Undergraduate Research & Creative Works Grants

Application Proposal details

Project Proposal Narrative specifications

2-page maximum (single spaced, Times New Roman, font size 12.)

The proposal narrative must be either copied and pasted into the on line Qualtrics application form.

Project Proposal Narrative (Conference and Performance Applicants):

If you are applying for the sole purpose of presenting at a conference or traveling for a performance, please provide a brief explanation (no more than 2 pages) for the requested funds, including how your presentation or performance will support your professional development as a student scholar and how your presentation/performance will contribute to the body of knowledge in your discipline.  Include:

• Details about when/where the presentation/conference/activity will take place.
• Total requested amount.

Project Proposal Narrative (Researchers/creative endeavors): 

If you are applying for research or creative endeavor purposes, please provide a compelling narrative (no more than 2 pages) that includes the following (should be included as subheadings in your proposal):

1. Purpose & significance of your project:
   • Describe how your project will contribute to the body of knowledge in your discipline.
2. Project Design and/or Research methods:
   • Describe the procedures and/or project design including any methods/methodology as applicable. Include if your project needs &/or has already obtained IRB approval for research with human subjects.
3. Oversight and supervision:
   • Describe the level of oversight and supervision that will be provided by the faculty advisor/sponsor or others involved, including frequency of meetings, and level of overall involvement of the sponsor.
4. Timeline
   • Include a timeline of project activities for the semester and  how it will be possible to advance on the project during the period. Can be in a table, bullet pointed list or narrative.

5. Budget

   • List the amount requested for each of the categories below (list $0 if no funding is requested in that category) along with the breakdown of hours for stipend, breakdown of supplies purchases for supplies grants, and the breakdown of travel or other related expenses for conference, performance or professional development activities:

     • Conference, Performance or Professional Development Activity (Maximum $1,000)
     • Research or Creative Endeavor Supplies (Maximum $500)
     • Research or Creative Endeavor Stipend paid to Student for work activities (Maximum $1,000)
     • TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED (Maximum $1,500)

Stipend Requirements and Award Criteria:

Stipends will be awarded based on the available funding, the numbers of applications received, and the quality of the application materials. Students who receive a stipend from OUR will be expected to adhere to all UNC rules and regulations surrounding research and creative endeavors, including issues of plagiarism and rules governing human subject research. Recipients will be given explicit details of the disbursement and reimbursement process in their award letters.

Post-grant reports

Each student who receives funding must prepare and submit a post-grant report at the end of the grant period that provides a summary of the project-related activity, including the ways in which it enhanced the student’s education.  This document will be two to three pages in length and will also include an itemization of the project-related expenses covered by the award.  The post-grant report must be submitted according to the deadlines posted and through the template provided as posted on the OUR website at www.unco.edu/our.  Failure to submit the post-grant report will make you ineligible for future funding from OUR.  If a student abandons the project, or fails to complete the work for which the funding was provided, they must notify OUR, and a refund of the stipend will be required.  

Priority Categories

Stipend Award applications will be prioritized according to the following categories along with the level of independence of the student in regards to the project, the significance of the project, and the clear articulation of project goals: