Internal Funding Opportunities
The School of Graduate Studies and Research offers several internal funding opportunities for both faculty and graduate students.
Funding for Faculty
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Open Access Publication Award
The School of Graduate Studies & Research and CWU Libraries is excited to announce a new internal funding opportunity for tenured and tenure-track faculty.
The Open Access Publication Award supports faculty by helping offset potential costs associated with publishing in open‑access, peer‑reviewed journals and books. While open‑access publications are free for readers, authors or institutions often incur significant publishing fees. Recognizing that internal funding sources may be limited, the award is intended to support the formal publication of open‑access scholarly work produced by CWU tenured and tenure-track faculty.
To apply to this opportunity, please review the attached, detailed instructions, and complete the application form.
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Research/Creative Activity Support Award
The School of Graduate Studies and Research offers an award program each year in the winter, with a maximum award amount of $3,000. Award information and instructions can be found below, along with application links and a budget template.
Please review the award guidelines thoroughly to ensure all steps are completed correctly.
Please use the attached budget template for your application. You may use the application template to write your application; however, all applications must be submitted via Microsoft Forms by the designated due date.
Funding for Graduate Students
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Research/Creativity Activity Support Award
The School of Graduate Studies and Research offers research/creative activity award programs each year: one in the fall and one in the spring. Award information and instructions can be found below, along with application links and a budget template.
Please review the attached guideline thoroughly to ensure all steps are completed correctly.
You may use the application template to write your application; however, all applications must be submitted via Microsoft Forms by the designated due date.
The Fall Research/Creative Activity Support Award can be submitted here.
The Spring Research/Creative Activity Support Award can be submitted here.
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Summer Fellowship
The School of Graduate Studies and Research offers a Summer Fellowship for eligible graduate students. This award is only offered during the spring and students may apply to both the Spring Research/Creative Activity Support Award and the Summer Fellowship during the spring competition.
It will be one application and it will ask you which awards you would like to apply to. A budget is not required for this award.
Please review the attached guideline thoroughly to ensure all steps are completed correctly.
You may use the application template to write your application; however, all applications must be submitted via Microsoft Forms by the designated due date.
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