[VPAAEtal] Undergraduate Research Grant Competition

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Undergraduate Research Grant Competition
Deadline is Monday, October 16, 2017 by 5:00 pm for the Fall 2017 Competition
The Undergraduate Research Grant Competition 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 maximum of $500.  These funds cannot be used to pay student wages or for travel.  Funds must be used by December 31, 2017 and processed by January 31, 2018.
To apply, students must submit a proposal 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.
There is a new requirement to apply.  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.
The webpage contains the complete guidelines for the application.
(http://www.tamuc.edu/research/FindFunding/internal-grant-funding/undergraduate-research-grants/default.aspx)
Summary Guidelines and a Checklist are on the Application Form (Application Form  - Research Grant<http://www.tamuc.edu/research/documents/URG_Research_Grant_Application.pdf>).  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.
Incomplete applications, including those without a faculty advisor's hand-written signature, will not be considered.
To apply for a Research Grant students must submit:

  1.  An electronic copy of the application (including the checklist) and supporting proposal documents (listed on the application) to orsp at tamuc.edu<mailto:orsp at tamuc.edu> .
  2.  The application must include the advisor's hand-written signature.
  3.  The application must have the protocol number on which the student will conduct the research.  (Research Compliance will assign a protocol number to you when the protocol application is submitted.)
All documents, both the electronic application with proposal documents and the original signature page, must be received by 5:00 pm Monday, October 16, 2017.  If you have any questions, please contact orsp at tamuc.edu<mailto:orsp at tamuc.edu> or 903-886-5964.   Thank you and please call with questions or if you need more information.
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