Regardless of your pathway, all scholars have the following responsibilities once accepted into the program:
- Devote significant time and intellectual effort towards your project
- The time commitment means you may not hold another paid position or have a significant volunteer commitment during the summer
- You may take up to one week off once the program has begun
- Reside in Ithaca to conduct your summer project unless your project requires you to be at another location in order to pursue it (e.g., research in archives located in another city)
- Make substantial progress on your project — but you do not have to complete it during the summer period
- Many students continue their projects in the semester(s) following the summer experience
- Attend events organized as part of the Summer Scholars Program
- Submit a final report, including both written reflections on the summer experience and a description of your project
- Final reports are due at the end of your summer experience
- Present a poster about your summer experience as part of a campus event in the following academic year
