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Benefits 

• Work with an esteemed faculty member in a creative field. 
• Receive a $2,000 stipend payable in one disbursement at the start of the summer semester.
• Learn creative research methods through formal instruction and mentoring in a 10-week summer session. 
• Develop research questions and craft through the Undergraduate Research Scholars thesis program during the subsequent fall and spring semesters. 
• Receive a stand-alone honors distinction on official transcripts if completing the Aggie Creative Collective and the Undergraduate Research Scholars thesis program.
• Make a public presentation on creative research.
• Publish creative research thesis within the program's collection of the University Libraries’ OAKTrust Repository. 
• Have a creative research experience equitable to those provided to students in STEM fields. 
• Improve chances for acceptance into graduate or professional schools, fellowships, residencies, and grants.

Commitment

• Accepted students will enroll in three 491 courses in the following order: a 10-week summer session, and during the subsequent fall and spring semesters. These courses will be:
  • taught by selected the faculty mentor of the student's choosing. 
  • 1-3 credit hours depending on the faculty's preference. 
  • synchronous in-person or online.
• Students are required to apply for the Undergraduate Research Scholars thesis program (URS), complete the program requirements during the subsequent fall and spring semesters, and submit a final creative works thesis in the spring. 
• Students will meet regularly with their faculty thesis advisors. 
• During the URS program, students will generate creative artifacts and draft a creative works thesis by working with their selected faculty advisor. They will receive and implement feedback on their creative research, craft, and other URS thesis program requirements. 

Eligibility Details:

• Students should be affiliated with the College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts; majors and minors like communication, telecommunications, English, Museum Studies, or another program or department that supports faculty and students in creative fields.
• Students must have completed at least 90 credit hours (senior status) of undergraduate coursework (juniors are eligible to apply with a letter of recommendation from the faculty advisor). 
• Students should have at least 12 credit hours at Texas A&M University, maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, and be expecting to graduate May 2026 or later.