DUOS Doctoral-Undergraduate Opportunities for Scholarship

DUOS is an initiative aimed at heightening the synergy between graduate and undergraduate programs at Miami University, sponsored by the Graduate School, and the Office of Advancement of Research and Scholarship. This program enables Miami undergraduates to do research or other creative activities with the guidance of a graduate student mentor. Applications may be initiated by either graduates or undergraduates, but the undergraduate student is to have intellectual ownership of the project and the submitted application must be agreed to and signed by both students. Application to the program is open to any Miami University undergraduate student who holds a minimum 2.75 GPA and any post-master's doctoral student in good standing who agree to abide by program requirements.

PROGRAM FEATURES

• a focus on undergraduates learning the processes of research and scholarship under supervision of graduate student mentors
• a project/travel allowance of $400, each, for the graduate and undergraduate partners
• an additional project/travel allowance of $100 for each partner, contingent upon their participation in training offered by the program for their roles as mentor and mentee in a research partnership.

BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM

• adds a distinctive experience, shown to increase student intellectual maturity, to undergraduate education
• increases availability of graduate students as role models for undergraduate students
• enhances graduate student research programs by the participation of talented undergraduates
• enables doctoral students to enhance their skills as mentors of undergraduate scholars, and become more reflective about the role that they play in undergraduate education
• creates the basis for later job application materials documenting graduate students' experiences/achievements in their role as research mentors
• publicly recognizes graduate students who are making an effort to enhance their performance as research mentors
• enhance the university community's awareness and appreciation of the synergy between graduate and undergraduate programs
• clearly links scholarship and teaching at the University
• serves as a model program that other graduate schools may emulate

“This program is a really nice opportunity for both of us to learn a lot of stuff outside of everyday classes and labs.”

---DUOS participant

Program Guidelines	Application form
Useful links on how to select a research mentor, and how to be an effective mentor	Links to other undergraduate research opportunities at Miami University
2003-04 final reports	Mutual benefits for graduate and undergraduates in research mentoring relationships, presented at POD Oct 07
2004-05 final reports	Reflections on undergraduate research, by former DUOS winners Christopher Good and Jacob Mathew
2005-06 final reports	2007-08 final reports
2006-07 final reports	2008-09 winners

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How do I find a DUOS mentor? You need an advanced (post-masters') grad student from one of Miami's doctoral departments: Botany, Chemistry,Geology, Microbiology, English, Political Science, History, Gerontology, Psychology, Zoology, Educational Leadership. Get a list of faculty research interests from the website or department office, and ask faculty members whose work interests you if they can refer you to an appropriate grad student.

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How do I apply? Application forms, a printed version of the program guidelines can be obtained above or from Office of the Dean of the Graduate School, Miami University, 102 Roudebush Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, Tel: 513-529-3734.. Questions, contact Gary Lorigan, Chemistry and Biochemistry, lorigag@muohio.edu