Overview

Students may apply only once during their time at Penn and that one application cannot be revised and resubmitted. Applicants must evidence that they are pursuing their own original and independent research question and that they are  committed to the program’s mission, including interest in communicating and collaborating within and across their area of study.  Since the UScholars program serves as a student’s primary co-curricular academic commitment, applicants may not already, or later decide to, participate in like programs.

Sophomore applicants must originate a well-formed research question and propose an idea of how to answer that question – a methodology. They may or may not have identified the faculty member who will serve as their research mentor. Please see our Requirements page for more information on research mentors. 

Junior applicants must already be conducting their own original, independent research under the guidance of a research mentor.

Timeline

Nov. 1: application materials are due

by Dec. 1:  interviews begin

by winter break:  final decisions are determined

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