PhD Student Research Grants
(Research Internships and Projects)
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The Erb Institute has competitive funding for research support available for its PhD
students (i.e., students whose dissertation advisor is an Erb faculty member or Faculty
Affiliate) on a rolling basis. Grants are available as long as funds last each fiscal year.
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This funding has been set aside to subsidize expenses associated with conducting
research that follows from the Erb Institute’s research foci. This funding can be used for
research-based projects,, travel to present research findings at academic conferences, or
to support dissemination of research findings to the non-academic world.
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A complete list of anticipated expenditures, along with a list of the scope of the research
activities and benefit of the research must be provided.
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A detailed budget along with a full list of pending and received funding from other
sources is required.
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This funding is available to students once at the Pre-candidate level and not more than
two times at the Candidate level.
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Each grant award will have a maximum of $2000 at the Pre-candidate level and $3000 at
the Candidate level.
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Each grantee will be required to acknowledge the support of ‘the Frederick A. and
Barbara M. Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan’
on any publication or presentation that results from the research that was made possible
by this grant.
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Each grantee will have to provide documentation of the research conducted and a
presentation to the Erb community demonstrating that the grant was used for the purposes
stated in the grant application.
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Grant applications are to be submitted to the Managing Director of the Erb Institute by
email at erbinstitute@umich.edu.
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A committee consisting of the Directors of the Erb Institute will make award decisions.
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Students should actively seek funding support from other sources (Rackham, Home
department, etc.) but not solicit any Director of the Erb Institute to provide additional
funding beyond the support from the grant described herein. This does not affect support
in the form of GSI, GSRA or other general fund support.
PhD Student Grant Application Form
Applicant Name
Applicant UMID #
Amount Requested
Description and Timeline of Activities
Description of Expenditures with Anticipated Costs
Sources and Amounts of Additional Funding
Description and Date of Expected Deliverable
Additional (Optional)
Please submit this form to erbinstitute@umich.edu by October 31 for consideration in
November or by April 30 for consideration in May.