College of Arts and Sciences Fall 2010 Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Grants
&
Norman and Carmelita Teeter Undergraduate Research Awards
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2010
The College of Arts and Sciences is offering grants for undergraduate students engaged in research under the
direction of CAS faculty. The purpose of these grants is to support and promote the research efforts of our
undergraduate students. The UGR Research Grants are intended to fund undergraduate research that may be
difficult or impossible to conduct without financial support. Students use the grant funds to purchase equipment
and supplies, travel to professional conferences, pay participants, etc. -- whatever is necessary to conduct their
study. Students can apply for up to $300 (plus 25% matching funds from their department) to fund their research.
In addition, students may apply for the Norman and Carmelita Teeter Undergraduate Research Award, regardless
of whether they seek grant funds through the CAS Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Grant
Competition. These awards are intended to recognize the most outstanding student projects for the academic
year. One set of awards will be made each spring semester. However, students may apply for the awards in
either fall or spring semester, and all will be entered into one pool. Each project that receives recognition will
receive a monetary award, amount yet to be determined.
Both competitions have the same eligibility requirements, obligations, and all students must complete the
application form below.
Eligibility
To be eligible, students must:
 be majoring in a CAS discipline
 must be in good academic standing at time of application (i.e., minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0)
 be currently enrolled for at least 12 s.h.
 provide a letter of support from a faculty mentor/research supervisor
 provide an official transcript from WIU
 engage in a research or scholarly project not primarily part of a regular course (projects conducted for
“individual research” courses are acceptable)
Use of funds (CAS UGR Grant only)
Funds may be used to purchase equipment, books, materials or computer software or to fund travel and other
associated costs in collecting data, such as mailing costs, library use fees, etc. that are required to complete this
particular student research project. Funds may also be used to support travel to professional conferences at
which the student’s research has been accepted. (Rules governing travel funds are identical to those for faculty
travel.) Student may apply for one grant to support the research project and a second grant for travel funds for
accepted papers/presentations. Travel funds may be requested for papers submitted for presentation that have
not yet been accepted; funds will not be released until proof of acceptance is provided.
Obligations
 students are required to file a final report at the end of the academic year in which the award was
received
 students are required to present their research, if completed, at the Thomas E. Helm Undergraduate
Research Day in April and encouraged to present their research in other venues, including external
conferences
Completed Application
A completed application must be submitted by a full-time faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences
along with the student researcher. A completed application will include all of the following, received in the College
Office, Morgan 118, no later than noon on October 15, 2010:
 a completed typed or word-processed application form (see attached)
 a letter of support from a full time faculty member
 an official transcript from WIU
 evidence of IRB/IACUC approval, if appropriate
 evidence of paper acceptance for conference travel funding
The deadline for receipt of completed applications in the Dean’s Office, Morgan 114, is noon, October 15, 2010.
College of Arts and Sciences Fall 2010 Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Grants
&
Norman and Carmelita Teeter Undergraduate Research Awards
Application Form
(must be typed or word-processed;
handwritten applications will not be considered)
Project Title: ________________________________________________________________________________
Student's Name: _________________________________________Phone: _____________________________
Major(s):
Student’s local address:
Email: _____________________________________
___________________________________________
(Where award letter will be sent) ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Faculty Name
Date:______________________________________
Department:____________________________________E-mail:____________________________________
Department Chair Name: ___________________________________
Department Contribution: $__________
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____
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CAS Undergraduate Research Grant only (funds requested) – Full application, including budget
(Notification within three weeks of approved, fully-completed application)
Norman and Carmelita Teeter Undergraduate Research Award only (funds not requested)– Application
form + summary (Spring notification of awards)
Both – CAS UGR Grant and Norman and Carmelita Teeter Undergraduate Research Award
A summary of the project (word count of a minimum of 250 and maximum of 500 words) in language,
understandable to those outside the discipline must be provided by the student. Failure to do so will result in
immediate rejection. Be sure to include goals and objectives, and a brief description of methods. Also, please
include a justification of the use of requested funds. (This section is extremely important; much of the decision to
fund or not will depend on what is written here. Please consult your faculty research supervisor/mentor for
guidance as you produce your summary and supporting documents.)
Budget (please include a detailed and itemized budget; typed or word-processed):
Description (Be specific)
Funds requested
from CAS
Cost Sharing
(funds
provided by
dept., etc)
Total
Supplies
Travel
Contractual
Other
(Explain)
Total
(Not to exceed
$300)
1. Are you requesting support for this project from any source? If yes, give name of unit or granting agency and
amount of support requested.
2. Are you receiving support for this project from any unit or granting agency? If yes, give name of unit and
amount of support.
3. Does your project support the service region of Western Illinois University?
4. Are you in the Illinois Centennial Honors College?
Signatures and dates:
Dept. Chair: _______________________________________Date:____________________________
Faculty Member: ___________________________________Date:____________________________
Student: __________________________________________Date:____________________________