CURI RESEARCH PROGRAM
SUMMER RESEARCHER
DURATION/WHEN ✓
Full program runs late May – Early August (10 weeks); projects vary in length
APPLICATION TIMELINE ✓
Applications via Google Form due in February; offers sent mid-March.
FUNDING ✓
$14.50/hour (projects run up to 40hrs/wk for up to 10wks)
ELIGIBILITY ✓
All returning St. Olaf students
Key Features
Faculty-initiated and faculty-mentored
On-campus housing support
Must reside in Minnesota during the program
Cannot hold other on-campus jobs if working 40 hours/week
Students expected to present their work at the CURI Fall Showcase
OEP credit available to most participants
Faculty across all disciplines recruit students they may not yet know
ACADEMIC YEAR RESEARCHER
DURATION/TIME ✓
Fall or Spring Semester (up to 10 hrs/week).
APPLICATION TIMELINE ✓
Fall projects: apply through Oracle in May or September.
Spring projects: apply through Oracle in December or February.
FUNDING ✓
$14.50 per hour
ELIGIBILITY ✓
All on-campus St. Olaf students.
Key Features
Faculty-initiated and faculty-mentored
Up to 10 hours per week depending on project
Projects can involve one or more students
Apply through Oracle HR system
Students invited to present their work at either the CURI Fall or Spring Showcase
Faculty across all disciplines recruit students they may not yet know
FELLOWSHIPS
STEEN FELLOWSHIP
DURATION/WHEN ✓
Summer (up to 10 weeks, beginning June 1 or later).
APPLICATION TIMELINE ✓
Proposals due early-February via Google Form; offers extended late-February
FUNDING ✓
Up to $5,000 total (up to $3,000 as stipend and up to $2000 in support, depending on project)
ELIGIBILITY ✓
Rising juniors and seniors only.
Key Features
Independent student research available for any discipline
5 awards annually
Can work anywhere in the world
Fellows expected to present their work at the CURI Fall Showcase
OEP credit available to most participants
Faculty members may be consulted, but should not play a significant role
MAGNUs THE GOOD
DURATION/WHEN ✓
Flexible: summer, fall, J-term, spring, or any combination — June 1 to May 31 of the following year.
APPLICATION TIMELINE ✓
Proposals due late-March (submitted jointly by student & faculty); offers extended early April
FUNDING ✓
Up to $1000 for faculty member (or split between two faculty members)
Up to $1500 for student (or divided among student team)
Up to $2,000 support budget (teams may forgo stipend for >$2,000 in expenses).
ELIGIBILITY ✓
Student(s) enrolled at St. Olaf for the full duration
Typically 1 faculty + 1-2 students
Key Features
Need not be research-based; can be exploratory
“Collaboration” means student(s) and faculty must each bring something to the project; Magnus is not designed for students to work on faculty-designed research projects
Collaboration teams invited to present at either the CURI Fall or Spring Showcase
OEP credit available to most participants
RAND SCHOLARSHIP
DURATION/WHEN ✓
Summer plus academic year (either fall or spring semester).
APPLICATION TIMELINE ✓
Proposals due early-February via Google Form; offers extended late-February
FUNDING ✓
$5,000 stipend for student
$1000 stipend for faculty member
ELIGIBILITY ✓
Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Key Features
Research must be focused on an aspect of Norwegian life or culture
Student must arrange Independent Research course with a faculty member
Student must present work during CURI Spring Showcase
Carries OEP credit
CURI SUMMER PROGRAM
SUMMER PROJECTS 2026
Explore the projects that faculty are preparing for this upcoming summer. Whatever the duration, summer research and inquiry projects make strong contributions to scholarship at and beyond St. Olaf College.