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Research Scholars Program

About the Program

  • Upon acceptance into the Honors Program at Temple's Fox School of Business and Management, a select number of students have the opportunity to be a research assistant with a Fox School faculty mentor in their junior and senior years.
  • Research scholars are awarded scholarhip money for both years in the program, subject to adequate academic progress and substantial performance review as a Research Scholar.

Junior Research Scholars

  • Take increasingly active research role with mentor
  • Attend conferences with mentor
  • Learn about research completed in selected major
  • Take a special course in Research Methods in Business
  • Begin to assist their mentors

Senior Research Scholars

  • Continue as research assistant for mentor
  • Perform independent research, resulting in a senior thesis
  • Present research at Research Scholars Colloquium

Admissions Criteria

  • Acceptance into The Fox School's Honors Program
  • Quantitative ability as exhibited in high school college math and science courses
  • Writing ability as exhibited in high school college English courses and the Research Scholars application essay
  • Ability to work independently as exhibited in previous research projects and recommendation letters

Application Process

  • Applications are submitted early in the Spring of Sophomore year
  • Admission letters will be sent at the end of the Spring semester for admission that Fall

Program application available late Spring

For additional information, please contact:

Dr. Jonathan Scott

Academic Director, Honors Program

voice: 215.204.7605

email: scottjon@temple.edu

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