- Research Honors Program
- Abstract Publication Instructions
- Animal Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Biology & Society
- Entomology
- Honors Program Requirements
- Information Science
- Landscape Studies
- Natural Resources
- Nutritional Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Plant Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Thesis Formatting Instructions
Application for Research Honors Program
- Download funding application in WORD format - You can fill it out on your computer if you have Microsoft Word installed. Just click in the boxes to enter your information. The boxes will expand as you type more information into them.
- Download funding application in PDF format - You must print and fill it out by hand.
The Research Honors Program provides students with a special opportunity to work with a faculty mentor to experience the research process. Successful completion requires a thesis written in the style of a master's thesis or scholarly journal article. Original honors research may be suitable for publication in a professional journal. The bachelor of science degree with "distinction in research" is conferred upon those students who, in addition to having completed the requirements for the B.S. degree, have satisfactorily completed the honors program and have been recommended for the degree by the honors committee.
Research may be done in these program areas: animal sciences, biological sciences, biology & society, entomology, information science, landscape studies, natural resources, nutritional sciences, physical sciences, plant sciences, and social sciences. Each program area has its own requirements in addition to the college requirements. After reviewing the requirements of each program area on this web site, students' questions may be directed toward the appropriate program area chair.
Consult "Undergraduate Research Opportunities" on the web (cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/student-research/undergrad/) for information about identifying a research topic, conferring with a faculty member, and undergraduate funding opportunities.