The maximum amount available per graduate career per individual for a summer fellowship is
$3,500.00.
Please check the School of Graduate
Studies and Research’s (SGSR) website
(cwu.edu/masters) for this year’s application
deadlines. The original application must be received in the SGSR office (Barge 214; Mailstop 7510) by
5 p.m. on the appropriate deadline date.
The SGSR Faculty Development and Research Council
(FDRC) has established a limited number of competitive Research and Creative Activities
Summer Fellowships for qualified graduate students of Central Washington University (CWU).
These competitive awards provide a $3,500 stipend so that students may work toward their graduate research projects or creative activities that contribute to a graduate student's thesis, project, or portfolio review. Students may also apply for the $1,000 Fellowship awarded for the academic year. If a student applies for both, the fellowships must be related to your current work. Further application procedures are defined below.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be accepted in or enrolled in a CWU graduate program and in good academic standing at the time of application. The student must not be graduating the summer quarter of the fellowship.
Applicants must be endorsed by their graduate committee chair. To be eligible, applicants must have
filed an approved Graduate Committee and Option Approval Form with the graduate school prior to
application for the fellowship. Please feel free to contact our office if you need to confirm that we have your form on file.
Areas of support:
The summer fellowship is intended to support graduate student scholarly activity that has good potential for significance outside of Central Washington University. The activity should have a realistic potential to lead to dissemination (e.g., publications, presentations, exhibitions, performances) and/or to further research or funding outside of CWU. Scholarly works that are related to completion of degree requirements, including theses, projects, and portfolios are eligible for the fellowship so long as they have the potential for visibility beyond the university.
Applications must be reviewed, approved and signed by the applicant’s graduate committee chair before submitting.
Attachments (unless they are documents included in the appendix list) are not allowable and will result in disqualification.
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Recommendations on proposals are made by a vote of the Council
The Council may take the following actions:

Fund in full
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Request for further information or clarification
 Fund contingent on availability of moneys
 Partially fund
 Not to fund
All comments by the chair and dean and discussions of the applications are considered confidential. The text of funded proposals are available to the public.
For research projects involving live, vertebrate animals:
 Research proposals involving live, vertebrate animals must be approved in advance by the
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). For more information and forms, go to http://www.cwu.edu/iacuc/
 The applicant MUST have submitted their project to the IACUC (i.e., pending) in order to apply
for funding. No fellowships will be released until approval from the IACUC is received.
For research projects involving human participants:
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The federal government regulates strict guidelines when human subjects are involved in research projects, including studies that use (a) data collected through interventions, interactions, or observations with human participants (e.g., surveys, interviews, testing, or observational procedures); and/or (b) existing data sets containing any personal information (e.g., medical records, educational records, voting records).
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For more information, go to http://www.cwu.edu/hsrc/ To receive funding for projects involving human participants, students must follow the guidelines of the Human Subjects Review
Committee (HSRC). HSRC review and approval must be obtained prior to initiating your research; studies cannot be approved retroactively
 The applicant MUST have submitted their project to the HSRC (i.e., pending) in order to apply for
funding. No fellowships will be released until approval from the HSRC is received.
For research involving hazardous or dangerous animals, equipment, or supplies:
 Standard operating procedures (SOPs) should be appended to the proposal for any procedures or substances that would be classified as hazardous in the field of study. Examples can include hazardous chemicals, working with lasers, working with venomous or aggressive animals, or working with infections microbes. These SOPs may be as long as necessary and do not count towards the page limits of the proposal.
Required Post-Fellowship Reports:
Fellowship recipients will submit a detailed report of activities and results to the Chair of the
FDRC within three months after the end of the appointment. Appointees are required to provide the graduate office copies of any publications or grant applications that result from work
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conducted under the appointment. The final report should summarize the project results and list any publications, exhibitions, and external grants that resulted from the award.
Failure to submit a final report will be grounds for a delay in graduation requirements processing.
