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UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH GRANTS

Call for Undergraduate Research Proposals

  • Student-generated undergraduate research project proposals requesting funding for the 2007 Fall Semester are due Thursday, September 13, 2007. Students must submit ten copies to the Academic Affairs Office.

  • Student-generated undergraduate research project proposals requesting funding for the 2008 Spring Semester are due Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Students must submit ten copies to the Academic Affairs Office.

Participating students must meet one of the published eligibility requirements: (1) good standing in the Honors Program, (2) GPA of 3.5 or greater, (3) academic scholarship winner, or (4) written recommendation from the department chair or dean based on a consensus of the academic department or school. The maximum dollar amount that will be funded is $1000 for literature searches, equipment, and books for semester proposals. The faculty sponsor will receive a $750 honorarium for each proposal that is funded and completed. More information is available on the UExplore Undergraduate Research grants in the on-line UE Faculty and Administrator Manual.

  • Student-generated undergraduate research project proposals requesting funding for the 2008 Summer Terms are due Monday, February 18, 2008. Students must submit ten copies to the Academic Affairs Office.

    • Students or faculty may generate summer proposals. Students may request stipends ($3500 /10 weeks) and faculty may request up to $3750 per month for up to two months. Students may request free residence housing (double occupancy) during the 10-week period that the on-campus research is performed. Grants up to $2000 for literature searches, equipment, and books may be requested.

Letters of intent for summer research project proposals are due in the Academic Affairs Office by Friday, January 18, 2008. Ten copies of the proposal must be submitted to the Academic Affairs Office by February 18, 2008. Note that these dates supercede deadlines published in other publications.

    • Students may request travel funds by submitting a one-page description of their research to the committee at least one month prior to the conference date.

    • Template of a Travel Funds Request in either Word or web page format is currently available
      Word format
      Web page (web page format may vary from Word document)

If you have any questions, please contact me at ds38@evansville.edu or call at 488-2186.

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Contact information:

Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Undergraduate Research Committee
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, Indiana 47722

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