University of Dayton undergraduate students from any academic discipline within the College of Arts and Sciences are eligible to apply. The application process must be initiated by a full-time faculty mentor. Fellows must be available to conduct research for a minimum of 20 hours per week during one or both summer sessions.

The Dean’s Summer Fellowship (DSF) application is available from the link at the bottom.

• The student award for 2023 is in the amount of $3,000 (full summer) or $1,500 (half summer).
• The process for 2022 required faculty mentors and students to complete a brief Google form to indicate the anticipated project deliverables, and to select from a short list the type of student experiential learning outcomes they intended for their student.
• For the summer 2023 DSF program a stipend of $1,000 will be awarded to faculty mentors. This stipend will be added to a faculty member's payroll in the fall once their sponsored student has submitted their DSF final report. Mentors with multiple students are eligible for only one stipend.

• A minimum of 20 hours per week devoted to research on proposed project or related educational endeavor.
• A midsummer progress report and a final report are required for full-summer fellows. The final report only is required for half-summer fellows.

• Participating fellows may not enroll in more than one course (3 semester hours) in each summer session.
• If a student has previously received a Dean's Summer Fellowship, they are eligible to receive a 2023 Fellowship.
• By accepting the Dean's Summer Fellowship, students give permission to the University of Dayton to use their names, pictures and videos in College news and promotional materials without further consent.