{"id":9,"date":"2025-09-19T16:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/rodgers-fellows\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:29:11","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/piscopo-rodgers-fellows\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Piscopo Rodgers Science Fellows<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Which majors are eligible for the Piscopo Rodgers Science Fellows Program?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Students pursuing any of the majors within the degree programs for Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth &amp; Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics are eligible to be Rodgers Fellows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full list of included majors is: Applied Environmental Science, Applied Mathematics &amp; Statistics, Applied Physics, Biology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Conservation Biology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Environmental Geology, Environmental Sustainability &amp; Policy, Geology, Mathematics, and Physics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">When will cohort acceptance be announced?\u00a0\u00a0<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>We anticipate announcing the selected cohort in early April.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">How are scholarship awards determined?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Prospective students are invited to apply to the cohort in January as part of the UMW admissions process. Finalists will be invited to campus mid-spring for an exclusive open house event and interviews. Students selected for the cohort will be notified in April.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In accordance with Irene Piscopo Rodger\u2019s wishes, student scholarships support their tuition for research coursework including the four 1-credit research preparatory courses taken in the cohort\u2019s first two years, URES 197 courses in which students contribute to a faculty members\u2019 projects, and individual research project credits taken in students\u2019 majors. Students are eligible for additional funding for research supplies, conference travel, and a stipend for participating in the Piscopo Rodgers \u201859 Summer Science Institute.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Can I be part of multiple cohort programs at UMW?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Yes!\u00a0 However, due to the academic requirements of the programs and required course scheduling, we strongly recommend that students participate in no more than two cohort programs (Honors Program, Piscopo Rodgers Science Fellows Program, IMPACT Program, President\u2019s Emerging Leaders Program).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">What does a typical curriculum pathway look like for Rodgers Fellows in my selected major?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Students in the cohort will register for a 1-credit interdisciplinary STEM research course during each of their first four semesters. These courses prepare students to engage in original research. Students can engage in mentored research as early as their second semester through the URES 197 course. Rodgers Fellows are guaranteed to participate in the Summer Science Institute either after their sophomore year or after their junior year. Rodgers Fellows can gain additional research experience through their junior and senior years and earn course credit through the 491 research course in their major.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">What if I change my major after I start the program?<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>If you are no longer majoring in one of the eligible fields, you will no longer be eligible for Rodgers Fellow scholarship money and will not have a reserved seat in the cohort\u2019s academic courses or SSI.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2592,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-9","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Frequently Asked Questions &#187; 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