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Macalester College Student Summer Research Grant Application Form
The deadline for completing and submitting this form is midnight, Monday, February 15, 2016. Provide
the information below for your application to receive fullest possible consideration from the appropriate
selection committee. For assistance, contact Kendrick Brown at x6036 or brown@macalester.edu.
Mark all that apply. You can use this form to submit a proposal to more than one funding source.
Endowed Summer Research Funds:
1. Collaborative Summer Research Funds?
Yes
(Contact Kendrick Brown, brown@macalester.edu)
2. Beltmann Funds?
Yes
(Contact Becky Hoye, hoye@macalester.edu)
3. Wallace Research Grant? (only if support for students is sought)
Yes
(Contact Adrienne Christiansen, christiansen@macalester.edu)
External Grant Summer Research Funds (optional):
4. Mellon Creating Lifelong Learners Grant?
Yes
(Contact Karla Nagy, knagy@macalester.edu)
No
No
No
No
Faculty Information:
Faculty Name:
Title:
Department:
Student Collaborator(s) Information:
*CSR and Beltmann grant applicants: This Student Collaborator(s) Information is mandatory.
Applications without student collaborator(s) information will not be funded.
*Wallace Research Grant applicants: If you are not requesting a student collaborator, use the CST
application process. This form is ONLY for Wallace Grant applications requesting a student
collaborator.
Student 1
Student 2 (if applicable) Student 3 (if applicable)
Name:
Major(s):
Anticipated Graduation:
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Proposed Project Information:
Project Title:
Total Amount Requested ($):
Dates of Proposed Project:
Research Review for Proposed Project
When faculty apply for money from endowed college funds or grants provided to Macalester by external
foundations, the proposed research must abide by existing federal and/or disciplinary guidelines.
Consequently,
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Research involving animals must receive the approval of Macalester’s Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC). See http://www.macalester.edu/acs/PIinfo.html for more information.
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Research involving humans must receive approval from Macalester’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), the
Social Science Institutional Review Board (SSIRB), or Psychology Review Board (PRB), UNLESS one of the
following applies:
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Research involving normal educational practices such as instructional strategies, curricula, or
classroom management techniques;
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Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey
procedures or interview procedures, UNLESS: (a) the information obtained directly or indirectly
identifies individual participants; and (b) disclosures of participants’ responses would place the
participants at risk of legal liability or would be damaging to their financial standing, employability or
reputation;
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Observations of public behavior as long as information is recorded in such a way that individuals
cannot be identified;
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Research of public documents;
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Oral history (this does not include ethnography);
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Journalism (if, however, research requires IRB approval on other grounds, the fact that the author
intends to publish it in a newspaper or media outlet does not exempt it from review);
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Interviews of experts and public figures (provided that the interview focuses only on the individual’s
area of competence).
Contact Geoffrey Gorham, Chair of Macalester’s IRB, if you have questions about college review policy concerning
your project.
*** Will your proposed project require a review?
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SECTION 1:
PROPOSED PROJECT DETAILS
A.
Proposal Abstract:
Provide a summary of the project for individuals who are unfamiliar with the technical,
specialized terminology of your discipline. The College will use this information to
communicate with endowed fund donors about research projects made possible by an
endowment and share general information about summer research activity.
Use no more than 150 words.
B.
Overview of Proposed Project:
Briefly describe your project in non-technical language, including the activities that you
(and your student collaborator) will undertake. Selection committee faculty who are not
in your discipline will evaluate your proposal and make recommendations about
funding. If your proposal cannot be understood based on what is written, your project
will not be funded.
Use no more than 500 words.
C.
Timeline for Proposed Project:
Provide a timeline of activities in your proposed project. Keep in mind that summer
research projects can start no earlier than Monday, May 16, 2016 (the first Monday
after Commencement) and conclude no later than Friday, August 19, 2016 (the week
before Orientation). Also, ten is the maximum number of weeks that students can
receive funding.
Use no more than 250 words.
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SECTION 2:
THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE
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Student Enrichment:
Describe the objectives of this proposal in terms of student enrichment. What skills,
techniques, or knowledge will the student(s) be expected to master in order to
complete the proposed project?
Use no more than 250 words.
B.
Student Aptitude:
Describe each student’s background, characteristics, and/or knowledge (e.g., previous
coursework or research experiences) that make each student suitable to completing the
proposed project. Keep in mind that the faculty on the selection committee may
prioritize which students on a multiple student application may be funded based on the
answer to this question.
Use no more than 250 words.
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SECTION 3:
PREVIOUS FUNDING
List all current and previous, internal or external, grants or awards that you have/received
within the last three years, along with resulting scholarly outcomes and external dissemination
of work (publications, off-campus presentations, exhibit/performance of work, etc.) achieved
via collaboration with undergraduates.
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SECTION 4:
PROPOSED BUDGET
Keep in mind that endowed funds may be used to support your project. Consequently, the
faculty selection committee deciding on a funding may elect to provide less than the full
amount requested. Budget items that are not essential for your project are not likely to be
funded.
Examples of expenses typically not funded include:
 Gifts for hosts in other countries;
 Alcohol;
 Shipping your private property back to Macalester.
Consult with Lynn Hertz (hertz@macalester.edu or x6330) if you have questions.
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Amount
Research expenses (e.g., supplies, library or gallery fees, copying fees, etc.): $
Equipment (e.g., equipment for lab work, the arts, interviewer; computer $
hardware, etc.):
Transportation expenses (e.g., airfare, rental cars, taxis, etc.): $
Housing expenses (e.g., hotels, etc.): $
Food expenses (e.g., meals, etc.): $
Student research stipend (amount per week = $450, for 10 weeks maximum): $
Student research stipend benefits (10% of total student research stipend): $
Faculty member stipend (up to $250 per week for 10 weeks maximum) – $
ONLY AVAILABLE FOR NON-TENURE TRACK FACULTY:
Faculty member stipend benefits (10% of total faculty member stipend) – $
ONLY AVAILABLE FOR NON-TENURE TRACK FACULTY:
Other expenses: $
Project Budget Total: $
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SECTION 5:
STUDENT TRANSCRIPT
Attach a copy of each student’s unofficial transcript with this application. A separate document
submitted at the same time as this application is sufficient for the selection committee’s review
of your proposal. Proposals not including unofficial transcripts for each student collaborator will
not receive full consideration by the selection committee.