OURS Project Supplies Grant Application

The OURS Project Supplies grant provides students with financial support of up to $500 for supplies and equipment. Undergraduate students (both part- and full-time) are eligible to apply. Students are eligible for funding only once per academic year.

You will be asked to submit a proposed budget with the application. We have provided a budget template that you may use. The use of the template is not required, but a proposed budget is required.

Download the Proposed Budget Template

In the case of multiple students collaborating on the same project, the student named here will be the primary contact person. All other students should complete the “Additional Applicant” form and submit it with this application.

Download the Additional Applicant Form

* denotes a required field

Student Information

First Name *

Last Name *

G-Number *

Email (must use @mail.gvsu.edu) *

Local Address *

City *

State/Province *

Zip/Postal *

Phone *

Preferred Pronouns
He/Him/His
She/Her/Hers
They/Them/Theirs
Not listed Please specify a value for Preferred Pronouns

Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latinx
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian
Black or African American
White
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Not listed Please specify a value for Ethnicity

Are you a veteran? *

Are you first generation? *

Are you an international student? *

Academic Information

Class Standing *

Anticipated Graduation Date *

Overall GPA *

Major *

Major 2

Emphasis/Major Concentration

Minor

Minor 2

Are there additional students collaborating on this project? *
Yes
No

Faculty Mentor Information

Mentor First Name *

Mentor Last Name *

Mentor G-Number

Mentor Faculty Status
Please specify a value for Mentor Faculty Status

Mentor Unit *

Mentor Email *

Mentor Preferred Pronouns
He/Him/His
She/Her/Hers
They/Them/Theirs
Not listed Please specify a value for Mentor Preferred Pronouns

Does your proposal include a second mentor? *

Mentor 2 Unit *

Project Information

Project Title *

Note about Special Characters in Project Title
Check this box if your title includes special characters (i.e. symbols, Greek letters, italics, etc.). We will use the title on your uploaded proposal. The web field does not allow for special characters.

Semester for which you are applying *

Total funding requested from OURS (not to exceed $500) *

Does this project's budget include the purchase of computer equipment? *

Is this project being done for academic credit? *

Does this project involve the use of animals? *

Does this project involve the use of human subjects? *

Does this project involve hazardous, flammable, or reactive chemicals; ionizing radiation; recombinant DNA; biologically hazardous agents; or known carcinogens? *

OURS Grant Policies and Process

Please indicate next to each of the following statements that you have read and understand the grant policies and process.

Good Standing with the University *
Each student must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.000 or higher to be in good standing. Each student must be in good financial and judicial standing.

Supporting Documents *
Applications will only be considered when complete, i.e. accompanied by Faculty Mentor Recommendation and Additional Applicant Form*, if applicable.

Student Scholars Day *
Each student must participate in the Student Scholars Day that falls within the fiscal year in which the grant was awarded.

OURS Grant Report *
Each student must provide a final report to the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship. Information on the Report is available at http://gvsu.edu/ours.

*Additional Applicant Form template available on OURS website.

Proposal Upload

The proposal can be submitted as one PDF or in individual files and include the following sections, and adhere to the following guidelines:

Project Proposal
Please prepare a non-technical proposal no more than 1,000 words which includes the following information:

Statement of purpose that includes a description of the project and what the student wishes to gain from the experience.
Description of previous work on this project, if applicable.
Projected timeline for completion of the project that details the responsibilities of the student and mentor at each stage.
Expected dissemination outcomes. What plans, in addition to Student Scholars Day, does the student have for disseminating outcomes of the project?

Proposed Budget
Please itemize your budget and include only those items which directly pertain to your project. Include a description of each item, the timeline (proposed date of reimbursement request), and the amount. You may use the Budget Template available on the OURS website.

Budget Justification
Include a budget justification of no more than 250 words.

Faculty Mentor Recommendation
It should include the following:

Discuss the qualifications of the student.
What is the significance of the proposed project for the student?
What are the faculty member’s student-centered goals for this project? What pedagogical techniques will the faculty member use to help the student achieve those goals? What active collaboration will take place?
Describe the steps to be taken to allow the student to become a more independent researcher/scholar during the project.
Describe any past or present experience supervising this student as a research assistant, in a course, or in a directed study project; describe the student’s work in that capacity and how it differs from the proposed project.
If funds are available to you through grants or other sources, please indicate whether additional funds will be committed to this project. If so, please indicate amount and source of funding.

Proposal *
Please upload a file with the extension .pdf with a maximum size of 5 MB (5120 KB)

Proposed Budget and Justification (required unless included in proposal)
Please upload a file with the extension .csv, .xls, .doc, .pdf, .docx, or .xlsx with a maximum size of 1 MB (1024 KB)

Faculty Mentor Recommendation (required unless included in proposal)
Please upload a file with the extension .doc, .pdf, or .docx with a maximum size of 1 MB (1024 KB)

Human Verification *

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