North Arlington Honors Student Sabrina Garcia-Arias creates online courses for individuals with disabilities, athletes in cooperation with the Bidstrup Foundation and the Barrett Research Undergraduate Fellowship at Arizona State University.
The Bidstrup Foundation and Barrett Research Undergraduate Fellowship supports the research interests, academic pursuits and professional aspirations of students in Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University.
The fellowship is tailored for Barrett students engaged in thesis or major studies research alongside any ASU faculty member.
Through the fellowship program, Barrett students with financial need who want to carry out scholarly work under the tutelage of faculty members are paid an hourly salary for their work. Funding of up to $2,000 is available.
Applications for the 2024-25 scholarship are now open and will be accepted until funding is exhausted. More information and the application are here.
Another fellowship recipient, NA resident Sabrina Garcia-Arias, an ASU Online and Barrett Online student double majoring in neuroscience and psychology, worked with Barrett Honors College teaching professor Abby Loebenberg on creating an accessible hybrid online course setup for the Honors 171-272 class sequence for student-athletes and students with disabilities.
Garcia-Arias said that with support from the fellowship she was able to “continue my passion for research in a way that will directly affect the community at ASU, which I have grown to consider my family” and “further fortify my interest in research that also impacts students and educators within Barrett.”