DSP application for new students | Discovery Scholars

Discovery Scholars Enrollment

Enrollment to the Discovery Scholars Program.

DSP Scholar Name*
Please provide your full name.
DSP Scholar email address*
Please provide your NMSU email address.
DSP Scholar phone number*
Please provide a phone number where we can reach you.
DSP Scholar home department*
Please indicate your major(s) department. Alternatively, if you plan to work with a faculty member in a department other than your major, you may list that department instead.
Faculty Mentor name*
Please provide the full name of your faculty mentor.
Faculty Mentor email*
Please provide an email address for your Faculty Mentor.
Project Title*
Please provide a name for the project you will undertake.
Benchmarks you intend to complete.*
- Project description, timeline, and milestones developed with mentor; on file with DSP
- Complete half of project milestones
- Complete project
- Present scholarly work at URCAS
- Attend a professional conference (without presenting)
- Present scholarly work at conference, exhibition, recital, film festival, reading, etc.
- Take the GRE
- Author or co-author a manuscript submitted for publication
- Promote #DiscoveryScholars ten times on social media
- Attend workshop on applying for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program
- Apply for the NSF GRF program
- Apply for graduate or professional school
- Apply for an artist residency
- Apply for solo exhibition or performance
Please select at least 7 of the 14 benchmarks below, indicating that you intend to complete these specific items.
Suggestion for an alternative benchmark.
If you have an idea for a benchmark that is not considered on the list above, please describe it to us. Please tell us why you think this would constitute a significant contribution on your part, and why this benchmark relates to your field. We will consider your request, and will reach out to you to let you know if this can be considered as a viable alternative to one of the 7 required benchmarks above.
Project milestones.*
Please work with your faculty mentor to identify 6-10 project milestones. These are intended to give you a plan regarding what you need to complete on your project, in what order, and in what amount of time. Deviations from your intended plan are acceptable, but you must have the milestones clearly articulated, so we know that you and your mentor have given considerable thought to the execution of your work. Upon receipt, Drs Hout and McMillan will review the milestones and may ask you to clarify or elaborate. Here you can find a sample set of milestones for a hypothetical Geology DSP scholar. a. Understand the project (thesis proposal, DSP submission) -- Fall 2018 b. Collect samples (field work) -- Fall and Winter 2018 b. Send samples out for thin sections. -- Spring 2019 c. Prepare samples for geochemical analysis. -- Spring 2019 d. Perform geochemical analysis. -- Summer 2019 e. Examine and interpret thin sections. -- Summer 2019 f. Interpret geochemistry and petrography. -- Fall 2019 g. Write up results. -- Fall 2019 h. Present at conference. -- Fall 2019