Experiential & Immersive Studies
OUR/foundry10 Experiential Research & Immersive Studies
The aim of this fund is to support students’ research and/or creative expression goals through experiential activities. Students who are interested in attending conferences, exhibitions, performance venues, and other academic and professional venues without presenting their own works may apply. Students must show that these experiences and immersive studies are beneficial and crucial to their own research and creative expressions.
foundry10 is an education research organization with a philanthropic focus on expanding ideas about learning and creating direct value for youth. In collaboration with diverse partners, we surface, evaluate, and share opportunities to better support youth learning both inside and outside the classroom. We do this through applied and experimental research, as well as collaborative philanthropy and educational programming rooted in evidence-based best practices.
Experiential Research & Immersive Studies Application Open:
October 15 – October 31, 11:59pm
January 15 – January 31, 11:59pm
Application Criteria
Eligibility:
- OUR Funding Handbook
- Undergraduate level students that have been vetted by a CWU faculty or staff mentor and are a designated artist on the project or study.
- Students may still apply for funding if the event has already taken place. (The event must have taken place during the academic year (Fall–Spring) that the funds are applied for.)
- Undergraduate students can apply for both the foundry10 Experiential Research and Immersive Studies and the OUR Experiential Research and Immersive Studies Awards. However, applicants that receive the foundry10 funds will be automatically dropped from the equivalent OUR award application pool. If you do not the receive foundry10 funds, your application will be reviewed again for the OUR funds.
Amount:
- foundry10 Experiential Research and Immersive Studies Funding Award
- Up to $1,000
- OUR Experiential Research and Immersive Studies Funding Award
- Up to $750 for individual students
- Up to $1,500 for groups of two or more students
Eligible Expenses Include (but are not limited to)
- Registration/residency or conference fees
- Museum or library archive admissions costs
- Mileage & Ground transportation (shuttle to/from airport, taxi, light rail, ferry, etc.)
- Airfare
- Per diem (food and lodging)
- Ineligible Expenses Include (but are not limited to):
- Student/faculty/staff salaries, stipends, or tuition
- Expenses outside of the fiscal year that the award is received during
Application Materials:
- Funding Proposal – Up to 4 pages (excluding attachments)
Required: Download and use the OUR/foundry10 Funding Proposal Template- Project title page
- Abstract or creative artistic statement (250 words max)
- Project Description: Clearly demonstrate how the proposed experience or immersion impacts and correlates to your own research/creative project.
- Impact statement
- Detailed line-item budget with budget justification. You can view examples of budget and budget justifications under our General Application Guidelines.
- Mentor letter of support
- Approval from the Human Subjects Review Council (HSRC), Institutional Animal Care of Use Committee (IACUC), or completed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for hazardous materials if applicable.
- You can apply for funding even if you are still in the process of HSRC or IACUC approval. However, you MUST have appropriate approvals and certifications BEFORE you interact with humans or animals.
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