WRS: Application - Undergrad Inside

Applicant Information

Applicant Name*

First Last

Preferred Name

Pronouns

Penn ID*

Your 8 digit Penn identification number

School or Dual-Degree Program*

Graduation Month*

Graduation Year*

Wharton Email*

Resume*

Please attach a PDF of your resume.

Transcript*

Please attach a PDF of your latest unofficial (i.e., Penn InTouch) transcript.

Preliminary Project Title*

Project Description*

Include a brief description of your proposed research project. (Limit: 500 words)

Why are you interested in participating in WRS?*

Briefly explain your interest in becoming a Wharton Research Scholar. (Limit: 500 words)

Describe your relevant experiences.*

Explain how your past experiences (academic, professional, and personal) will help you contribute to the Wharton Research Scholars program as a whole and help you execute your chosen project in particular. (Limit: 500 words)

Faculty Advisor Information

Faculty Advisor Name*

First Last

Academic Department*

Faculty Advisor Agreement

You must discuss your proposed project with this faculty member, gain their written or emailed agreement to serve as your WH299 faculty advisor, and submit their agreement with your application.

Copy and paste the language below--adding the relevant information to be provided by the student--and email it to your faculty member for their review and reply. The faculty advisor's written or emailed agreement must include the following language:

I understand [enter student name] applying to the Wharton Research Scholars (WRS) program, and is requesting that I serve as their faculty advisor for WH299, a year-long thesis seminar taking place [list the 2 consecutive semesters of your WH299 course].

WRS requires each student to engage in a significant research project under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Students accepted to WRS will join a close-knit community of students with similar dedication to academic research during WH299, which is offered in fall-spring and spring-fall sections. A formal research proposal is due at the end of the first semester and an online presentation and final paper are due by the end of the second semester. Limited funds are available to assist students with research expenses when needed. During the seminar, students learn about the variety of research resources on campus, discuss their project progress, strategies, and challenges with classmates, and hear faculty guests from a range of disciplines present their research projects to the class. The faculty advisor’s role is to advise the student (through regular meetings as is mutually convenient and consistent with making appropriate progress on the project), grade the work at the completion of each semester, and approve the final thesis due at the end of the second semester.

I have discussed the proposed project with the student and agree to serve as their faculty advisor for the duration of the seminar.

Documentation of Advisor Agreement

Attach your faculty advisor's written agreement here.