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Read about the 2008–2009 project proposals below and download the Research Partnership Program application.
Also see "Partners in Research":
Harvard undergraduate Wangui Muigai ’09 and Radcliffe fellow Martin Summers RI ’08 describe their collaboration—conducting research on how race has shaped mental health doctrines and practices.
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Introduction In 1991, Radcliffe initiated the Radcliffe Research Partnership (RRP) program as part of a commitment to increase opportunities for undergraduates to work with Radcliffe scholars and staff. It matches undergraduates (junior partners) with senior scholars (senior partners). It fosters intellectual growth, develops skills, builds confidence, and offers exceptional role models. Nearly five hundred junior partners have participated in the program, working with more than three hundred senior partners. Projects have been in such diverse fields as science, public policy, gender studies, the humanities, and the arts. |
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Scholars and researchers from the Radcliffe Institute community are invited to submit proposals requesting junior partners during the academic and summer terms. The senior partners are asked to provide a detailed description of the project in which the student(s) will be involved, the specific tasks to be performed, and the skills and experience the student can hope to gain in the process of the research. The senior partner is also asked to include a brief statement about benefits to the project from student participation, as well as a description of the anticipated nature of the mentoring relationship between the junior and senior partners. |
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Through assisting their partners, students acquire valuable research skills and experience while participating in Radcliffe Institute's rich intellectual life. After reviewing the senior partners' project proposals and requirements, junior partners apply to the partnerships of their choice. The application asks students to respond to questions such as 1) why they wish to participate in a particular research partnership; 2) how the project fits with their current and long-term goals; and 3) what they can contribute to the partnership. For more detailed information about research partnerships, see information for Research Partnership Junior Partners. |
