The Discovery Scholars Program (DSP) was founded in 2014 as a college-wide celebration of undergraduate scholarship. DSP aims to nurture undergraduate discovery through research with faculty mentors and encourage students to continue their education in graduate or professional school. Any College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate who is engaged in scholarship with faculty guidance outside of regular class activities can join the program as a DSP Scholar. Scholars may be supported by other undergraduate research programs (e.g., HHMI MARC AMP BRAiN , or BRIDGES), working on an Honors College thesis, or even working independently with a faculty mentor. While working to complete their project, DSP Scholars also identify and work toward the completion of different benchmarks , which DSP celebrates along the way with DSP swag. DSP scholars and mentors receive a T-shirt when they enter the program, messenger bags and hoodies after completing portions of the benchmarks, and a graduation stole upon completion.

Contact Info

If you have specific questions about this program, please email one of the Associate Directors of DSP, Drs. Michael C. Hout (mhout@nmsu.edu) or Megan H. Papesh (mpapesh@nmsu.edu) or Director of DSP, Dr. Nancy McMillan (nmcmilla@nmsu.edu).