Student Engagement and Academic Resources encourages and supports students in all majors and programs to undertake special research projects or creative works under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The faculty mentor, working one-on-one with the student, helps the student select and design the project, meets with the student on a regular basis and supports the student throughout the entire process. Projects are highlighted at Academic Achievement Day in the spring.

Grants are available to support various opportunities including short-term and long-term projects. Approved projects are provided financial support for the student to purchase supplies and fund travel for conference attendance. Certain grants, such as the Summer Scholars Grant, include student stipends. Projects may carry academic credit on both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Grant Opportunities

• Student Research: Students may conduct a research project or creative work under the supervision of a faculty mentor to enhance the student’s academic experience.
• Faculty/Student Conferences: Funds are available to support students and faculty to attend professional conferences with priority given to students who are presenting and faculty who are supporting them. Graduate students or undergraduate seniors wishing to attend conferences without the presence of a faculty member may also request funding with the endorsement of a faculty member.
• Student-Assisted Faculty Research: Students provide assistance to faculty members engaged in a scholarly activity.
• Summer Scholars: The Summer Scholars Program at Bay Path University provides undergraduate students who are currently first-years, sophomores or juniors the opportunity to conduct student research or other creative work over the summer months. The program supports a student, with direct oversight from a faculty supervisor, as the student develops and implements a plan for an activity, conducts the activity, analyzes the data, and creates written and oral presentations of the results to share with peers. 

Current Bay Path students, please visit the One Bay Path Portal for more information.