Undergraduate Research in the Community Grants support projects that actively involve and meet the needs of community partners. Your ultimate aim will be to define and address a pressing community problem; do intellectual work that produces a public good; or conduct artistic, critical, or historical work that contributes to a community-identified issue. Awards will fund up to $2,000 for project expenses plus a $500 stipend. Funds will be awarded to offset research costs such as analyses, supplies, equipment, software, surveys, and travel. The stipend will be awarded upon successful completion of the project. If the project has multiple student investigators, the stipend will be divided among the participants.
Deadline: Spring Deadline has been extended to Friday, March 28 at 5pm
Eligibility: Applicants must be admitted to UAA as undergraduate degree-seeking students. Your project must be a joint endeavor that includes a faculty member and one or more community members. Only projects actively involving a community organization or agency in defining the problem, hypothesis, and outcomes will be considered.
Application: Your proposal should consist of the following six sections:
- Application cover sheet
- Project Description
- Project Budget
- References
- Project Timeline
- Resume
Details can be found in the Undergraduate Research in the Community Grants Announcement
Submission:
- All applications must be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship located in Rasmuson Hall 119 by 5 p.m. on March 28, 2008.
- Successful recipients will be notified in November.
- Awards are contingent on approval by the Institutional Review Board, the Animal Rights Committee, or other committees as appropriate.
Selection Criteria: Submission will be judged on:
- clarity of the proposal
- research methodology to be employed
- significance and impact of the project within the community
- evidence that the student(s) can carry out the project
Preference will be given to students who have not previously won this award.
Responsibilities: Recipients will (1) work closely with the community partner to develop the research emphasis, methodology, timelines, and outcomes, (2)meet at least monthly with the community partner during the research project, (3) present their projects publicly to their community partner and UAA, (4)submit a final written project report to the Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship. Project abstracts will be published in the proceedings of the annual Undergraduate Research & Discovery Symposium.
Visit the Success Stories Website to view the proposals from previous award winners.
Downloads:
Undergraduate Research in the Community Grants Announcement
Undergraduate Research in the Community Grants Cover Sheet for Individual Proposals
Undergraduate Research in the Community Grants Cover Sheet for Group Proposals
These forms may also be picked up from the Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship in RH 119.
