Getting Started with Research

Faculty, staff, and students at Grand Canyon University are encouraged to engage in research that promotes integration, application, and discovery. Scholarship at GCU encompasses applied research, scholarly activities, and creative pursuits.

Research Initiatives

Explore Canyon Emerging Scholars, an undergraduate research program, research conferences like the SoTL Summit, Kevin McClean Colloquium, and Undergraduate Research Conferences, as well as grant-funded research opportunities.

Research Methods

GCU follows the Boyer Model to guide faculty rank, appointment terms, and tenure decisions. As such, we promote and support a range of scholarly activities, including reflective practice, literature review, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), and empirical disciplinary research.