The application material consists of:

1. An application form.
2. A letter of support from the department chair, dean, or appropriate  administrator explicitly stating what the $5,000 faculty stipend will be used for.
3. A personal statement describing the faculty member's experience and interest in undergraduate research.
4. A description of the research project with at least 2 specific research problems for the students to investigate.

Deadline: Application materials must be recieved by March 15th
Application forms and templates are attached below

The length of the personal statement should be no more than 1 page. Likewise, the length of the research description should be no more than 1 page. In addition to contact and other general information on the application form, there is a place to list the specific names of prospective undergraduates who will be involved with the faculty member in the research project. We realize that the specific students may choose to not be involved in the research after the application has been submitted, so a list of alternate students will be encouraged. Applications for the upcoming academic year will be due March 15th. We anticipate that initial notification of the mini-grant awards will be emailed before the end of March.

Application Forms:

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