Research Fellows for Faculty
Academic Year Part-Time Undergraduate Research Fellow Program
This program provides support for part-time, undergraduate student research fellows for Stanford faculty members, members of the academic council or University Medical Line (UML) faculty working on global development challenges relevant for low- and middle-income countries. Undergraduate research fellows are paid $19/per hour and work no more than 10 hours per week and must be enrolled full time to participate.
King Center faculty affiliates may request one undergraduate research fellow per quarter or for the academic year (excluding summer quarter). Faculty may have a particular student in mind or King Center staff can help advertise and collect student applications from which faculty will select a student for each position.
The King Center manages the hiring, administration, and funding for undergraduate research fellows. Faculty will be responsible for other research costs, such as equipment and software. Please read the Expectations, Resources, & Participation Agreement for more details on the expectations for both faculty and student research fellows.
Stanford faculty members who are members of the academic council or University Medical Line (UML) faculty, King Center postdocs, and King Center affiliated researchers are eligible for this program.
Clinician Educators, Clinical Professors, and Instructors are not eligible for this program.
If you're interested in hiring a Stanford undergraduate student as a part-time, research fellow for winter, and/or spring quarter(s), complete this form. The deadline to hire for winter 2025 was December 1, 2024. The spring 2025 deadline is February 28, 2025.
We accept proposals each academic quarter (autumn, winter, spring), four weeks before the start of the quarter in which a part-time research fellow is requested.
Please contact the King Center at kingcenter_programs@stanford.edu with any questions.
View past academic year research fellowships
Summer Full-Time Undergraduate Research Fellow Program
This program allows undergraduate students to gain research experience addressing global development challenges in low- and middle-income countries, and provides faculty with full-time, no-cost research fellows for the summer quarter. Students will receive a stipend that covers most associated costs including financial aid, incidental expenses and, should travel be allowed, travel and lodging costs. Faculty will be responsible for other research costs, such as transportation to field sites, software, or equipment.
Preference will be given to field research opportunities should Stanford policies allow for undergraduate student travel. All proposals will need to incorporate a remote work option should field research not be allowed for undergraduate students this summer.
Stanford faculty members who are members of the academic council or University Medical Line (UML) faculty are eligible for this program.
King Center postdocs, King Center affiliated researchers, Clinician Educators, Clinical Professors, and Instructors are not eligible for this program.
Faculty who are interested in having a full-time undergraduate research fellow for summer quarter during the 2024–2025 academic year should submit a request by completing this form. The King Center will contact you to confirm support of your research fellow request. The deadline for summer RF proposals is February 2, 2025.
If you have not already identified a student, the King Center will advertise the research position and administer the student application process. Faculty will select the undergraduate research fellow from applications to their position.
Please contact the King Center at kingcenter_programs@stanford.edu with any questions.