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Summer Research Consortium Students

Visiting summer students participating in a research program or arriving at Vanderbilt prior to entering a Vanderbilt graduate program will be classified as consortium students. As Vanderbilt students, these consortium students will not be subjected to background checks, unless they are working with minors.

ELIGIBILITY

Who is eligible for consortium status?

  • Enrolled non-Vanderbilt undergrads and post-baccalaureate accepted graduate school students with verification from the home school of enrollment and good academic standing.
  • Students accepted into a structured 8-10 week summer Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Program, with an application (in addition to the quick admit/Slate form) and acceptance process.
  • Students being paid a stipend from Vanderbilt related to a research project.

All others that do not meet the criteria will not be considered consortium students. Some examples include:

  • High school students (or pre-baccalaureate)
  • Students not in a structured program
  • Individuals not currently enrolled in a higher education institution and who are not defined above
  • Individuals who are currently undergraduate/graduate students at a college/university (not Vanderbilt), who do not meet the criteria above, but who will be working with an individual faculty member in a lab or on a research project
  • Individuals with unpaid internships
  • Individuals undertaking experiences which are short (e.g., less than a summer program) in duration and are not full summer programs

Students whom do not meet this eligibility will be classified under the current intern/observer policy.

If you have questions, please contact Megan Allen. 

COORDINATION WITH REGISTRAR'S OFFICE

The University Registrar’s Office requests the following information on summer research consortium students:

  • If students used Slate for their application, please email Carol Dunne at the University Registrar’s Office a roster of the admitted students, specifying the program into which the students were admitted.
  • Please do not work with the students or VUIT to set up VUNet IDs. The Registrar's Office process to get them set up includes VUNet ID creation, and it is much easier to process students without fear of duplicating VUNet IDs.