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IMPORTANT
DATES/DEADLINES

MARCH 12 FIRST ROUND SUBMISSION DEADLINE

MARCH 19 FIRST ROUND RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT

APRIL 23 SECOND ROUND SUBMISSION DEADLINE

APRIL 30 SECOND ROUND RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT

MAY 7 COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS RESEARCH FORUM

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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;

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FOUR RESEARCH
TRACKS

You can choose to conduct your research in one of the following social sciences tracks:

Psychology;

Sociology;

Political Science;

Economics & Business

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2021 RESEACH THEME:

COVID-19

Pick a topic that is relevant to the theme to conduct your research in.

THE CRC & 2021 THEME

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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

1

RESEARCH
PROPOSAL

  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. You can submit your research proposal using the link here
  4. We will inform within a week of the deadline whether your research proposal enter the second round

2

CONDUCT
RESEARCH

  1. You will work with your team to conduct your research based on your research proposal;
  2. You can also schedule office hours with research mentors at College Leap to discuss your research and receive help
  3. You need to submit a 3-5 minutes presentation video and a two-page extended abstract
  4. Your abstract will be included in 2021 College Leap Community College Student Research Journal.
  5. One - two teams from each track will move on to the final round.

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FINAL ROUND

  1. The CRC final round will also be 2021 College Leap Community College Student Researcher Forum
  2. Each final round team will have 12 minutes to present their research results to our advisors
  3. Awards will be presented to best-performing teams.

College Leap reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice

THE RESEARCH SEMINARS

Learn from the experienced researchers on how you can approach CRC

Seminar Schedule

CRC Guidebook & Rubrics

CRC Research Team

Research Topic

Taylor Myers

Columbia University

Research Proposal

Leah Carroll

UC Berkeley

THE TIMELINE

From January to May, learn and conduct your first research in college

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FOUR RESEARCH TRACKS

Conduct your research centered around COVID-19 in one of the tracks

Psychology

PSYCHOLOGY

i.e. "How does COVID -19 influence college student's psychological health"

Proposal Sample

Sociology

SOCIOLOGY

i.e. "How does children Internet usage affected by work-from-home policy?

Proposal Sample

Economics & Business

ECONOMICS &BUSINESS

i.e. "How are business operations changed due to quarantine?

Proposal Sample

Political Science

POLITICAL SCIENCE

i.e. "What is COVID-19's influence on governmental policies?

Proposal Sample

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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

Lindsay Currie

Executive Officer at Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Chris Thomsen

Chris Thomsen

Executive Director at Stanford Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRISS)

Thomas Brock

Thomas Brock

Director at Community College Research Center (CCRC), Columbia University

Eboni Zamani-Gallaher

Eboni Zamani-Gallaher

Director at Office for Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL)

Ellen Hause

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!

CCRC Community College Research Center, Teacher College, Columbia University
CUR Council on Undergraduate Research
IRiSS Stanford Institute for Research in Social Sciences (IRiSS)
OCCRL Office for Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL), University of Illinois
OURS Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarships (OURS), University of California, Berkeley