The Interdisciplinary Research Fellows topic gives students a chance to connect with faculty in a new way. Students will be able to partner with full-time faculty to work on highly specialized projects and research initiatives in this new faculty-led IDS 401 option.
Students who have taken part in research projects in the past have gained many benefits from the experience, such as learning how to conduct experiments, analyze and report data, present findings, as well as how to move forward after a setback.
Requirements
- Must be in academic good standing with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
- Meet all posted requirements for the specific faculty projects you are applying for.
Application
Each application will be a little different. Students interested in complete the IDS 401: Research Fellows should email all requested information under the "applicant requirements" section for each of the projects they are interested in applying for by the posted deadline. This will usually include a resume and unofficial transcripts, but many have project-specific application requirements. Please make sure to include all requirements. Please email this information to cisainternship@asu.edu with the subject "Research Fellows Application" by the posted deadline. This is a highly competitive option and will require students to be organized and plan. No extensions will be given. Since this is a highly competitive option, students are encouraged to apply for their top three choices. This leads to the greatest likelihood of being placed.
Faculty projects
Term
Fall
Overview
Students in the course will learn to apply various strategic analytical tools to understand the Economic, Political, Social, and Cultural situation in the East Valley communities served by the Polytechnic Campus. The professor will draw from analytical techniques used in business, conflict, and intelligence analysis to develop reports that will inform CISA’s strategic engagement with each community.
Students in the course will be divided into teams representing each of the communities:
Apache Junction, Mesa
Each team will conduct research on the economic, social, political, and cultural capacities and vulnerabilities. The teams will meet weekly to learn about the analytical techniques they will use and how to conduct the research to complete it. Students will also meet weekly to conduct real-time collaborative analytical sessions that will provide them with experience using various structural brainstorming techniques.
Application info
An application is required as part of this project. Please complete the application form and email the completed form along with your resume to cisainternship@asu.edu. All submissions will be reviewed, and approval will be granted upon successful review.
Term
Fall
Overview
The Latinx Oral History Lab offers collaborative experiences and training in storytelling efforts by stitching together the past and present through inclusive and community-based practices. Building on student skill sets and knowledge systems, the lab draws on student-talent and expertise to collaborate by emphasizing the Poly spirit of think, do, learn.
Learn more about ongoing projects and affiliated faculty on the Latinx Oral History Lab homepage.
Application info
If you are interested in this project please email cisainternship@asu.edu with your resume and an explanation why you are interested.
Term
Fall
Overview
IDS 401 Research Fellows will create their own content for Chronicling. Students begin the internship by reading a piece on the history of the field trials in Puerto Rico and acquainting themselves with the existing content on Chronicling. They then meet with Prof. Lankford to discuss the reading and Chronicling. Based on these conversations, fellows develop a deliverable project that addresses “Historical Legacies” of the trials in popular and social media. An example project might analyze the use of “#Enovid” on a specified social media platform, then portray the findings using the tools available via H-Spaces. Students may also contribute short opinion essays comparing their findings from the popular sources to the actual history. In sum, Research Fellows become “contributors” to Chronicling and submit their contributions to the “Historical Legacies” section.
Research Fellows with Chronicling must create a H-Net account/profile, a short bio. for the “About the Project” page, and to have their project available publicly for the foreseeable future. H-Net does not remove content generally. Research Fellows benefit from association with H-Net for networking purposes. The public-facing, open access nature of Chronicling also allows students to integrate the project into portfolios or resumes for jobs, graduate school applications, etc.
Application info
If you are interested in this project please email cisainternship@asu.edu with your resume and an explanation why you are interested.
Application deadlines
All application materials including the signed electronic documents from your mentor must be received before 4 p.m. Arizona Time on the dates listed below.
| Sessions | Submission deadline |
|---|---|
| Summer B: 7/2/2025 – 8/12/2025 | June 13, 2025 |
| Fall A: 8/21/2025 – 10/10/2025 | July 17, 2025 |
| Fall C: 8/21/2025 – 12/05/2025 | July 17, 2025 |
| Fall B: 10/15/2025 – 12/05/2025 | Sept 12, 2025 |