Summer Grants
The Sharpe Programs, in conjunction with the Charles Center, offer up to eight $2,500 grants to Sharpe Community Scholars who wish to conduct research on topics related to community and public service. Students must design and carry out research in consultation with a faculty member.
These independent research projects must last a minimum of five weeks and must involve some elements of service-learning in their implementation (e.g., reflective journaling, applied analysis, project design/completion). Students may build upon the work they did as Sharpe Community Scholars during their freshman year but are not required to do so. Students may also propose projects that draw heavily on library research, interviews, surveys, and so forth. Successful research projects will demonstrate clear connections to one or more of the Sharpe Programs' objectives.
Summer grants may be used on campus or elsewhere, in the United States or abroad. Students who conduct projects at William & Mary and/or for community agencies located in Williamsburg will be given free dormitory housing.
