RISE@WIU
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
RISE@WIU Diversity Awards
M. & C. Wong Diversity Research Award
Description & Criteria: This is a $350 award intended to increase participation of
minority (African American and Hispanic) undergraduate students in research. The
scholarship can be used to pay salary, supplies, or travel to a research site.
Number of scholarships: Three RISE@WIU Diversity Awards are available. Priority
will be given to one student from each department (Physics, Chemistry or Biology).
If a department does not have suitable applicants, second and third best
applications from any of the RISE@WIU departments will be considered.
Scholarship applicant requirements:
1. Department of Biological Sciences, Physics or Chemistry major.
2. Sophomore, junior, or senior with at least a 2.8 GPA.
3. Enrollment in the RISE (Research Inspiring Student Excellence) program
(contact Dr. Porras-Alfaro or your RISE department coordinator if you have
questions about how to be part of RISE).
4. Career aspirations for graduate or professional school.
Student must submit (see application form below):
1. Research proposal (maximum 500 words). The proposal must include: title, a
brief introduction, research objectives, brief description of the methods,
preliminary data (if available), and references (not included in the maximum
number of words). Include a budget and budget justification.
2. Deliverable(s) of the project and expected date of deliverable(s): The award
committee will carefully evaluate whether the deliverables and expected
dates are feasible given the goals, current status of the project and proposed
work. Examples of deliverables include: publication, presentation at national,
regional or local meetings, research proposal, others.
3. Short statement of career goals and an explanation of how this award will be
important to fulfilling those goals.
4. Curriculum vitae.
5. Letter of recommendation from research faculty mentor.
6. Official transcript.
Terms: $350 to cover research expenses (supplies, salary, field work expenses, visit
to research site(s), equipment, etc). Student must present a report at the RISE
meeting in the form of a ppt presentation. Student must submit a picture
(conducting research or presenting at the meeting) that will be used for the
announcement of the award, news release, etc. Pictures should be sent to the RISE
coordinator. RISE@WIU funding should be acknowledged on any poster, oral
presentation, publication or other products that are a result of your funded
research. Official RISE logo must be used in presentations and posters. Additional
accomplishments as a result of this research must be communicated to the RISE
program coordinator.
Selection Process: Recipients will be ranked by the Department Awards Committees
and final selections will be made by the RISE@WIU committee.
Deadline for Application: March 25th at 12pm. Submit your application to your
Department's secretary. Recipient will be selected in April.
Application Form:
RISE@WIU Diversity Award
(must be typed or word-processed; handwritten applications will not be considered)
Student’s name:
Major(s):
Faculty Mentor:
Phone:
Email:
Department:
1. Research proposal (maximum 500 words).
Project Title
Introduction
Research Objectives
Methods
Preliminary Data
References (not included in the maximum number of words).
2. Deliverable(s) of the project and expected date of deliverable(s):
3. Career Goals:
4. Please answer the following questions:
Are you receiving support for this project from any unit or granting agency? If yes, give name of unit
and amount of support.
Do you have approval from the WIU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC) to conduct this project (if needed)?
5. Budget
Item
Research Expenses (include detailed information)
Salary
Travel expenses
Other
Total
Amount ($)
6. Budget Justification:
7. Attach:
Curriculum vitae.
Letter of recommendation from research faculty mentor.
Official transcript