Undergraduate Research & Creativity Fund

The Kutztown University Undergraduate Research & Creativity Fund provides funding for students to conduct research and present their findings at academic conferences. The goal of this committee is to fund projects that go above and beyond the requirements of classwork. A particular course or a specific assignment can inspire you to pursue a given subject in greater depth, but the impetus for the funded research must be your own intellectual curiosity outside of class - this work is a labor of love.

The most common kind of funding for students is travel assistance in order to present a paper at an academic conference. Funding to travel to a particular site to perform research, such as archival research in a particular library, is also available. We also fund supplies for research and for experimental art techniques not covered by KU. In addition, funding for other kinds of projects may be available as long as they are not specifically excluded in the guidelines. Please review the guidelines in detail and contact the committee if you have questions about whether your idea is eligible for funding.

Below are links to the guidelines and application. You must read through all the guidelines and complete the application. Email the signed cover page and the proposal to in the Office of Grants & Sponsored Projects. The committee meets monthly to review proposals. To be considered for the current month’s meeting, the cover page and proposal must be completed and emailed by 3 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month.

Research & Creativity Fund Guidelines and Application

After receiving an award, you will receive instructions on how to spend funding following KU policy and procedure. If you do not follow the appropriate process, you may not get reimbursed for your expenses. Please contact for assistance on how to spend funding appropriately prior to expending funds