• Applicants shall be in their second year at Elon [or, in the case of students with transfer credits, their second year of higher education, with at least one full semester completed at Elon].
• Applicants shall demonstrate a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above at the time of the application deadline.
• Applicants shall have a letter of recommendation from an Elon faculty member or a staff member with faculty rank who is committed to serve as the applicant's mentor for the applicant's Lumen project. Applicants may make a case for exceptions if their proposal warrants. In all cases, the mentor shall be on long-term contract with the institution. (Letters are submitted via the mentor's letter of recommendation form, which is part of the complete Lumen application.)
• Applicants are required to be in good standing at the university at the time of the application. In addition, a history of repeated or egregious violations of either the academic or social honor codes may disqualify applicants.
• Applicants shall demonstrate a commitment to pursuing at least two additional academic years of study as Elon students [Note: Due to the nature of the timeline associated with their program, Engineering students are not eligible.]
Dr. Ann J. Cahill
Professor of Philosophy
Spence Pavilion 111
2340 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244
Phone: (336) 278-5703
cahilla@elon.edu
Experimental Biology is the annual meeting of six societies comprised of more than 14,000 scientists and 50 guest societies.
The university's top award comes with $15,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achievements.
The Honors student and anthropology major won top honors for his research of Quechua myths in Peru.
Peter Jakes '17 is among the recipients of the Lumen Prize, which provides selected students with a $15,000 scholarship and celebrates their academic and creative accomplishments.
Three other Elon students were selected to present undergraduate research projects to the Southeastern Commission on the Study of Religion.
Ashley King '17 is among the recipients of the Lumen Prize, which provides selected students with a $15,000 scholarship and celebrates their academic and creative accomplishments.
