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Student Research and Creative Work

Welcome to Student Research and Creative Work at Valpo!

Valparaiso University provides undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities to explore questions that excite them, whether that means delving into the thought of Walt Whitman, observing a star in a distant galaxy, or putting on waders to explore plant life in the streams of the nearby Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

First Things First

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Sharing Your Research
Presentation Guidelines
Fall Internship and Research Symposium (FIReS)
Summer Research Program and (SIReS)
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE)

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Research and Creative Work Opportunities

Valpo also provides opportunities for students to share their excitement about their research and creative work with others through colloquia, the annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE), and travel to student conferences all over the country.

Why Get Involved?

So why should you get involved with research and creative work? It will give you the opportunity to:

  • Apply your classroom learning to real-life situations.
  • Not just study biology, but be a biologist, an astronomer, or a historian.
  • Work in your chosen field now to see if that is what you really want to do with your life.
  • Contribute new information, propose new questions, or be on the cutting edge of new discoveries in your field.
  • Get hands-on experience that will help prepare you for your future.
  • Work closely with a faculty mentor who could recommend you to graduate or professional schools.

Grants for Student Researchers

Valparaiso University offers a few different grants for student researchers.  These grants are administered by the Creative Work and Research Committee.

  • Guild Undergraduate Creative Work and Research Expense Grants – These grants support research-related expenses such as equipment purchases, supplies, photocopying, or other research needs or travel, meals, or lodging to present their findings at conferences.
  • Undergraduate Summer Research Housing Grants – Students engaged in summer research may be eligible to receive free housing in the residence halls.

Fund Your Research

Grants and Fellowships

Valpo supports faculty and staff in pursuing grants and fellowships for a range of initiatives. These include faculty-led research, scholarly projects, and organizational efforts.

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Questions?

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contact Student research and creative work

Stan Zygmunt, Assistant Director of Student Research

Kim Demorotski, Administrative Assistant – Center for the Sciences

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