Undergraduate Scholar Project Funding Application
(Projects taking place Fall 2016 – Spring 2017)
Student Information
First Name:
Last Name:
Email:
Phone:
Major:
MI:
R#:
Classification:
Anticipated Graduation Date:
Have you previously received funding from CALUE: ____Yes ___No
If yes, when? (month and year):
Select the Programs/Organizations you are actively involved with:
____Center for Active Learning and Undergraduate Engagement ____CISER ____SACNAS
____TTU / HHMI ____University Honors College or URS Program ____Work Study ____None
Other:
Have you received any other funding from TTU for this project? ____Yes ____No
Faculty Mentor Information
First Name:
Email:
Last Name:
Phone:
MI:
Department:
*Please include a letter of support from the faculty mentor on the project as part of the application packet.
Funding Information
NOTE: Funding is capped at $1000.00 to pay for students to work or for project supplies related specifically to the
portion of the project on which the undergraduate will be working.
How much funding is being requested?
Departmental FOP(16A):
Briefly explain how the funding will be utilized:
Do not exceed the space provided.
Financial Manager:
Project Information
Project Title:
What are the anticipated dates that you will participate in the project?
From:
To:
In the space provided, describe your project in lay terms using 350 words or less.
Be sure to include information about how you will be involved.
Please describe any obstacles to conducting undergraduate research that will be mitigated by receiving project
funding (250 words or less).
Requirements
By submitting this request for funding I agree to adhere to the following terms and conditions:
Please mark each box to signify your agreement.
___ I agree to present at the 2017 Texas Tech University Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) occurring March 2829, 2017.
___ I agree to meet all deadlines associated with my requirement to present at the 2017 Texas Tech University
Undergraduate Research Conference (i.e. abstract submission and registration deadlines).
Dates and Guidelines
Important Dates:
• Accepting Applications: May 2 - July 17, 2016
• Submission Deadline: July 17, 2016 at 11:59 p.m.
• Review Period: July 18, 2016 – August 15, 2016
• Notification Deadline: August 24, 2016
• Funding Date: September 15, 2016
o Funding may be used for researcher compensation until June 3, 2017
o The project may continue without funding if not completed by June 3, 2017
• Project Reporting Requirements:
o Expense Documentation due: October 19, 2016 (ePAF, purchase orders, or receipts must be sent to
CALUE)
o Graduation Stipulation: Can not graduate before May 2017 (ensures URC 2017 participation)
o Abstract Submission Due: January 2017
o 2017 URC Presentation: March 28-29, 2017
Submission Guidelines:
• The application must ultimately be written and submitted by the undergraduate student whom the application
references. However, the faculty mentor should be involved in the process to provide overall guidance, financial
information, an indication of their endorsement of the application, and a letter of support.
• No more than one project from the same lab will be funded during each funding period. Among projects approved
by the review committee, only the top project from a single lab will be funded.
• Please include a letter of support from the faculty mentor on the project as part of the application packet.
• All application materials must be submitted in an electronic format (including the faculty letter of support). Attach
all of the files to one email and send them to CALUE at calue@ttu.edu.
•
DO NOT include supplemental documents when submitting the project funding application. They will not be
reveiwed as part of the selection process.
Funding Uses and Limitations:
• Funding will be awarded on a competitive basis. The review rubric is available for your reference at
www.calue.ttu.edu/undergraduate_scholar_project_funding.php
• Requests must be for either student pay or project supplies, not both.
• Funding is capped at $1000.00.
• Funding may be used to pay an undergraduate student to perform work that is meaningful to a TTU faculty or
graduate student project; to work on a project that is separate, but closely related to a TTU faculty or graduate
student project; or to purchase supplies for an undergraduate student project.
• Funding will be awarded as a budget revision to a departmental FOP tied to the project of the faculty mentor for
distribution to the undergraduate student.
• The FOP to which the funding will be transferred must begin with 16A.
All questions and communications should be directed to the CALUE staff by emailing calue@ttu.edu or calling
(806) 742-1095.