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, October 9, 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 January 12, 2015 or anticipated for projects planned for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 semesters. Reasonable research expenses may be covered (but not student stipends). Please submit your application here: https://uic.academicworks.com/users/sign_in
(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. Please submit your application here: https://uic.academicworks.com/users/sign_in
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.
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 online application--include support letter--by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2015. The online system will be terminated at that time and no late applications will be accepted.
Please direct questions to Eliza Callahan at eycas@uic.edu or 312-413-5987.
