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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0000CC">Undergraduate Research Grant Competition</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#E91163">Deadline is Monday, October 16, 2017 by 5:00 pm for the Fall 2017 Competition</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The
<b>Undergraduate Research Grant Competition</b> 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 <b>maximum of $500. </b>These funds
<b>cannot</b> be used to pay student wages or for travel. Funds must be <b>used by December 31, 2017</b> and<b> processed by January 31, 2018</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">To apply, students must submit a
<b>proposal</b> 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></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">There is a new requirement to apply</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
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></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The webpage contains the complete guidelines for the application.
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(</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/FindFunding/internal-grant-funding/undergraduate-research-grants/default.aspx">http://www.tamuc.edu/research/FindFunding/internal-grant-funding/undergraduate-research-grants/default.aspx</a><span style="color:black">)
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Summary
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Guidelines and a Checklist
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">are on the Application Form (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/documents/URG_Research_Grant_Application.pdf" target="_blank">Application
Form - Research Grant</a><span style="color:black">). 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></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red">Incomplete applications, including those without a faculty advisor’s hand-written signature,
will not be considered.</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">To apply for a Research Grant students must submit:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An <b>electronic copy
</b>of the <b>application</b> (including the checklist) and supporting <b>proposal documents</b> (listed on the application) to
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext"><a href="mailto:orsp@tamuc.edu"><b>orsp@tamuc.edu</b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> . <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The application must include the advisor's
<b>hand-written signature</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The application must have the
<b>protocol number</b> 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></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">All documents</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">,
<b>both the electronic application with proposal documents and the original signature page, must</b> be received by<b> 5:00 pm
<u>Monday, October 16, 2017</u></b>. If you have any questions, please contact </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:orsp@tamuc.edu">orsp@tamuc.edu</a><span style="color:black"> or 903-886-5964. </span>Thank you and please call with questions or if you need more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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