DUOS Philosophy UNDERGRADUATE Application

The graduate student in your team will be the person to fully apply (in a different application) on behalf of your team. However, in order to be considered, the undergraduate student must apply through this application. Only undergraduates should apply through this application. The graduate students must use the other application.

Full information pertaining to the program, expectations and guidelines can be found here: https://las.depaul.edu/academics/philosophy/student-resources/duos/Pages/default.asp. You are required to review this information prior to applying.

DUOS is a student-based grant opportunity blending the energy and skills of doctoral and undergraduate students in the Philosophy Department in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (a sister program exists in the Psychology Department in the College of Science and Health). This program enables DePaul undergraduates to do research with the guidance of a doctoral student mentor. The project is overseen by a faculty sponsor (typically the graduate student’s dissertation director).

Interested students, both undergraduate and graduate, should contact either their professors in the Department of Philosophy or else the Directors of Undergraduate or Graduate Studies in order to find appropriate research partners. Once the students, with the support of a faculty member, have decided on a collaboration, they should begin work on the proposal. The proposal should be written with the input of both students and should not exceed 1000 words. It should address the following:

• The project’s research goals
• The preparation of the students for this research project. This is particularly important for doctoral students who must show that they are prepared to act as mentors for this research
• What the students stand to gain from this research
• What sort of paper or final project will be produced
• The research plan (frequency of meetings, etc.), explaining the feasibility of the project within the given timeframe

Once the proposal has been completed, the graduate student should initiate the application in the online system. Applications must be completed by October 25th.