Undergraduate Scholars Grant

Consumable supplies, materials, technology, and equipment (e.g. chemicals, DNA products, coding software, material for costumes, incentives for research participants)
International or domestic airfare, hotel, food, gas, parking, registration or other travel-related expenditures incurred while presenting, performing, or exhibiting work at a conference, workshop, or seminar
International or domestic airfare, hotel, food, gas, parking, registration or other travel-related expenditures incurred for field-work, training, or an experiential-based opportunity that is directly related to research or a creative project (e.g. travel to location to interview participants, statistical software training, writing workshop, archival visits)
Please note that the grant cannot be used to cover tuition or a study abroad trip (unless research or creative activity is conducted in addition to the study abroad class requirements)

All UCM undergraduate students in good academic standing are eligible for one grant per year.
All applications are required to have an IRB/IACUC protocol number or a Determination of Research letter from the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Integrity indicating their project does not require review. USG recipients are required to present at the annual UCM Scholars Symposium.
All applicants are required to submit a budget form as part of their application (see below).
A maximum of $800 per grant application will be awarded to individual applicants.
If more than two students are working on the same or closely-related project or if more than two students are making a group presentation at a conference, a maximum of $2000 total can be awarded for the research or travel, regardless of the total number of students participating.
Students may receive partial funding depending upon demonstrated need, available resources, location (domestic versus international travel), and merit of the proposal as ascertained by criteria identified below.
Projects must be sponsored by a faculty member who has independently reviewed and affirmed the quality of the work.

The purpose of the Undergraduate Scholars Grant (USG) is to facilitate research and creative activities at UCM through compensation for related expenses.