiences of faculty and student peers.

Pulin Sampat Memorial Undergraduate Research Award

This cash award is given to an outstanding undergraduate researcher, honoring the memory of former IPFW student Pulin Sampat.

There are many other resources available to support your research/creative endeavor, among which the Helmke Library is one of the most accessible and wide-ranging sources. 

Please click on the links below for details.

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