Clarion University
Undergraduate Student Grants
Research, Scholarly, Creative, Entrepreneurial, and Civic Projects
Deadline: Friday, October 26, 2012
Undergraduate students enrolled in any program at Clarion University are invited to apply for up to $500 in funds to support independent research or a scholarly project to be conducted in collaboration with a faculty or staff project advisor. Research is defined in a broad context to include any scholarly, creative, entrepreneurial, or civic activity and is not limited to the traditional concept of empirical research. The project must be completed prior to the middle of April 2013 when the student is required to present his/her findings at the Undergradaute Research Conference that will be held at Clarion University in mid-April, 2013. This is an activity of the Clarion University Academic Excellence Series.
In those instances where the project is on-going, or expected to begin after April, the student will provide/present the current status of the project at the April 2013 conference or present the final results at the following year's research seminar. The funds are to support student projects; there are no provisions for faculty compensation. Projects can be those of one student or a team of students.
The application must include the following components: 1) undergraduate research/project grant form; 2) undergraduate research/project budget form; 3) the student's resume; and 4) a written letter of support from a faculty or staff project advisor, who may sponsor a maximum of three projects in a funding cycle. The proposal should follow the prescribed format as outlined on the grant form page. In multidisciplinary projects, several faculty or staff may act as project advisors. Late proposals, incomplete proposals, or those not sponsored by a faculty or staff project advisor will not be considered.
All materials must be submitted electronically. The grant form, budget are pdf. forms can be downloaded, filled in and saved. Obtain your letter of support in electronic format. Put all the documents together and e-mail them to virtualcampus@clarion.edu
Undergraduate Grant Instructions
Undergraduate Grant Budget Form
For Grant Recipients
