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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" class="">Undergraduate Research Grant Competition</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(233, 17, 99);" class="">Deadline is Monday, October 16, 2017 by 5:00 pm for the Fall 2017 Competition</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Undergraduate Research Grant Competition</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is held to assist undergraduate
students who may require funding as they pursue research or creative activities. Proposed funds can be used for the purchase of equipment, software licenses, printing, postage, data searches, and data collection. Students may request a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">maximum
of $500. </b>These funds<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">cannot</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>be used to pay student wages or for travel. Funds must be<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">used by
December 31, 2017</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<b class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>processed by January 31, 2018</b>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">To apply, students must submit a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">proposal</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that includes the methodology to be
used, expected outcomes, and funding requirements. The body of the proposal should be no longer than 5 pages (this limit does not include references, abstracts, or appendices). All proposals need to include sections on expected outcomes and specific fund
utilization. Expected outcomes include (but are not limited to): a conference presentation, an exhibition of one’s creative work, completion of an undergraduate Honors thesis, and/or a publication. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">There is a new requirement to apply</span></u></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">.</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">
Students must have a protocol for their research submitted to the appropriate compliance committee (IACUC, IBC, or IRB). The student’s advisor must be the one to submit the protocol and include the student on the protocol.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">The webpage contains the complete guidelines for the application. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
(</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/FindFunding/internal-grant-funding/undergraduate-research-grants/default.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://www.tamuc.edu/research/FindFunding/internal-grant-funding/undergraduate-research-grants/default.aspx</a><span style="" class="">)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Summary<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Guidelines and a Checklist<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">are
on the Application Form (</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/documents/URG_Research_Grant_Application.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Application
Form - Research Grant</a><span style="" class="">). This form is a fill-in that can be printed when complete. Students should scan this Application along with the Proposal and other required documentation and email as instructed below.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: red;" class="">Incomplete applications, including those without a faculty advisor’s hand-written signature, will not be considered.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">To apply for a Research Grant students must submit:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">An<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">electronic copy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">application</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(including
the checklist) and supporting<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">proposal documents</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(listed on the application) to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: windowtext;" class=""><a href="mailto:orsp@tamuc.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class="">orsp@tamuc.edu</b></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">The application must include the advisor's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">hand-written signature</b>. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">The application must have the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">protocol number</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on which the student will conduct
the research. (Research Compliance will assign a protocol number to you when the protocol application is submitted.)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">All documents</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">both the
electronic application with proposal documents and the original signature page, must</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>be received by<b class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>5:00 pm<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">Monday,
October 16, 2017</u></b>. If you have any questions, please contact<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:orsp@tamuc.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">orsp@tamuc.edu</a><span style="" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or 903-886-5964.
</span>Thank you and please call with questions or if you need more information.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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