Undergraduate Summer Research Grant Program
The Undergraduate Summer Research Support Program supports you and your efforts in faculty-mentored research and creative activities. All Purdue Fort Wayne undergraduates engaged in faculty-mentored research or creative activities are eligible.
Successful applicants will receive $1,000.
The application deadline is February 28, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Application Process
All applications must be submitted through the InfoReady portal. For detailed instructions on accessing the InfoReady portal, please see the InfoReady Internal Funding Application System Access Instructions [PDF].
Successful applicants are required to complete the Responsible Conduct of Research training within 30 days of starting the project (training instructions can be found within the competition in InfoReady. Successful applicants are also required to submit a final report, including an itemized accounting of all funds spent with invoices/receipts, no later than October 1 following the period of the grant. Awardees are also encouraged to present their project at the annual Student Research and Creative Endeavors Symposium.
Application Requirements
Your application will include a narrative, references, and letters of recommendation from your Faculty Mentor and Department Chair.
The narrative should be no more than three pages, formatted at a minimum of 10-point type and double spaced, which includes the following (please label each section):
- Statement of the problem
- Significance and context of the problem within your discipline
- Plan of research (methods, procedures, student role, faculty mentor role, timeline)
- Impact on your academic development
- Summation of current, pending, or previously received external and internal support for this project, if applicable; if there is no such support, please state "None."
Also required:
- References cited
- Letter of Recommendation from Faculty Mentor
- Letter of Recommendation from Department Chair
Recommendation letters are due March 6, 2024. Letter writers will receive a link to upload their letter into your application package, but will not have access to view your proposal. Please provide a copy of your proposal to your Faculty Mentor and Department Chair prior to submission.
Successful applicants are required to:
- Complete the Responsible Conduct of Research training within 30 days of starting the project. Detailed instructions for completing the RCR training can be found in the right-hand column under Competition Files.
- Submit both a narrative and financial final report no later than October 1 following the period of the grant. The narrative report should describe what skills were gained, how the research will be published (e.g., poster, paper, gallery), and the benefits of the grant. Awardees will receive an email reminder with InfoReady upload instructions in the Fall.
- Awardees are also strongly encouraged to participate in the annual Student Research and Creative Endeavors Symposium.
Evaluation Criteria
- Documentation of the significance of the project:
- Is the background information or previous literature for the project understood?
- Is the hypothesis/research question or statement of creative contribution or creative purpose well defined?
- Clarity of objectives and methods:
- Are the project objectives and methods clearly articulated?
- Are all necessary resources available?
- Clarity of activity to be accomplished during the grant period:
- Are the project design and activities well described and appropriate for the grant period?
- Relationship of the project to the applicant’s discipline:
- Is the project relevant to the applicant’s field and supports their academic growth?
- Clarity of role of the faculty mentor:
- Is the role of the faculty advisor clearly explained?