Guidelines & Applications

Guidelines for 2013-14 Applications

 

Creative Projects:

These projects focus on encouraging and motivating students to work with devices of personal expression.
Example: art exhibitions, dance performances, musical performances, etc.

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Research Projects:

These projects focus on encouraging and motivating students to investigate research topics independently.
Example: scientific inquiry, historical analysis, computer simulations, etc.

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Grant Guidelines:

• Make sure your grant proposal includes all required sections including title of project, significance, proposed methodology, anticipated outcomes, proposed time line, supply and equipment budget, and bibliography (see grant proposal guidelines above). Remember to include a one page resume for each student researcher involved.
• Complete a funding application (see applications above). Please read the eligibility requirements and indicate which grants you are applying for. You may be considered for a single funding opportunity, or all four if you are eligible.
• Email your grant proposal and resume(s) to urc@mnsu.edu AND submit your signed application form to the URC (MH 265). Your application will not be considered complete without receipt of the signed application form.

Supply Guidelines

Supplies are considered consumable items and other necessary materials that are unavailable at the university. Please justify the necessity of all requested supplies to the successful completion of the project goals. Funding of unjustified items is subject to the discretion of the granting committee.

Travel - Budgets may not include travel for dissemination, though travel as necessary to complete the project is allowable at the currently approved reimbursement rates for MSU. Rates are available at the Business Services website. 

Books - Requests for books will only be granted if it is demonstrated that they are otherwise unavailable unless purchased. 

Equipment - Any equipment requested must have no value after completion of the project (ie no computers, tangible goods, jump drives, etc). However, software may be requested if it is unavailable through the university or shareware applications. Questions on discipline-specific exceptions should be directed to your college representatives.

Gift Compensation - Funding will not be awarded for gift compensation for participants (e.g., gift cards).

Miscellaneous – Any items labeled miscellaneous or left unjustified are subject to the discretion of the committee and may be unfunded.

Freqently Asked Questions About Grants

• Next application deadline: TBA
• There are two rounds of funding in an academic year: fall & spring. A student may receive only one grant per academic year (i.e., if a student receives funding in the fall, he or she is not eligible for funding in the spring).
• A limited number of awards are available and applications will be judged on merit by a faculty committee.
• There is a maximum of five student researchers on all grant applications.
• A faculty mentor can sponsor up to, but no more than, five grant applications per academic year.
• You must specify on the Funding Application if you are applying for the Minnesota State Foundation Student Research Award, NorthStar STEM Alliance Award, URC stipend & supply grant, URC supply grant, or all four.

If you have any questions, please contact us at urc@mnsu.edu.