The priority deadline for the 2022-23 Emerging Scholars Program is June 1, 2022. The final deadline is July 1, 2022. All applicants will be notified no later than July 29, 2022.
Emerging Scholars are first year (freshmen or transfer) KU undergraduate students taking part in research through the Federal Work-Study Program. You must have been awarded and accepted Federal Work-Study funds as part of your KU financial aid package in order to apply.
You do NOT need to have any experience doing research to be an Emerging Scholar. The professor you work with will teach you any necessary skills to complete your work. You just need to be ready to learn.
Students should read through the 2022-2023 job descriptions and select your top five positions prior to completing this application. As you respond to the questions below, please write a paragraph (at least 3-4 complete sentences) in response to each question. Each written response is important, so we recommend that you think about the questions a bit, write your responses in a Word document or similar application, revise them, and then copy and paste them into the application.
Emerging Scholars will also have the benefit of free participation in the OPTIONS program. This four-day program (August 15-18) is designed to assist incoming undergraduate students as they transition from high school to KU. If accepted as an Emerging Scholar and you apply and are accepted to the OPTIONS program, our office will email you further information. Contact us at cur@ku.edu or 785-864-5733 if you have any questions about the program.
Orientation Information If you already know your Orientation date, please list it here.
We will begin reviewing applications after the June 1, 2022, priority deadline and will notify all applicants via email no later than July 29, 2022, of the outcome of their application. Admitted Emerging Scholars will receive more details about the program and will have the option of continuing in the hiring process or opting out of the program if they are no longer interested.
IMPORTANT: Please visit this webpage to review the list of acceptable documents that are needed to be hired at KU.