{"id":7253,"date":"2021-01-27T11:50:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T16:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/?page_id=7253"},"modified":"2026-09-10T09:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:59:52","slug":"research-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/research-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR Student Research Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7253\" class=\"elementor elementor-7253\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d854d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d854d91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76744ec\" data-id=\"76744ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc583e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc583e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR Student Research Grants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2985f7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f2985f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23be52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23be52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Office of Undergraduate Research provides funding to undergraduate researchers to support their research and creative projects. You can apply via the application on UCF&#8217;s InfoReady site.<\/p><ul><li><u>On-Campus or Remote Research Costs<\/u>: Funding for materials, equipment, etc. Individuals qualify for up to $500, and groups of undergraduate researchers qualify for up to $1,000.<\/li><li><u>Off-Campus Research Costs<\/u>: Funding to travel to conduct research or gather data (e.g., field work, archive trips, or visiting museums). Individuals qualify for up to $1,000 and groups of undergraduate researchers qualify for up to $2,000.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Note: Students looking for funding to support travel to\u00a0<u>present at a conference<\/u>\u00a0should apply for our Conference\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/current\/ucf-publications-and-presentation-opportunities\/\"><strong>Presentation Travel Award<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> <strong>OUR Student Research Grants do NOT cover any part of conference travel.<\/strong><\/p><p>After submitting your application, your faculty mentor will receive an email to endorse your application.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6873b06 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6873b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/ucf.infoready4.com\/#freeformCompetitionDetail\/2025473\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Applications are now open for Spring 2027 funding!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5f971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b5f971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grant Guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da715ad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da715ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d2827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d2827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Proposal elements:<\/strong><br>Each application includes several sections: Title, Proposal, Literature Cited, Assigned Roles (if you are applying as a group), Timeline, and Budget.<\/p>\n<p>Grant proposals are reviewed separately by a faculty panel in either (1) Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or (2) Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (ASSH) categories. Applicants should ensure that each proposal can easily be understood by an educated non-expert (i.e., faculty from a wide variety of departments). The category within which your application will be reviewed is based on the department of your lead faculty mentor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proposal Review Criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All applications are reviewed based on the following criteria<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Clear focus of project<\/li>\n<li>Sound methodology (clear to non-experts; don\u2019t get technical)<\/li>\n<li>Contribution of the project to your field<\/li>\n<li>Timeline is appropriate to project<\/li>\n<li>Clear itemized budget with clear explanation of the need for each item<\/li>\n<li>Your mentor\u2019s support of the project<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Get support writing your proposal:<\/strong><br>OUR Student Research Grants are competitive, but there are several resources that you can take advantage to strengthen your proposal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consult the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2021\/01\/Grant-Budget-Guidelines-2020.pdf\">Budget Guidelines&nbsp;<\/a>before submitting the budget section of your proposal.<\/li>\n<li>Review&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/elementor-5355\/\">Grant Examples<\/a>&nbsp;for various majors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is NOT a GPA requirement, however, any students on academic probation will not be considered for this research opportunity.<\/li>\n<li>All applicants must have a <a href=\"https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/about\/policies\/\">UCF faculty mentor<\/a> to receive an OUR Research Grant. Mentors will be required to fill out an endorsement of the work. Students should work closely with their mentors while drafting the submission.<\/li>\n<li>Students are eligible to receive a maximum of two Student Research Grants during their undergraduate career, including group grants.<\/li>\n<li>Only two grants per faculty mentor will be approved in each semester.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review Timeline:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grants are typically offered for the Fall, Spring, and Summer (apply the semester before). 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