Scholarly Project
All students in the JMHC must complete a scholarly project (research or other scholarly or creative activity in which new knowledge is created). Scholarly project respond to the questions, methods or ideas in your field of study. No two scholarly project look the same.
PATHWAYS TO HONORS COMPLETION
PROPOSE AND COMPLETE A PROJECT
Complete a project related to your major or to other educational experiences or propose a project of your own design to the John Martinson Honors College scholarly project committee.
Complete HONR 460, 462, or 464: designated scholarly project completion courses.
Complete HONR 460, 462, or 464 courses designated as fulfilling the scholarly project 3-credit, project-based courses taught by an honors college faculty member, designed to meet the learning outcomes of the scholarly project in one semester.
Complete HONR 463, Research Thinking Portfolio.
Through this 2-credit class, students complete the requirement with a critical reflection of their engagement with the Undergraduate Research pillar of the college.
PROPOSE
Submit your scholarly project proposal.
On the scholarly project proposal form, please provide responses to all questions and review your information carefully before submitting it. Once submitted, your application cannot be changed.
Proposal deadlines: October 1, February 1, March 1
VERIFY
If you are ready to submit verification of completion for your approved scholarly project, you can look up your project and find the unique link to its verification form.
APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING
Notification of award decisions typically take one month or less; students should plan their application submission accordingly. Students may request funding for reimbursement of expenses already incurred, however the Honors College cannot guarantee an award will be made in these cases.
The application period is from September 11 to March 20.
Research funding is available to Honors College students in good standing. Students may request funding for reimbursement of expenses already incurred, however John Martinson Honors College cannot guarantee an award will be made in these cases. Questions, including students in need of expedited review, who have not had a response to their application in over a month, or who are interested in receiving grants when the application is closed may contact the grants administrator, Dr. ChaonanLiu, liu2313@purdue.edu.
Please note that travel for research purposes falls under the category of “student travel” and must adhere to the most recent Purdue travel guidelines, https://www.purdue.edu/procurement/travel/spend-reduction/index.php.
RESOURCES
To download the Honors College Logo for inclusion on your poster or project, use the following links:
