COVID-19: Implications for UGAR programs
The following apply to ALL UGAR programs (additional policies for specific programs are included below):
- Travel: the College has imposed a travel ban on both domestic and international travel. UGAR will not award funding for travel until the ban has been lifted. Students should not submit applications to the Provost's office for travel waivers as those will be denied. Note that UGAR may extend its ban on funding international travel even if the college lifts the institutional ban.
- Campus access: access to Dartmouth-affiliated buildings and facilities, including libraries and research labs, is restricted to undergraduates who are approved by the College for on campus enrollment.
- Research labs: undergraduates who are approved by the College for on campus enrollment may have access to some research labs but NOT for research with faculty affiliated with Geisel or Tuck. Access to research labs requires special permission, and students may not engage in lab-based research until they have secured the relevant permissions and sent confirmation of approval to UGAR. Information about the restrictions and procedure for requesting research lab access is detailed in the policy on undergraduate research for academic year 2020-2021.
- Student status: if students withdraw from the College for any reason (in good standing or not), they are not eligible for UGAR programs during the terms in which they are withdrawn. If students are accepted for a UGAR program in a given term but withdraw from the College during that term, they must contact UGAR immediately. See the College webpage on withdrawals for more information.
Research Scholar programs
(Presidential Scholars, Sophomore Research Scholars, Junior Research Scholars)
- Remote research: students living on or off campus, whether enrolled in classes or on a leave term, are eligible to engage in remote research. Students are not eligible if they are withdrawn from the college for any reason, even if the withdrawal is in good standing. If any element of the research involves in-person interaction or access to locations outside of a student's current residential location, students will need to justify the necessity of these elements and provide details about safety protocols and permissions.
- On-campus research: only an option for students who are approved by the College for on campus enrollment. If any element of the research involves in-person interaction or access to labs or other campus spaces, students will need to justify the necessity of these elements and provide details about safety protocols and permissions
Research grants and fellowships
(Leave term grants, honors thesis grants, conference travel grants, Senior Fellowships, Stamps Scholarships, E.E. Just Fellowships, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships)
- Leave terms: No funding for leave term research on campus (for specific guidelines about UGAR leave term grants, see the application Canvas site)
- Enrolled on-campus terms: Funding for research on campus is only an option for students who are approved by the College for on-campus enrollment. Students must provide a justification for any element of on-campus research involving in-person interaction and/or access to campus facilities (including labs). Students also must confirm that they have obtained the appropriate permissions and will follow the established safety protocols.