Limited Interest in the ORCA Grant and Their Causes

Authors

Jordan Dille, Brigham Young University
Dr. Betty Ashbaker, Brigham Young University

Keywords

ORCA Grant, education, funded research, students' opportunities

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

Abstract

The BYU Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) provides BYU undergraduates with the unique opportunity to plan and conduct funded research in an area of interest or field of study. No other University provides this type of experience to its students; yet each year only a low percentage of students apply for an ORCA research grant. The aim of my research was to discern the reason for this. My goal was to discover how many students are aware of the ORCA opportunity, and then discern why they either did or did not apply. Through this research I hoped to be able to provide the McKay School of Education some insight into students’ perception of the ORCA process, in order to enhance the ORCA opportunity for both students, and the McKay School of Education.

Recommended Citation

Dille, Jordan and Ashbaker, Dr. Betty (2013) "Limited Interest in the ORCA Grant and Their Causes," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 36.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/36