OUR Research & Creative Activities
OUR Research & Creative Activities
The aim of this fund is to support students’ needs for essential equipment and materials for their research and/or creative activities. Students who are working on research projects and/or creative expressions that need support to acquire essential equipment works may apply. Students must show that these expenses are beneficial and crucial to their research and creative expressions.
OUR Research & Creative Activities Application Open:
October 15 – October 31, 11:59pm
January 15 – January 31, 11:59pm
Application Criteria
Eligibility:
- OUR Funding Handbook
- Undergraduate-level student(s) with a CWU-affiliated faculty or staff mentor.
Amount:
- 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):
- Equipment (will remain the property of the university)
- Materials and supplies (chemicals, sample bags, art supplies, etc.)
- Travel to conduct research (e.g., travel to a lab to analyze samples)
- 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
- 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 a 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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