The Richter Scholar Summer Research Program provides students with the opportunity to conduct independent, individual research with 91ÉçÇø faculty early in their academic careers.
The ultimate goal of this program is to foster a strong commitment to the intellectual life, and to encourage participating students to consider careers in research and teaching.
Academically excellent students with an interest in research are invited to apply for the Richter Scholar Summer Research program in the early spring of their first year. During this time, they work one-on-one with a faculty member, doing independent research in one of a wide variety of fields. As the Richter Scholars live and work together and participate in a weekly colloquium, they become a community of peers, providing encouragement and support for one another’s research endeavors. The result is a group of scholars motivated to continue their intellectual achievement in the future.
Both symposia will be livestreamed on this page (below).
2025 Summer Program Dates
Option I (four weeks)
Tuesday, May 13 through Friday, June 6
Symposium held on Friday, June 6
Option II (eight weeks)
Tuesday, May 20 through Friday, July 11
Symposium held on Friday, July 11
The early research experience students obtain through the Richter Scholars Program sets students on an upward trajectory that leads to academic honors and graduate school completion at much higher rates.
Richter Scholar News
Richter Scholar Program Contact Information
Richter Program Committee
Enrique Treviño, Chair (Math, Computer Science)
trevino@lakeforest.edu
Arthur Bousquet, 2025 Summer Director (Math, Computer Science)
bousquet@lakeforest.edu
Tilahun Emiru (Economics)
temiru@lakeforest.edu
Paul Henne (Philosophy)
phenne@lakeforest.edu
Matt Kelley (Associate Dean of the Faculty)
kelley@lakeforest.edu
Tessa Sermet (French)
sermet@lakeforest.edu
Elayne Vollman (Psychology)
evollman@lakeforest.edu
2025 Summer Director
Arthur Bousquet (Math, Computer Science)
bousquet@lakeforest.edu