Application for Funding to Conduct Undergraduate Research
Due April 17, 2019
This application is for faculty and students who meet the criteria for one or more of the funds listed below.
We regularly receive more proposals than we can fund. We try to maximize the number of proposals we support, which typically amounts to up to $4,000 per award. Please keep this in mind as you submit your proposal and project budgets.
Funding eligibility:
- Returning students are eligible for the endowed Asher funds, the Douglas B. White Grant and Howes Grant.
- Faculty are eligible for funding from the endowed Asher funds (Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences)
- Students must be in good academic standing and have no incomplete grades in regular semester courses to be eligible for funding.
- Graduating seniors are eligible to receive funding for conference activities completed by June 30.
- Note: Students and faculty wishing to pursue funding from the J. William and Katherine C. Asher Endowed Research Fund for Psychological Science should access that application separately here.
J. William and Dorothy A. Asher Fund in the Social Sciences
Recognizing that social science pursuits can occur in a variety of disciplines and programs, including Conflict Studies, Women’s Studies, Economics and Management, History, Political Science, European Studies, Latin American Studies, and other area studies, activities in these and other fields shall be eligible for support with these funds if the research includes a significant social science component.
J. William Asher and Anne F. Harris Endowed Fund in the Humanities
These funds support research and scholarly efforts in the areas of art, art history, classical studies, communication/theatre, English, film studies, history, modern languages, philosophy, and religious studies.
J. William Asher and the Melanie J. Norton Endowed Fund in the Sciences
These funds support research and scholarly efforts in the sciences, including but not limited to the current areas of biology, chemistry and biochemistry, geosciences, physics and astronomy, mathematics and computer science as well as other hard sciences not included in other Asher funds.
Douglas B. White Memorial Travel Grant
The Douglas B. White Memorial Travel Grant is designated for students pursuing projects in the Asian Pacific Rim, Africa, or South Asia. All disciplines eligible.
Frank W. Howes Student Summer Grant
The Frank W. Howes Student Summer Grant fund supports students carrying out off-campus undergraduate research projects during the summer. Travel away from campus must be essential for the research to take place. All disciplines eligible.