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How to Apply

Grants for costs associated with senior honors thesis research. Late applications are not accepted. There are separate deadlines for the recommendation request and for submission of the application and faculty recommendation, so be sure you are aware of all deadlines.

Application Process

Students apply for funding the term before the one in which they intend to engage in the research. Late applications are NOT accepted, and funding will not be awarded retroactively or for applications submitted in the same term as the research. If you have questions about the program or the application process, contact UGAR before the application deadline.

** Go to the UGAR application Canvas site for instructions and links to the application submission system.

Application checklist:

  • Recommendation request form (submitted one week before the application deadline)
  • Application form
  • Research proposal 
  • Itemized budget and budget justification
  • Recommendation from faculty research advisor (submitted via online system)

Additional notes:

  • Grants are for expenses directly related to honors thesis research so award amounts are based on the itemized budget and budget justification.
  • If you are applying for expenses that will occur during the winter interim, you may either apply in the summer or in the fall. Award checks will not be available until 3-4 weeks after the application deadline, so be sure to plan accordingly.
  • Consult with your faculty research advisor to determine whether your project needs to be reviewed by the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects. The review process can be lengthy so if there is any chance that your project will require review, submit your materials to CPHS as early as possible (on or before the UGAR deadline).
  • If you are proposing any travel associated with your research, review the UGAR travel information and the College policies on travel, travel exceptions and the travel registry.

Notification of decisions

  • Funding decisions are announced 2-4 weeks after the application deadline.
  • This notification deadline is typically after the deadline to apply for D-plan changes so consider the implications of receiving vs. not receiving a grant in terms of the impact on your D-plan. Refer to the Registrar's website for information and deadlines to submit a change of enrollment petition.
  • If your plans change and you are not able to conduct the project in the term for which you received funding, you may not defer the funding to a subsequent term. To be considered for funding in future terms, you must re-apply. 
  • INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: if your country of taxation does not have a tax treaty with the U.S., your stipend may be taxed up to 14%. The taxes will be withheld from your stipend so your payment will not be the full amount awarded to you by UGAR. See the tax information webpage for more information.

Email notifications

All communications from UGAR will be sent from the "undergraduate research" blitz account. To ensure that you receive these emails, be sure that spam filtering is set up correctly in your email. The college provides detailed instructions on how to ensure that emails from specific email addresses are not inadvertently delivered to your spam/junk folder.