Formatting to be used for: Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) Academic Year Fellowships, CUGR Summer Fellowships, Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) Academic Year Fellowships, MSGC Summer Fellowships, MSGC Research Experience, AI Fellowships, and Institute of Medicine Fellowships
Save all final report materials in a single .pdf file (multiple files and file uploads will not be accepted).
The final report filename should be titled: LASTNAME_AWARD TYPE YEAR_REPORT
e.g., Alex Smith, Summer 2026 Fellowship recipient would name/save the final report file as such:
Smith_CUGR_SUMMER26_Report.pdf
Your written report is a more complete summary of your work and should be technical in nature (with the exception of section 8 below). Final reports should be no more than four pages (using single spacing), including graphs and charts, and no less than two pages.
- Font – Use Calibri font, 11-point font size.
- Line Spacing – Use Single Spacing (1.0)
- Alignment – Use Align Left (please do NOT use the Justify feature)
- Margins – 1″ Top, Bottom, Left, and Right Margins
- Paragraph – Do NOT change spacing before or after (keep at 0 – the default setting)
- Figures, Charts, Pictures – With the picture or object selected, under Format, select “in line with text” as the wrapping style in the Layout tab. Selecting other options causes formatting errors. Make sure the information is readable.
- Formatting Tools – Do NOT use any of the following formatting tools in your report, as they have caused major problems when we copy and paste your report:
– Paragraph Spacing (PT Before and After). Please keep this at 0 (default setting).
– Page Numbering
– Track Changes (Commentary from your advisor must be deleted before submitting your paper)
– Headers or Footers
– Footnotes or Endnotes
– Hyperlinks in body of paper to Figures, Footnotes, Endnotes, Pictures, or Objects
– Protect Document or Password Protection
Organize your report in the following manner (numbers 1-8 are used below for sequencing example purposes only. Number 1 should be centered across the paper):
- Introductory Information in the following order: (Centered)– Title of Your Research Report (Use Bold Formatting); Student Researcher: Your First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name; Advisor: Name of Your Advisor; Name of College / University You Attend (Use Underline Formatting); Name of Your Department
- Abstract
- Project objectives (a discussion of your objectives)
- Methodology used
- Results obtained
- Significance and interpretation of results
- Acknowledgments and References
- Reflection: This should be a separate page. This section is for you to reflect on your experience and describe how it impacted your academic and/or professional career. This section is not included in the total page limit; however, it should be no more than 1-2 paragraphs in length.
Figures and charts can be included throughout the report as needed but should not add to your total page length.
Do NOT create a separate title page.
Whatever you send us will be reproduced “as is”, except for your reflection page. We cannot re-key your report or correct spelling/grammatical errors. Your report should be “publication-ready” in the event we post, or make public your report or excerpts from your report, and/or submit to NASA for review.
Remember, your final product is a reflection of you, your college/university, and your research.
Reminder: you will hear regularly from the Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC); please be sure to respond to their emails as they like to see your progress. Thank you!
The final report should be submitted to the following form:
