Information for Students and Faculty

Information for students

Faculty mentors are required to provide a one page letters of support, the details of which are provided below. Information to be entered in the student application portal includes:

• Student Information. Name, current classification (e.g., freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior), major/minor/program of study, expected graduation date, email contact and faculty mentor and his or her home department and email contact.
• Project Description. A description (max 1,000 words) of the project and the activities in which the student will be engaged to carry out said project. If the project is a portion of a larger work such as a senior thesis, the description should address the role of the enhanced component in the larger project. The description should include relevance to the student’s field of study.
• Impact: Personal statement (max 500 words) as to how this will influence the educational experience (e.g., how will this award advance your education, abilities, interests, career path, etc.) and contribute to the student’s broader academic and/or professional goals.
• Student and Faculty Mentor Roles. A description (max 250 words) of the respective roles of the student and the mentor in the project design, implementation and outcome.
• Timeline and Product. A description and proposed timeline for completion of the activities and the anticipated product of the award (e.g., publishable manuscript, research presentation, senior thesis, creative piece or performance, etc.).
• Expense Budget. A short but detailed description of each anticipated project cost, and why it is needed. If the project budget exceeds $5,000, please include the additional sources of funding (e.g., College, School, Department, Faculty contribution). Note: student stipends are not permitted if the student is enrolled in courses.

If you would like to see what a successful submission looks like, we have a few examples to guide you.

If you are selected to receive a Stamps Impact Prize, upon project/enrichment experience completion, a Final Report must be provided to the Director of the Stamps Impact Prize (SIPrize@olemiss.edu). This one page report should include:

• Brief description of project/experience
• Product(s) created (or in progress) or outcomes achieved
• Final project costs compared to proposed budget
• Major lessons learned from the experience
• How project enriched undergraduate experience

See below for important dates in Application Cycles

Information for faculty mentors

Our faculty mentors are a valued part of the Stamps Impact Prize process. For a student application to be considered, the faculty mentor must upload a one page letter of support (Faculty LOS submission portal) for the project being proposed. The letter should include the following:

• A brief description of the scholarly project and both the mentor’s and the student’s roles in designing the project and in carrying it out.
• A statement of endorsement of the project and proposed budget.
• Anticipated length of time necessary for the experience or work to be completed.
• Statement of commitment to work with the student through the completion of the project, experience, and product.
• If summer support for the faculty member is requested, a description of the need and work to be performed by the faculty member must be provided. Funding decisions for such requests are determined by the Provost.

A $2,000 before tax stipend is paid to the faculty mentor at the completion of the project (note: fringe benefits covered from a separate fund).

Submit a Faculty LOS through the submission portal

Award Cycles

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