Call for proposals:
Fall 2009 Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Grants

Submission Deadline: Noon, Sept. 28, 2009

CSU is offering grants for undergraduate students engaged in research, scholarly and creative activities under the direction of faculty. The purpose of these grants is to support and promote the research, scholarly and creative efforts of our undergraduate students.

Amount

Grants may be requested in amounts up to, but not exceeding, $300. Departments are encouraged to provide additional support of 25 percent of the grant value.

Eligibility

To be eligible, students:

• Must be in good academic standing at time of application (i.e., minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0).
• Must be currently enrolled at CSU for at least 12 semester hours.
• Provide a letter of support from a CSU faculty mentor/research supervisor.
• Provide an official transcript from CSU.
• Engage in a research or scholarly project not primarily part of a regular course. (Projects conducted for “individual research” courses are acceptable.)

Use of funds

Funds may be used to purchase equipment, books, materials or computer software or to fund travel and other associated costs in collecting data, such as mailing costs, library use fees, etc. that are required to complete this particular student research project. Funds may also be used to support travel to professional conferences at which the student’s research has been accepted. (Rules governing travel funds are identical to those for faculty travel.) Student may apply for one grant to support the research project and a second grant for travel funds for accepted papers/presentations. Travel funds may be requested for papers submitted for presentation that have not yet been accepted; funds will not be released until proof of acceptance is provided.

Obligations

• Students are required to file a final report at the end of the academic year in which the award was received.
• Students are required to present their research, if completed, at the University Undergraduate Research Day.

Completed application

A completed application must be submitted by a full-time faculty member along with the student researcher. A completed application will include all of the following, received in the Provost's Office, Richards Hall, third floor, no later than noon on Sept. 28, 2009.

• A completed typed or word-processed application form
• A letter of support from a full time faculty member
• An official transcript from CSU

Download application form [Microsoft Word]
(includes information on this page)

Notifications will be sent to award recipients about Oct. 10, 2009.