UNIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANTS COMMITTEE
THESIS/DISSERTATION RESEARCH GRANT
CHECKLIST FOR THESIS/DISSERTATION RESEARCH GRANT
Graduate students are eligible for one (1) thesis/dissertation research grant in their current degree program (Master’s or PhD).
Applicants must be registered full-time in a thesisbased program leading to a Master’s or PhD degree from the University of Calgary. PhD thesis-based graduate students applying for a URGC award must have their thesis/dissertation project approved by the department at the time of application submission (i.e. have successfully passed the mandatory PhD Candidacy
Examination). Candidacy examination requirement is not mandatory or applicable to Master’s thesis-based graduate students applying for a URGC award.
Graduate students registered in course-based programs are ineligible for URGC funding.
Application submissions from graduate students who have not met the above requirements will be returned without review.
Part 1 Applicant Information
Part 2 Project Summary
Part 3 Supervisor’s Comments (maximum one page)
Part 4 Supervisor’s Research Funding Support and Training of Personnel
Required Attachments
Two page research proposal
One page (maximum) for references cited in your research proposal
One page budget justification
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Identify expenses requiring funding
Explain how the expenses are exceptional costs essential to the completion of the thesis/dissertation project but beyond the means of the student, the laboratory or department
Explain how funding shortfall will be covered
Ethics certifications
An electronic version of the complete application submission as a single pdf document (which includes the attachments etc.) to Denise Ward, Research
Grants Officer, rsogrants@ucalgary.ca
APPLICATIONS MUST BE TYPED
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INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
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PART I APPLICANT INFORMATION
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE APPLICANT
FAMILY NAME: GIVEN NAME AND INITIAL(S):
DEPARTMENT: UCID: EMAIL:
Applicants must be registered full-time in a thesisbased program leading to a Master’s or PhD degree from the University of Calgary.
PhD thesis-based graduate students applying for a URGC award must have their thesis/dissertation project approved by the department at the time of application submission (i.e. have successfully passed the mandatory PhD Candidacy Examination).
Candidacy examination requirement is not mandatory or applicable to Maste r’s thesisbased graduate students applying for a URGC award.
DEGREE SOUGHT:
MA MSc PhD
Other
If other, please specify:
DATE FIRST REGISTERED IN YOUR CURRENT PROGRAM:
DATE OF DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL OF THESIS OR DISSERTATION PROPOSAL (
DEFENSE DATE:
ARE YOU REGISTERED FULL-TIME?
Yes No
If no, please see the eligibility section of the guidebook.
PLEASE PROVIDE A LIST OF ALL SCHOLARSHIPS AND ASSISTANTSHIPS HELD
DURING OR FOR THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR (indicate the type and the amount):
PART 2 PROJECT SUMMARY
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SUBJECT AREA OF RESEARCH OR TENTATIVE THESIS/DISSERTATION TITLE:
BUDGET SUMMARY
A separate budget justification must be attached that explains, in detail, the budget that has been presented.
Please complete only the columns that are related to your proposal.
EXPENSE AMOUNT
Personnel
Materials/Supplies
Small Equipment
Airfare
Accommodations
TOTAL
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Indicate if this proposal involves any combination of the following and, if yes, submit protocol to university certification committee.
HUMAN SUBJECTS NO
YES
ANIMAL SUBJECTS NO
YES
ATTACHED
ATTACHED
TO FOLLOW
TO FOLLOW
BIOHAZARD
CONTAINMENT
YES
NO ATTACHED TO FOLLOW
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PART 3 (One (1) page max.)
SUPERVISOR’S COMMENTS
SUPERVISOR’S STATEMENT
Comment on the progress the student has made to date toward the degree requirements:
Explain the importance of the proposed use of funds to the completion of thesis work:
Please comment on funding available to the student through your current research grants or contracts and elaborate on the necessity and purpose for a Thesis/Dissertation research grant. Describe the reason(s) your current funding situation cannot fund this
Thesis/Dissertation research grant.
Please comment on any departmental support or services provided to the student (eg. facilities, certain materials and supplies, travel assistance, technical services):
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INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
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PART 4 SUPERVISOR’S TRAINING OF PERSONNEL
TRAINING OF PERSONNEL
Please provide the number of personnel that you currently supervise or co-supervise.
Program Supervise Co-supervise
Master’s
Doctoral
PART 5
APPLICANT:
SIGNATURES
DATE:
SUPERVISOR
I certify that the applicant is registered as a full-time graduate student at the University of Calgary at the time of application; and will be one subsequent to taking up any award and while engaged in the thesis/dissertation research for which this grant is being requested.
SUPERVISOR:
SUPERVISOR’S NAME (printed):
DEPARTMENT HEAD
DATE:
I certify that the thesis/dissertation project has received department approval. This proposal is to assist with the acquisition of special equipment, services or materials, or fieldwork essential to the conduct of the research. If awarded, equipment purchased with funds provided by this grant will remain the property of the University of Calgary.
DEPARTMENT HEAD: DATE:
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