<p> HELEN S. AND ALEXANDER W. ASTIN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2015 Spring Training Application</p><p>The Astin Civic Engagement Research Program funds a select group of upper-division students who demonstrate a strong, ongoing commitment to civic engagement research. The program is named for visionary UCLA higher education scholars Helen ("Lena") and Alexander ("Sandy") Astin to honor their nationally recognized body of research in the area of civic engagement. It is a two-tier program in which students in their junior year apply to a 4-unit “spring training” course to develop their community-based research idea into a formal proposal. Students selected to participate in the spring training will receive $1,000 each. A select group of students who are chosen as Scholars will continue into the following academic year to conduct a comprehensive research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Scholars will participate in an internship with a community partner organization and enroll in a 4-unit academic course during both fall and winter quarters, and will then enroll in a 4-unit independent research course with their faculty mentor during spring of their senior year. Scholars will receive $2,000 per quarter of their senior year. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25.</p><p>Please email completed applications (including proposal) to Dr. Douglas Barrera at [email protected]. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on February 13, 2015.</p><p>Name Student ID # Email address Major Minor Degree Expected Term Cumulative GPA </p><p>Previous research experience</p><p>1 Research Proposal Please describe your proposed research project. Your proposal should be no more than 500 words, and should answer the following:  What is your research question?  What is the methodology you are considering for answering your research question?  What is your previous experience or familiarity with this topic?  How is this a civic engagement research project?</p><p>2</p>