Sciences Research Fund

**Guidelines and Application Forms**

Please read the guidelines completely. The guidelines include information about eligibility, the types of proposals we fund, the types of things that are not funded, instructions for proposal submission, and instructions for the oral presentation. 

-Guidelines Assessment Quiz

-Sample proposal

-Instructions for student proposal presentations

-Instructions for student researchers requesting changes to project budgets

      Spreadsheet for Budget Adjustment Requests

Note to faculty research advisors: This program is not meant to fund faculty or graduate student research projects. Please visit the website for the Office of Grants & Sponsored Projects for help finding bigger funding opportunities for projects.

Science Subcommittee Disciplines

Anthropology

Criminal Justice

Mathematics

Astronomy

Engineering

Marine Science

Biology

Environmental Sciences

Physics

Biochemistry

Geography

Political Science

Chemistry

Geology

Psychology

Computer Science

 

Sociology

Proposal deadlines and meeting dates

All proposals are due by 5:00 p.m.
All meetings at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom.

Meeting

Proposal deadline

Meeting presentation date

September

5:00 pm September 9, 2025

11:00 am September 23, 2025

October

5:00 pm October 14, 2025

11:00 am October 28, 2025

November

5:00 pm November 11, 2025

11:00 am November 25, 2025

January

5:00 pm January 13, 2026

11:00 am January 27, 2026

February

5:00 pm February 10, 2026

11:00 am February 24, 2026

March

5:00 pm March 10, 2026

11:00 am March 24, 2026

April

5:00 pm April 14, 2026

11:00 am April 28, 2026

May

None

None

Proposals and questions should be addressed to

Dr. Kurt Friehauf, Dept. of Physical Sciences (economic geology and geochemistry) (chairperson)

Dr. Laura Sherrod, Dept. of Physical Sciences (geophysics and hydrogeology) 

Thomas Betts, Dept. of Physical Sciences (chemistry)

Kaoutar El Mounadi, Dept. of Biology (mycology)

Michele Baranczyk, Dept. of Psychology (psychology)

Mauricia John, Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology (sociology)

Yun Lu, Dept. of Mathematics (math)

Jeffrey Werner, Office of Grants & Sponsored Projects