Presidential Research Grant Application

The Presidential Research Grant is intended as a one-time award during a graduate student’s GVSU academic career.

The grant awards up to $1,500 to support the research and scholarly projects of graduate students. Applicants must be degree seeking and in good academic standing. The research must be connected to completion of some aspect of the applicant’s graduate degree. Typically, these grants are intended to support research or scholarship undertaken for purposes of a thesis, dissertation, or final project. Graduate students may receive one Presidential Research Grant during completion of a degree program. Awardees are not eligible to reapply.

Student Information

First Name *

Last Name *

G-number *

Phone Number *

Email *

Degree Program *

Title of Research Project *

Does this project require approval from Human Research IRB Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee? *

If IRB or IACUC review is required, please indicate the current status *

Proposal Upload

Abstract limited to 250 words

Research Description (maximum of 5 pages) including the following sections highlighted in the text:

Introduction/Background material
Specific Research Question/Hypothesis
Methodology/Design/Data Collection/Questionnaire/Data Analysis
Justification of sample size
Plans for Dissemination of Information Beyond GVSU ScholarWorks
Project Timeline
**Please note surveys and guides to questions for qualitative interviews should be attached as appendices

Budget (maximum of 1 page)

A detailed budget, with justification for each expenditure that is tied directly to the research methodology/design/data collection.
Include a description of each item and the approximate purchase price.
Requests for funding for travel to a research site must include a complete description of dates of travel and mileage. Support for travel will be limited to 50% of the total funds requested.
Funding support is not allowed for travel to professional conferences, membership to professional organizations, salary, per diem, equipment repair/maintenance, or common equipment that is typically available in the unit. If a specialized version of common equipment is requested, please provide a justification. All equipment belongs to Grand Valley State University and must remain with the university.

Letter of support (1 page) from your research advisor

Letter of support must be submitted with your proposal application.

Proposal Upload *
Please upload a file with the extension .doc, .docx, or .pdf with a maximum size of 10 MB.

Letter of Support Upload *
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Human Verification *

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