A significant advantage of being in the Honors College is access to money to support your undergraduate research or other scholarly projects. Please see your faculty research advisor right away and start on your applications for several grants-in-aid, which are all due on-line Friday, February 27, 2015. All applications must be read by and supported by a letter from your research faculty advisor.
(1) Research grants: All forms of scholarship are supported, including Capstone Projects. Maximum award is $1,000, for expenditures incurred since August 25, 2014 or anticipated for projects planned for Spring and Fall 2015 semesters. Reasonable research expenses may be covered (but not student stipends).
(2) Travel grants: Proposals will be considered for expenses associated with presentation of research at conferences (e.g., flight, hotel, poster preparation costs) up to $500.
Whether you are conducting scientific experiments, lab research, or surveys, whether you are analyzing data from field work such as participant observation or in-depth interviews, creating a set for a play, designing a building, or exploring historical archives, you may apply for funding to support your research, attend professional conferences, pay for your Research Forum poster, etc.
There are two application forms—one for research grants (https://uofi.uic.edu/fb/sec/3212205) and the other for travel grants (https://uofi.uic.edu/fb/sec/8653241). Please read the award announcements carefully, and follow instructions for submission of rationale and methods, detailed budget and budget justification, letter of support, etc. Submit your completed application online by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2015. No late applications will be accepted.
Please direct questions to Eliza Callahan at eycas@uic.edu or 312-413-5987.
