Honors Native American Summer Research Program
All currently enrolled students who identify with Native American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or Alaska Native heritage are encouraged to apply for the Researcher Award and/or the Summer Peer Mentor and Community Assistant Position below. The Researchers and Peer Mentor live on the Flagstaff Mountain Campus during the Summer First 5-week Session. The Researcher award includes the cost of tuition for 3 credits of independent research with a faculty mentor, a single room in the Honors Residential Hall, and dining dollars. All participants engage in a Guest Speaker Series, Research Roundtables, and receive guidance and support from their cohort and from other members of tribal, local, and campus communities. Request a Discovery Zoom Session to learn more.
Online Application for Student Researchers is OPEN NOW, extended deadline through April 5, 2024
Online Application for the Student Summer Peer Mentor and Community Assistant is CLOSED in Handshake
We celebrate the HNASRP ’22 and ’23 Cohorts and look forward to welcoming the New ’24 Cohort!
Kaylin McLiverty, BS Mathematics May 2023, first-year Graduate Student in Statistics. Winner of the 2018 AISES Scholarship, 2023 Gold Axe Award, and Indigi-Peer Mentor for NAU Office of Indigenous Student Success. Read more about Kaylin in NAU Stories.
Cole Catron, Business Economics Major. Winner of the 2023 CCC2NAU Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Student of the Year. Faculty Mentor, Nancy Baca, Director of the Franke College of Business Economic Policy Institute and Faculty, Economics.
Kaya Dickson, Music Education Major with Minor in Psychology. Winner of the 2022 Flinn Foundation Scholarship. Faculty Mentor, Karin Hallberg, Emeritus Faculty Kitt School of Music and Faculty, College of Education.
Kayden Vicenti, Double Major in Applied Computer Science-Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Faculty Co-Mentors, Jeffrey Meilander and Greg Caporaso of the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute.
Ryan Gilbert, History Major with Minors in Geology and Museum Studies. Faculty Mentor, Marcus Macktima, Faculty, Department of History.
Inaugural HNASRP 2022 Cohort: Beyonce Bahe, Peer Mentor; Matthew Greyeyes, Kaly Arvizu, Kaylin McLiverty, Researchers: Building an Interdisciplinary Community!