A Program for Every Community College
Students to Learn and Conduct
Independent Research
ONE THEME to center your research;
FOUR TRACKS to conduct your research in;
THREE ROUNDS to show your work;
FIVE RESEARCH WORKSHOPS to learn research skills;
THE CRC & 2021 THEME
At Creative Research Challenge, we believe every community college student can be a creative researcher if he/she is given the right guidance and opportunity! CRC hopes to bridge the resource gap for community college students in research field.
The Annual Theme for 2021 is COVID-19, and you need to center your research topic around this theme.
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THE INTRO
Things you should know before you register for CRC
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RESEARCH
PROPOSAL
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The size of each team must be from 1 to 5 members, all of whom should be currently involved in one or more U.S. Community College
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You need to submit your proposal by March 12th, which require you to describe key elements of your research. You do NOT need to begin your research at this point.
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You can submit your research proposal using the link here
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We will inform within a week of the deadline whether your research proposal enter the second round
College Leap reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice
THE TIMELINE
From January to May, learn and conduct your first research in college
THE RESEARCH SEMINARS
Learn from the experienced researchers on how you can approach CRC
CRC Guidebook & Rubrics
CRC Research Team
Research Topic
Taylor Myers
Columbia University
Research Proposal
Leah Carroll
UC Berkeley
FOUR RESEARCH TRACKS
Conduct your research centered around COVID-19 in one of the tracks
PSYCHOLOGY
i.e. "How does COVID -19 influence college student's psychological health"
SOCIOLOGY
i.e. "How does children Internet usage affected by work-from-home policy?
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
i.e. "How are business operations
changed due to quarantine?
POLITICAL SCIENCE
i.e. "What is COVID-19's influence on governmental policies?
Proposal Sample
Proposal Sample
Proposal Sample
Proposal Sample
You don't need to major in that track or have previous research experience to compete in that track! Let your passion drive you!
THE GUIDEBOOK
You can find everything you need to prepare for CRC in the Guidebook
Content Includes:
-- College Leap Intro
-- CRC Intro
-- 2021 Theme
-- Four Tracks
-- Common Research Methods in Social Sciences
-- Sample Proposals
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT RESEARCH FORUM ADVISORS
Lindsay Currie
Executive Officer at
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
Chris Thomsen
Executive Director at Stanford Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRiSS)
Ellen Hause
Program Director for Academic and Student Affairs at American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
THE PARTNERS
Without our partners, CRC would just be an idea!
Community College Research Center,
Teacher College, Columbia University
Office for Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL),
University of Illinois
Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarships (OURS),
University of California, Berkeley
