Funding for Research

• Full-time undergraduate students who have completed less than 50 credit hours at the time of application
• First-generation college and historically marginalized student applicants will be given first consideration
• All majors, colleges, and undeclared students are eligible
• Winona and Rochester students may apply
• Transfer and non-traditional students may also apply
• Students may apply more than once but will only be eligible to complete one project
• Current PSEO students are not eligible

Complete the Student Application Form on Qualtrics at the beginning of the fall semester and check for the appropriate deadline.

In your application, you’ll be asked about:

• your career and professional interests
• the reason you’re applying to the program
• your preferred project ranked from a list of available projects

If selected by a mentor, your work on the project will be completed during the Spring semester. You’re expected to present your project at a cohort discussion during Research & Creative Achievement Day.

• Full-time undergraduate students who will have completed 60 or more credits at the time of application.
• Faculty sponsor who will supervise the project.

Refer to Policy/Procedure 3-22 and 3-25 for information on eligible payments.

Complete the Undergraduate Research & Creative Project Form in WarriorSpace.

Submission deadlines are Sept. 15, Dec. 1, and Feb. 1.

Watch a tutorial about how to submit an Undergraduate Research and Creative Project application.

In your application, you’ll be asked to provide details about yourself, your project, and your budget along with a letter of endorsement from a faculty sponsor.

You’ll also be asked to submit a proposal document that includes:

• Research problem or creative purpose statement
• Research methodology or creative strategy
• Expected project outcomes
• Project schedule and expected completion date
• Description of your readiness for the proposed project
• Statement of where and how results of the project will be presented
• Bibliography

See all this come together by checking out a sample Psychology Research Application (PDF).

Your application will be reviewed by a team of faculty and staff, who will then select only a few applications to receive funds.

• Full-time undergraduate students who will have completed 60 or more credits at the time of application.
• Faculty sponsor who will supervise the project.

Refer to Policy/Procedure 3-22 and 3-25 for information on eligible payments.

Proposals must be submitted at least 30 days before the conference starting date.

Complete the Student Research & Creative Presentations Travel Support Grants form on WarriorSpace.

Watch a tutorial about how to submit a Travel Support Grant application.

In your application, you’ll be asked to provide details about yourself, your project and presentation, and travel plans along with a letter of endorsement from faculty sponsor.

You’ll also be asked to confirm your presentation by submitting an acceptance message from the conference’s sponsor and an abstract of your paper or presentation.

See all this come together by checking out these sample applications:

• Sample Travel Application – Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (PDF)
• Sample Travel Application – Physics (PDF)

Your application will be reviewed by a team of faculty and staff, who will then select only a few applications to receive funds.