The Regents’ Graduate Research Grant Program At Northern Arizona University  

Introduction

The Regents have not announced if they will fund another program in 2013.

In December, 2011, the Arizona Board of Regents approved the allocation of $230,000 of one-time TRIF funds from the Regents Innovation Fund for the purpose of awarding research grants to doctoral students.  These grants, administered through each of the three state universities, will be awarded on a competitive basis, which is intended to help improve students’ grant writing skills as well as provide funds to improve the students’ dissertations.

Eligibility

Doctoral (PhD) students who have advanced to candidacy may apply for the Regents’ Grants.

Award Information

Each awardee receives up to $5,000 which can be used to support the student’s research.  Funds may be used to pay undergraduate students to assist with research, or to cover the cost of travel associated with field research or to support other activities that will improve the student’s dissertation.

Funding is available for up to ten (10) Regents’ Grants. 

Application Process

Application Deadline: Applications are due Friday, November 2, 2012 at 5:00pm.

Application Materials:  A complete application will include the following:

1. Student’s current CV.

2. Application Narrative (3 page limit*): 

  • Description of the student’s thesis research topic, progress to date, planned activities
  • Description (narrative) of how the how the funds will be used (i.e., what activities will be supported by the funds) and how the use of the funds will result in an improved dissertation (over one not supported by these funds)
  • Bibliography/References, if applicable  (*does not count towards the 3-page limit.)

3. Application Budget and Budget Justification (2 page limit; cannot exceed $5,000): A detailed budget by expense category should be formatted as follows:

Personnel Expense

  • Salaries and wages (itemized by individual)
  • ERE (benefits; also itemized by individual)

Operations Expense

  • Supplies:  Tangible items, itemized by category of items (i.e., transcription supplies, fieldwork supplies)
  • Services:   Itemize all service costs (e.g., sample processing, copy charges)
  • Travel:  Itemize mileage, transportation (e.g., airfare), lodging, etc.

The Budget Justification should explain how costs were calculated (e.g., for a student worker, how was the hourly rate/stipend determined, how much time will the student spend on the project and what will the student do; for supplies, what are they used for/why are they needed and what are the per unit prices, etc.

4. Submitting the Application:  Combine all materials into one PDF document comprising the student’s CV, application narrative, and budget/budget justification. E-mail the document by 5pm Friday, November 2 to ovp-research@nau.edu. The subject line of the e-mail should be (without quotation marks) “Regents’ Grant: Studentlastname, Studentfirstname” (e.g., Regents’ Grant: Smith, Jennifer)

Questions?  Contact us at ovp-research@nau.edu or 523-8288