Summer Fellowship

Summer Fellowship recipients must prepare a written report describing the research, creative, or grant activities undertaken during the Fellowship period. The report will be submitted electronically as a Qualtrics survey by the end of September of the academic year following the Fellowship. Recipients will receive an email with a link to the Qualtrics survey in the first week of the fall semester.  The report will include two components:

1.  250 word (maximum) abstract that summarizes the completed project and its specific results, including two statements:
   • one that describes how your work is of value to UNI
   • one that addresses how your work benefits the citizens of Iowa.
   • narrative in third person, past tense, and do not re-submit a copy of the original proposal abstract.
2. A (1000 words) narrative description of the project, major objectives accomplished, activities pursued, and the results, including publications, presentations, exhibits, grants applied for or received or future arrangements for any of these. Include a statement that all objectives, activities, or phases proposed in the original application have been completed.

If a Summer Fellowship recipient fails to accomplish any of the objectives, phases, or activities proposed in the original application, then the recipient must attach an additional page to the report detailing what was not accomplished and why. The Department Head is responsible for monitoring unfinished projects until they are completed. Failure to complete the project and/or submit the report will play a significant role in decisions on future awards. The Head of the recipient's department may use the narrative report as part of the annual evaluation of faculty performance. Recipients are strongly encouraged to submit their findings for publication, to present them at a professional meeting, to exhibit the results of their creative activity, or to submit a grant application. All published reports or exhibits aided by this program should include an acknowledgment that the project was supported, in whole or in part, by a Summer Fellowship from the University of Northern Iowa.