If results of this project are published or otherwise performed/disseminated, it is expected that you will include in the publication/performance notice the following statement or similar: “This research/performance/show was partially supported by the School of Graduate Studies and
Research, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington."
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CWU graduate students pursuing the thesis, project, or portfolio review option as partial fulfillment of master's degree requirements may apply for a maximum amount of $3,500. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in classes for the next academic term and not be graduating the summer of the fellowship. Applicants must have
filed an approved Graduate Committee and Option Approval Form w ith the graduate school prior to application
for the fellowship.
The application packet MUST include the materials below. If you have already submitted or are simultaneously submitting an application for the $1,000 academic year fellowship that addressed items in number (4), you do not need to repeat the same information. However, in place of those items, you must discuss how the two fellowships differ based on the activities you plan to conduct.
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. It is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure that the
application has all the required elements. Please submit the original signed paper copy including the cover sheet and 7 additional copies to the SGSR office in Barge Hall Room 214 and email 1 pdf copy to masters@cwu.edu
1) COVER SHEET (included in packet). This sheet must be signed by your graduate committee chair.
2) Letter of support from your graduate committee chair.
3) Typed abstract or creative artistic statement of the project (cannot exceed 200 words).
4) Typed project description of eight pages or less (single sided, double spaced, 12 point font) that includes the following labeled sections:
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Project goals and objectives
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Relationship to previous research/knowledge in the field (literature review) including relationship to your previous work
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Significance of the research/project
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Clear statement of methodology/research design
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Timeline of research/creative activity for successful completion of the project
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Anticipated results
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Plans for dissemination - this should also include an assessment of the potential for the project to lead to external funding.
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Cited literature or References (not included in 8-page limitation).
Appendix:
5) VITAE: attach curriculum vitae or resume (up to 2 pages; single sided) emphasizing appropriate research, scholarly, or artistic achievements.
If applicable, include relevant documents for human/animal subjects’ clearance and for standard operating procedures involving the handling of dangerous animals, equipment, or materials.
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MASTER’S STUDENT SUMMER FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION COVER SHEET
Submit the original paper copy including this cover sheet and 7 additional copies to the SGSR office in Barge Hall
Room 214 and email 1 pdf copy to masters@cwu.edu
Applicant’s Name: ____________________________________ Email: __________________________
Department: ________________________________________ Phone: _________________________
Project Title: __________________________________________________________________________
Application date: _____________________________________
Anticipated project end date: ____________________________________________________________
Reminders: Applicants must not be graduating the summer quarter of the fellowship, and must be enrolled in classes the next academic term. A detailed report of activities will be due no later than 3 months after the end of the fellowship. An Option Approval Form must be filed with the Graduate School to be eligible for this fellowship.
Have you previously submitted or are you submitting an application for the Master’s Student Research or Creative
Activity Fellowship $1,000 award? Yes No If yes, when did you submit your application? ____________
Will you be using: Animal subjects: Yes No Human subjects: Yes No
Dangerous animals, equipment or materials: Yes No
If you have answered yes to any of the above, have you included the approval paperwork? Yes No
Have you received support from the FDRC in the last 2 years? Yes No If yes, when? ________________
If yes, note the date the final report was submitted to the SGSR: ____________
If, for any reason, you are unable to complete the project within the proposed time frame, you must contact The
Dean of School of Graduate Studies and Research immediately. If you require an extension in order to complete the research or creative activity outlined in your original application, you must provide in writing the rationale for the extension. Your request will be reviewed by the FDRC and you will be notified of the decision.
By signing below, I assume responsibility for the project activities outlined in this packet. I have read and understand the eligibility and research requirements.
Applicant’s Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: ______________
Graduate Committee Chair Printed Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________
Graduate Committee Chair Signature of Approval: _____________________________ Date: ______________
Comments:
SGSR Office use only:
File # _________ Decision: ______________________________ updated 112015______________________
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