College of Science & Health (CSH)

Travel and Supply Grant Policies

Purpose

The CSH Student Research Travel and Supplies Grants are designed to facilitate the development and initiation of collaborative research projects between Science and Health faculty and their undergraduate students. Projects funded in this program are intended to provide students with "hands-on experience" in the research process. As a condition of funding, all recipients are required to present the results of their work at one of the Annual UWL Research and Creativity Symposia. Students who apply for Supplies funding are encouraged to also present their results at an off campus meeting or symposium (these students may then apply for a Travel Grant - see Type B).

Grant Awards

Individual students, and collaborative teams of students (see Collaborative Projects below) submitting single proposals may apply for no more than $500 Supplies and up to $1000 Travel per academic year, plus up to $500 for supplies and $1000 for Travel per summer. Requested funds are restricted to project supplies (Type A) or to research-related travel (Type B). Students may apply for both types of grants during a given academic year. CSH Travel and Supplies grants may be used in combination with other student or faculty research grants. The period of the grant will coincide with the fiscal year (July 1 through June 30), although faculty mentors may negotiate other time limits with the Dean. Total grants sponsored by a faculty mentor are limited to $1500/year for supplies and $2000/year for travel.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a grant award, students must:

• be an undergraduate currently enrolled at UWL
• be majoring in one of the Science and Health disciplines
• have a cumulative GPA > 2.5
• be a full-time student during the academic year period from the application date through the semester of the grant award (summer Supplies grant awardees must remain full time students during the subsequent Fall semester).
• not be performing the research project as an assignment in a formal class

Collaborative Projects

Teams of students working collaboratively on a single project may apply for no more than $500 per project for Supplies and no more than $1000 per project for Travel. They must submit a jointly written proposal that includes signatures of all participants. Students working individually on separate, but related aspects of a larger project may each apply for up to $500 for Supplies and $1000 for Travel. These students must each submit a separate, original proposal that clearly defines the student's individual role in the larger project.