About the Program

Through the generosity of the Paul Schettler family, the Schettler Family LLC/Trust has established the Schettler Family Summer Scholars Program at Juniata College. The purpose of the program is to establish an opportunity for qualified Juniata students to perform summer research across campus. 

Students May Apply For

  • A summer stipend for a ten-week full time stipend ($4500)
  • Up to $500 for supplies and/or research-related travel (not for presenting research, there is a separate application for that)
  • Optional on campus student housing is available. Contact student life for information

Faculty Mentors

  • A mentoring stipend of $2500 corresponds to the students' ten-week full-time experience.  Faculty mentors are expected to be available over the entire student work period to mentor their student researcher(s).  Mentors are expected to spend minimum of 4 hours per week (or equivalent) helping the student during the student's full-time work period.

Eligibility

  • Projects may be entirely online.
  • Students must be residing in Pennsylvania for the duration of the research experience.
  • Students must be enrolled at Juniata in the Fall semester immediately following to be eligible.
  • The project must be research or scholarly work (as further defined in the application form) and mentored by a Juniata faculty member. 

How to Apply

  • There is one application for consideration for summer research to Juniata Funding sources. The application is due at the end of February each year.
  • Funding policies and the proposal guidelines are included in the application; details on this page
  • Projects must adhere to IACUC (Moodle: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) and IRB (Moodle: Institutional Review Board) guidelines where applicable. Those committees usually do not meet over the summer so authorization must be complete prior to the summer if applicable. Working under an existing authorization may be an option.  Students, please check with your mentor regarding feasibility.
  • The work period must be completed before the following academic year starts.

Proposal Evaluation Process

  • Proposals will be peer-reviewed by the Student Scholarly Initiatives Committee (SSI)
  • Members with conflicts of interest will self-identify and recuse themselves from evaluation.
  • Projects will be ranked by intellectual merit and broader impacts.

After Proposal Has Been Accepted

  • Please document anything interesting about your work (photos, videos) so we can showcase your project on Juniat's social media.  Email the committee chair with contributions at keeney@juniata.edu.

After Completing the Work

  • Students who receive funding are expected to present at the Liberal Arts Symposium the following April.