/undergrad-research/ en /undergrad-research/blog/2022/02/how-overcome-daunting-task-searching-mentor-reap Do you have a great research idea but no mentor? Are you struggling to find the perfect mentor fit for your project? Here is my story about how I found a mentor only one month prior to the research grant application deadline. The Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP), a grant program through the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research, requires that a first-year student be nominated by a faculty member and then work with a faculty mentor on a research project. In the fall of my first year at 91ÖÆƬ³§, one of my professors agreed to nominate me for REAP, and I had a research idea to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted women in the workforce. But I lacked just one thing, a faculty mentor to work with me on my research. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/160 /undergrad-research/blog/2021/08/mentorship-first-drafts-are-pivotal-undergraduate-research This summer, I have been conducting research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s lives as well as finding and pursuing solutions to solve inequities in society that were exasperated by the pandemic. I took my first week of research to focus on an overview of problems which primarily impacted women during the pandemic. Tue, 31 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000 /undergrad-research/168