Sciences Research Fund

**Guidelines and Application Forms**

Please read the guidelines completely. The guidelines include information about eligibility, the types of proposals we fund, the types of things that are not funded, instructions for proposal submission, and instructions for the oral presentation. 

-Sample proposal

-Instructions for student proposal presentations

-Instructions for student researchers requesting changes to project budgets

      Spreadsheet for Budget Adjustment Requests

-Instructions for use of undergraduate research funds

Note to faculty research advisors: This program is not meant to fund faculty or graduate student research projects. Please visit the website for the Office of Grants & Sponsored Projects for help finding bigger funding opportunities for projects.

Science Subcommittee Disciplines

·        Anthropology

·        Astronomy

·        Biology

·        Biochemistry

·        Chemistry

·        Computer Science

·        Criminal Justice

·        Economics

·        Geography

·        Geology

·        Mathematics

·        Physics

·        Political Science

·        Psychology

·        Sociology

Proposal deadlines and meeting dates

All proposals are due by 5:00 p.m.
All meetings at 11:00 a.m. in Boehm room 100

Meeting

Proposal deadline

Meeting presentation date

September

5:00 pm September 13, 2023

11:00 am September 26, 2023

October

5:00 pm October 11, 2023

11:00 am October 24, 2023

November

5:00 pm November 8, 2023

11:00 am November 28, 2023

January

5:00 pm January 10, 2024

11:00 am January 23, 2024

February

5:00 pm February 14, 2024

11:00 am February 27, 2024

March

5:00 pm March 13, 2024

11:00 am March 26, 2024

April

5:00 pm April 11, 2024

11:00 am April 23, 2024

May

5:00 pm April 24, 2024

10:00 am May 7, 2024

 

Proposals and questions should be addressed to Dr. Kurt Friehauf.

Kurt Friehauf, Dept. of Physical Sciences (geology) (chairperson)

Thomas Betts, Dept. of Physical Sciences (chemistry)

Kaoutar El Mounadi, Biology Dept. (mycology)

Michele Baranczyk, Dept. of Psychology (psychology)

Mauricia John, Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology (sociology)

Yun Lu, Dept. of Mathematics (math)

Jeffrey Werner, Office of Grants & Sponsored Projects