Open to all undergraduate students in all academic disciplines. Rawlings CPRS enables its students to collaborate with faculty mentors of their choosing in designing and planning an individualized program of research -- a degree of collaboration usually unheard of in the undergraduate experience. Magnifying the power of this dynamic student-faculty partnership, Rawlings CPRS provides each scholar with a generous $8,000 research support account (RSA) and an annual need-based loan replacement of up to $4,000.
An anonymous gift to the university created the Cornell Presidential Research Scholars program in 1996. In 2006, The Cornell Board of Trustees renamed the program in honor of President Hunter R. Rawlings III in recognition of his commitment to students and scholars.
