Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
At Carleton, our students’ intellectual curiosity drives their engagement in research in a variety of disciplines — and sometimes across them. The Council of Undergraduate Research defines research as “an inquiry or investigation by undergraduate students that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline.” And it can include projects in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
In keeping with Carleton’s commitment to close collaboration between faculty and students, faculty-mentored student research is part of many courses. Part or full-time supervised research is available during both summer and winter breaks. Independent research can be pursued any time of the year, either on or off campus.
Carleton Resources
Funding Experiential Education
LTC Lunch video 10/3/2023
ArcGIS Online
LTC Lunch video 10/18/2022
A “Liberal Arts Laboratory”: Teaching with Archives, Maps, and Rare Books
LTC Lunch video 9/27/2022
Feedback and Assessment in Collaborative Projects with Students
LTC Lunch video 10/22/2019
Annotated Bibliographies as a Way to Map the Scholarly Conversation
LTC Lunch video 2/2/2021
Course-Based Research Experiences: Varied Implementations and New Directions
LTC Lunch video 10/4/2016
Student Research Assistants: Why, Where, When and How
LTC Lunch video 4/5/2016
Teaching with Librarians
LTC blog post
Feedback and assessment in collaborative projects with students
LTC blog post
Writing Letters of Recommendation
LTC Resource Sheet
Resources from other Colleges, Universities, and Organizations
- Hensley, Merinda Kaye, and Stephanie Davis-Kahl. Undergraduate Research and the Academic Librarian: Case Studies and Best Practices. Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2017.