What distinguishes Science Honors students? Being an Honors Student in the sciences is not about working harder, taking more classes, or checking a box to help you get into graduate or professional schools. Instead, it’s about the thrill of making an impactful contribution to the scientific community!
Science Honors students receive a $4,000-per-year scholarship for participating in the program.
Meet Your Program director
Faculty advisors are dedicated mentors who help students navigate their degree, explore opportunities, and reach their goals.
Dr. Meredith Eckstein
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Morehead State University; Ph.D., University of Kentucky
PROGRAM ELEMENTS
You can join an honors program unique to undergraduate science education. You will have opportunities to see how scientific knowledge shapes the understanding of the world, conduct your own original research anywhere in the country, and share this work with scientists across the country and around the world.
And it all starts at GC!
GO FURTHER
Begin with a classroom experience that goes beyond knowledge. Take Foundations and Core classes with fellow science students as you explore the role of science in our understanding of what it means to be human. Delve into science courses, including Honors Increments courses such as the Ethics of Stem Cell Research, or field trips to study Kentucky’s natural history. Take a seminar in which you read cutting-edge scientific research – and meet the scientists who wrote these papers!
DO RESEARCH – ANYWHERE!
As a sophomore or junior, receive a $4,000 fellowship to support a 10-week summer research internship with professors at GC or with research scientists anywhere! From Johns Hopkins to Stanford, Duke, Vanderbilt, Colorado State, UCLA, and the National Cancer Institute, Georgetown students have conducted groundbreaking research with academic, government, and industry scientists across the country.
BECOME A SCIENTIST
As a junior or senior, become a partner in the scientific community. Present your research at regional or national conferences attended by scientists across the U.S. or publish in the leading scientific journals in your field. Your work will not only shape your future but also impact the world!
