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Graduate Student Research Fund. The Graduate Student Research Fund was established to support graduate students engaged in independent scholarly research, scientific inquiry, inventive technology, and original artistic activity. The fund is intended to help students pay extraordinary or unusual costs incurred in research projects. The typing of theses and dissertations and project papers, as well as the purchase of supplies and equipment commonly provided by the departments or by other existing grants or funds, are not considered to be unusual expenses.

To be eligible for a grant from the Graduate Student Research Fund, an applicant must be regularly admitted to a graduate degree program, in good academic standing, enrolled in at least six hours in the semester or three hours in the session that the research takes place (students on “continuous enrollment” status are exempt from this requirement), and the sole and principal investigator.
Applicants whose research involves human subjects, animals, and/or bio-safety requirement must provide documentation of prior approval of the research proposal by the appropriate university review body.

Grants will range up to $600.00 for those applicants selected for funding. The amount will depend, in part, on the number of applications received and the budget available and, in part, on the priority given the application by the selection committee. Normally, preference is given to applications submitted before the research project has been completed. However, applicants should be aware that not all applications may be selected for funding and that not all applicants may receive the amount of funding requested. Applications are available at The Graduate College [or as a downloadable PDF form]. Application deadline: September 15, November 1, and March 15.