Student Research & Creativity Institute

Innovation, Originality, Excellence

"Universities exist for when people, at their most promising and vulnerable moments, come seeking their futures, come ready to become something more, something better." - Eric R. Gilbertson, President, SVSU

SVSU's Commitment to its Students

As one professor observed, SVSU is small enough to allow for personal and hands-on learning and yet large enough to offer its students great opportunities for important work, research, and growth.

Here, students are engaged in cancer research, building business for women in Ghana, zebra mussel research, creating community art murals, entrepreneurial projects, and work on alternative fuel sources.

Here, the arts are not only celebrated, they are rewarded: one student's musicality is encouraged and he performs at New York's Carnegie Hall, while a student playright receives a fellowship at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

Here, students are involved in their communities by giving back, giving more and making a difference in the lives of others. Three students designed and constructed an outdoor wheelchair-accessible merry-go-round for the Millett Learning Center in Saginaw.

SVSU undergraduate and graduate students have an opportunity to seek significant funding for original projects by applying to the Student Research & Creativity Institute. In its inaugural year (Academic Year 2005-06), the Institute supported seven projects, ranging from the development of a prototype wheelchair sensor to detect pressure sores, to support of a history major's travel to London for archival research.

In 2009-2010, the SRCI will fund up to $50,000 (maximum $10,000 per student) to support and promote outstanding work in the arts, humanities, sciences, professional disciplines and community service. There will be two application cycles: 1) fall semester 2009; 2) winter semester 2010.

Previously Funded Projects

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