About this opportunity
Stanford sophomores design and carry out full-time independent projects in the humanities, creative arts, or qualitative social sciences with faculty mentorship and graduate-student mentoring.
Verified eligibility context
Application opens 10/01/2026; faculty mentor letter due 12/08/2026. Transfer students can qualify under specified Stanford-quarter and transfer-unit rules. Project location and travel support depend on the approved project/budget. The official Stanford page and linked grant portal were checked on October 1, 2026; the application opens October 1 and closes December 1.
Verified access features
PAIDTRANSFER FRIENDLY
Opportunity details
- Research Area / Discipline
- Humanities · Arts · Social Sciences · Interdisciplinary
- Research Topics
- Research Intensity
- Not Specified by Program
- Opportunity Type
- Research Scholarship
- Location
- Varies — Stanford-sponsored independent project
- Format
- Not Specified
- Duration
- 10 weeks; 35+ hours/week
- Compensation
- $8,800 scholarship; eligible students may receive a $1,500 need-based supplement.
- Housing
- No
- Travel Support
- Varies
- Eligibility
- Sophomore · Undergraduate
- Citizenship Requirements
- Not Specified
- Prior Research Requirement
- Not Specified
- Application Requirements
- Research/Creative Project Proposal · Faculty Mentor · Faculty Mentor Letter · project-specific compliance/support documents when applicable
- Recommendation Letters
- 1
- Published detail coverage
- C · 74%
- ORBIT Access Support
- NR — fewer than 8 support dimensions verified