The CHS Undergraduate Research Program (CHS UGR), in partnership with the ORS, is launching an incentive program for faculty to specifically encourage the creation of new research opportunities for undergraduate students. The incentive program will issue microgrants of up to $300 to support faculty working with undergraduate students in a newly approved and posted research opportunity. Funds can be used for supplies, or any other expenses directly related to the student’s research work and effort. Funds cannot be used for student travel, meeting costs, publication fees, or poster printing because there are other funds available through the CHS UGR office for these expenses.
Eligibility for Incentive Program:
First, to be eligible, applicants must create and post to the CHS UGR website, an approved research opportunity for undergraduate students. Secondly, research opportunities must be “new” for a given semester to be eligible for the incentive since the point of the program is to create more opportunities for our students than currently exist. Currently open research opportunities are not eligible for the incentive program. Research opportunities that were “closed” or “full” during a previous semester and are now being re-opened to student involvement are eligible for the incentive. Third, applicants must have a student researcher who has interviewed for and agreed to participate in the new or re-opened research opportunity at the time of the microgrant application. Fourth, the applicant must be a full-time CHS faculty member who is either pre-tenure from all title series or post-tenure in special/clinical titles.
To apply, please provide the following information in Microsoft Word document to Brian Noehren (b.noehren@uky.edu) and Richie Andreatta (richard.andreatta@uky.edu):
- Title of your new research opportunity approved and posted to the CHS UGR Current Opportunities website
- Student name and ID for whom funds will be used to support work
- Requested microgrant amount (up to $300 max)
- Brief description and detail on what the funds will be used for in direct support of the student’s work.
Expectations:
- Microgrant funding will be provided on a rolling basis until the yearly allotment for this initiative is exhausted.
- Funds must be used during the semester they are awarded and cannot be rolled over.
- Applicants awarded a microgrant agree to provide a brief summary report (1 paragraph) at the end of the semester on how the funds were used and their benefit to the student.
- A given applicant is limited to a maximum total funding amount of $300 per semester.
- A new application is required for each microgrant request.