In 1998, Calvin University received a grant from the Detroit-based McGregor Fund to establish a program of student fellowships for summer research with faculty in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The resulting McGregor Fellowship program has funded collaborative student-faculty research since 1999. Although the original McGregor investment has been exhausted, the program operates with the generous support of private donors and continues to attract Calvin's "best and brightest" students and faculty to collaborative research projects.
TO APPLY:
Faculty are instructed to fill out a proposal application in Workday by typing "create request" in the Workday search bar and find the "McGregor Faculty Program Proposal" option in the drop down menu.
- McGregor Program Process
- Program Director Responsibilities
- 2026 McGregor Mentor Expectations and Responsibilities (this document is intended for faculty)
- Past McGregor Fellows and Faculty
2026 McGregor Summer Research Fellowships in Humanities and Social Sciences
| Student | Faculty Mentor | Project Title |
| Ian Hawthorne and Nathan Holtrop | Eric Araujo, Computer Science | Teaching Ancient Wisdom with Modern AI: Evaluating LLMs in Early Christian Studies |
| David Lafe | Katie Good, Communication | The Student Voice on AI: A Survey of U.S. High School and College Student Publications in a Time of Technological Emergence |
| Molly Post and Matt Vander Wall | Craig Hanson, Historical Studies | Frank Lloyd Wright's Meyer and Sophie May House: Sources and Documents |
| Ayomide Akeju and Janice Htwe | Sung Soo Lim, Politics and Economics | Aspirational Optimism in Economic Development |
| Scarlett Tilburt | Mark Mulder, Sociology | Sewer Socialism and Christianity: A Biography of Mayor Frank Zeidler |
| Nolan Cowan | Kevin Timpe, Philosophy | Philosophical Publishing: Shepherding Projects from Vision to Completion |
| Jake Hazra | David Urban, English | John Milton and C.S. Lewis: Influence and Bibliography |