Project Completion Report

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First and last name:

Last four of GID:

Your GID is your MSU student ID number.

1. Did you complete your research plan as outlined in your original proposal?

YesNo

Choose "Yes" if you completed your undergradaute research project more-or-less as outlined in your proposal and to the satisfaction of your faculty research mentor.

Briefly describe your project outcomes. Include a very brief summary of your results: Enter a description of your project results. A numbered or bulleted list would be a good approach. for example, if your project was scientific you might list your most significant findings. If you project was creative you could proivde a list and brief description of the works you made.

2. If not, how did you alter the project?

Reduced Project Scope

Broadened Project Scope

Changed Focus of Project

Altered timeline / project is still in progress

No Changes

Describe significant changes to your project below. If your project is still in progress, please include a summary of progress to date and an updated timeline for project completion:

3. Approximately how many hours per week, on average, did you spend on your research project?

During fall semester:

During spring semester:

During summer semester:

4. Approximately how often did you meet with your research mentor?

Weekly or more often

Twice/month

Monthly

Less than monthly

5. Did you present your research results or creative work at the MSU Student Research Celebration?

YesNo

If not, please note that the Undergraduate Scholars Program awards Travel Grants to undergraduate students who present their research at a professional conference and apply. Work with your faculty mentor to research conference opportunities. For more information, please visit: http://www.montana.edu/usp/apply/travel-grants.html.

6. Did you present your research results or creative work at another student research event at MSU (e.g. departmental colloquium or poster session)?

YesNo

If yes:

7. Did you present your research results or creative work at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)?

YesNo

If yes:

8. Have you or will you present your research results or creative work at a regional, national or international professional conference?

YesNo

If yes (and only enter your information here if your abstract has been accepted):

9. Do you plan to present your research results or creative work at a regional, national or international professional conference in the near future?

YesNo

If yes:

10. Did you present your research at some other forum that doesn't fit in any of the categories above?

YesNo

If yes:

11. Will your research results or creative work be published either as a stand-alone article or as part of a collaborative article (e.g. in a paper by your research mentor) in a scholarly journal or similar publication?

YesNo

If yes:

12. Will your research results or creative work be published in some other format (e.g. book, book chapter, magazine article etc.)?

YesNo

If yes:

13. Has your project been covered by the press (e.g. Bozeman Daily Chronicle, hometown newspaper, TV or radio)?

YesNo

If yes:

14. Are you graduating at the end of this term?

YesNo

15. If you are not graduating, do you intend to continue with student research?

Extend same project

Initiate new project

No further research

16. If you are graduating, do you have a job offer?

YesNo

a. What industry/field?

b. Is this offer in your field?

YesNo

c. Is this job in another field?

YesNo

17. If you are graduating, do you have an offer to enroll in graduate/professional school?

YesNo

a. What degree/professional path are you planning to pursue?

Master's

PhD

Medical School

Law School

Other

None

b. Univeristy:

c. Department

18. If you are graduating, do you have other plans?

Military Service

National Service (Peace Corps./Americorps./VISTA etc.

Travel

Other

No other plans

19. What are your long-term plans and goals?

a. Graduate school details:

b. Employment details:

Publication Opportunity

We encourage students to submit their research or creative projects for archiving in the Scholar Works database. Scholar Works is a searchable academic database (non-peer review) maintained through the MSU Library. Students who submit research onto Scholar Works may decide to include this as a non-peer reviewed publication on a CV (curriculum vitae) when applying to graduate school.

Examples of materials that you can upload include, but are not limited to:

An electronic version of your poster presentation form the Research Celebration
A 5 to 10 page report in the format of a journal article detailing your results
A video of your film project. Please deliver to USP on disk or USB drive.
Images of your creative project (gif, jpg, png)

Uploading your project materials for archiving in Scholar Works is optional. We encourage you to consult with your mentor as you consider contributing materials. Please note that the Scholar Works database is accessible to the public.

Allowed file extension for upload include: gif, jpg, png, doc, docx, pdf. The delivery of other file types should be coordinated with [email protected].

Staying in Touch

We are always glad to hear from our USP alumni. Please email us at [email protected] if you present or publish your undergraduate research, get involved in any new research projects, start or complete an advanced degree, land a new job, receive a scholarship/fellowship/grant or win a Nobel prize. You can also email just to say hello and update us on your status.

Please provide us with an email where we can reach you once you leave MSU. We may follow-up occasionally as part of our ongoing efforts to assess and improve the USP program. Your feedback will help us to continue to provide outstanding research experiences to future students.

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