The Letters & Science Honors Program currently offers several different grants, scholarships, and awards for introductory and senior thesis research, study abroad and research-related travel, and community and university service projects. For more information about these funding opportunities, including directions on how to apply, please follow the links below.
L&S Honors Award Opportunities
Introductory Research Experience Support
Apply in spring of first or second year for funding during summer
- Honors Summer Research Apprenticeship Grant
- Available for the summer before or after a student’s second year on campus
- Enables students to pursue what would otherwise be an unpaid introductory research experience under the guidance of a UW researcher
- Please note that this opportunity is similar to, but distinct from, the campus-wide Sophomore Research Fellowships.
Senior Honors Thesis Research Support
Summer Awards
Apply in spring of junior year for funding during the summer before senior year
- Honors Summer Senior Thesis Research Grant
- Helps students with research-related expenses for work toward senior Honors thesis
- Stipend of $3000
- Barry L. Popkin Senior Thesis Research Award
- For students doing research in economics or social sciences, with priority going to students who intend on traveling to a lower-middle income country outside of Europe to conduct a portion of their research.
- The awardee will be selected from the pool of Summer Senior Honors Thesis Grant applicants.
- Stipend of up to $3500
- For students doing research in economics or social sciences, with priority going to students who intend on traveling to a lower-middle income country outside of Europe to conduct a portion of their research.
- Mark Mensink Honors Research Grant
- Honors Program’s most prestigious senior thesis award, recognizing the most distinguished senior thesis proposal submitted to the program each spring.
- The awardee will be selected from the pool of applicants for the Summer Senior Honors Thesis Grant.
- Provides the awardee with funds equal to two semesters of resident, full-time tuition (excluding fees)
- Honors Program’s most prestigious senior thesis award, recognizing the most distinguished senior thesis proposal submitted to the program each spring.
Academic Year Awards
Apply in fall of senior year
Study Abroad Grants
Apply in fall or spring (depending on your study abroad term(s))
- Kurz and Chuck Snowden Honors Directors’ Fund Study Abroad Awards
- For Honors students studying abroad on an official semester or year-long UW program
Research-Related Travel Grants
Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- Bromley Conference Travel Award
- For Honors students presenting their findings at research conferences
Community or University Service Project Funding
Apply in spring when you have at least two semesters left before graduation
- Cyrena Pondrom Leadership Award
- Supports student projects to improve UW-Madison, the community and/or the university student body
- Provides up to two Honors Program students with funds equal to two semesters of resident, full-time tuition, as well as up to $3000 of funding to help them implement their ideas
Events
Upcoming Information Sessions
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Dec04
Summer Senior Honors Thesis Research Awards Information Session @ 1:00 pm Zoom (you will be emailed the link 24 hours in advance)
Description: Are you planning to complete a Senior Honors Thesis next year? Would additional funding for the summer allow you to do more than you would otherwise do? Please consider joining one of our informational …
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Dec04
Summer Research Apprenticeship Information Session @ 3:00 pm Washburn Observatory (1401 Observatory Drive)
Description: Come and learn more about the Summer Research Apprenticeship through the L&S Honors Program! This amazing opportunity can provide an opportunity for Honors students to more deeply engage in research experiences at the introductory …
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Dec10
Cyrena Pondrom Leadership Award Information Session @ 12:00 pm Washburn Observatory (1401 Observatory Drive)
Description: The Cyrena Pondrom Leadership Award supports students as they plan, develop and implement projects designed to improve UW-Madison, the community and/or the university student body. Each year, up to two (2) students receive awards …
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Jan23
Cyrena Pondrom Leadership Award Information Session @ 5:00 pm Zoom (you will be emailed the link 24 hours in advance)
Description: The Cyrena Pondrom Leadership Award supports students as they plan, develop and implement projects designed to improve UW-Madison, the community and/or the university student body. Each year, up to two (2) students receive awards …
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Jan28
Summer Research Apprenticeship Information Session @ 12:00 pm Washburn Observatory (1401 Observatory Drive)
Description: Come learn more about the L&S Honors Program’s Summer Research Apprenticeship! This amazing opportunity can provide an opportunity for Honors students to more deeply engage in research experiences at the introductory level and beyond. …
Questions?
You are more than welcome to connect with an Honors staff member with any questions. To do so, you can email Associate Director of Admissions and Engagement Pete Keys (pkeys@wisc.edu) and/or the Honors Advising Team at advisor@honors.ls.wisc.edu. Additionally, you could schedule an appointment with Pete and/or an Honors advisor through Starfish.