Travel Funding Details

Travel grants will be restricted based on the current µÛÍõ»áËù policies on travel.  OUR cannot fund travel or supply expenses associated with a specific class, for which those supplies or the travel is a required element of the course work.  We can support research and travel associated with research or travel related to independent study or directed studies projects or for non-required travel and/or research supplies and time.

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Grant Application

The Spring application cycle will take place on Infoready January 18-Feb 10.

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Application Proposal Details

Project Proposal Narrative (Researchers/creative endeavors)

If you are applying for research or creative endeavor purposes, please provide a compelling narrative (no more than 900 words) that includes the following sections that should be included as subheadings in your proposal:

1. Student motivation 
   • Describe your personal motivation/passion for conducting your project. (100-200 words)
2. Purpose & significance of your project:
   • Describe how your project will contribute to or build upon the body of knowledge in your discipline. Please include citations; they will not count toward your final word count. (200 words)
3. 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. For creative works projects, describe the technical basis of your project and how it relates to your career development (200-300 words)
4. 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. (100 words)
5. 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.
6. 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:

• Research/creative endeavor supplies – maximum $1000
• Research/creative endeavor stipends – maximum $1000
• Conference or performance – maximum $1000
• Professional development (i.e trainings, workshops, master classes, professional organizational fees) – maximum $1000
• Maximum Total Award Request: $1000

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 µÛÍõ»áËù rules and regulations surrounding research and creative endeavors, including issues of plagiarism and rules governing human or animal subject research (e.g. IRB approval, CITI training, etc.). Recipients will be given explicit details of the disbursement and reimbursement process in their award letters.

NOTE: Gift Cards may not be requested and will not be paid for by OUR.

If awarded supplies grants, reimbursement will go to the student or faculty mentor depending on the nature of supplies.

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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 report must also include images of receipts or evidence of all expenditures that were covered by the supplies grant. The post-grant report must be submitted no later than 2 weeks after the end of the grant period. 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.

The report should be approximately 3 pages (double spaced) in length. You can use the following headings as a template for you document.  Save the report as either a Word .doc or .docx OR as a .pdf and name the document: lastname_firstname_semesteryearawarded (e.g., Smith_John_Spring2026). Please send  your complete report to our@unco.edu by 2 weeks after the end of the grant period.

1. Semester and year awarded (e.g., Spring 2026):
2. Student name:
3. Project title:
4. Faculty sponsor name:
5. Exact amount of funds received:
   1. Stipend amount:
   2. Supplies amount:
   3. Conference/travel/professional development amount:
6. Please provide a detailed description of your research-related or creative endeavor activities and how these experiences enhanced your education. Please be as specific and detailed as possible (2 pages).
7. If your grant included travel, please be very specific about what happened with the travel or conference, and if there are excess/unused funds, you will need to return those funds to µÛÍõ»áËù (1 page).
8. If you presented at a conference or participated in a performance or other creative exhibition, please include a description of that experience and what you learned (1 page).
9. Include an itemization of all the research-related or creative endeavor expenses covered by the funding and provide back-up documentation for all expenses.
10. Include 2-5 photos of students engaging in the work associated with the grant. Please submit these as .jpg files.