FUSE Faculty Undergraduate Summer Engagement
FUSE is a two-month summer program that immerses students in a collaborative project with a faculty mentor in their field. The projects are designed to be accessible to all disciplinary backgrounds by being an initial pilot project or by being a manageable segment of a larger ongoing project.
Faculty members will submit their research and creative projects before mid-February to be considered for inclusion in this summer's list of FUSE projects, then students can review and apply for the resulting positions that will be opened in late spring.
This year, FUSE will support teams of students and faculty conducting focused and meaningful research or performing scholarly and creative activities from June 2 to July 25, 2025.
Quick Details
Audience:
UNG Faculty and
Undergraduate Students
Faculty Application Workshop:
January 29, 2025 at noon
go.ung.edu/curcazoomroom
Faculty Application Deadline:
February 10, 2025 (11:59 pm)
Program Dates:
June 2 – July 25, 2025
Faculty
Applications open in late December and close before mid-February.
All FUSE faculty will meet four times during the program to discuss the progress of their research and creative projects, as well as the ability to attend two FUSE social outings.
Funded applications will be:
- Offered a $4000 faculty stipend,
- Up to $500 for materials, and
- The ability to hire a student researcher for 8 weeks at 40 hours a week
- Alternatively, faculty may hire two researchers at 20 hours a week (for 8 weeks)
Students
Once faculty FUSE teams have been selected, job postings will be uploaded to the UNG job portal around late spring.
All FUSE student participants will attend four workshops and four group meetings during the program to discuss the progress of their research and creative projects.
Selected students will also:
- Receive paid research and presentation experience,
- Work alongside professional faculty mentor(s),