Graduate Research Fund Application

Student information

Please enter your student ID, name, e-mail address and additional information about your student status.

Your faculty sponsor must complete the required sponsor endorsement form within one week of your application. An email will be automatically sent to you when your faculty sponsor submits their endorsement, but it is your responsibility to ensure they do so.

In the box immediately below, enter your expected graduation date (the date you will have completed all requirements for your program, including thesis defense):

Type of Application

From the list of options presented immediately below, choose the type of funding you are seeking.

Presentation details

You are required to provide all of the information below for presentation applications:

Check the box below to affirm that you are the primary presenter.  A primary presenter is defined as the first author on the project and the presentation leader.  In cases of co-leadership, applicants must justify their individual contribution to the project.

Project information

Please include an abstract in the project description. In addition to your abstract, please include a brief paragraph addressing how your project contributes to your career development and how it will promote knowledge and progress in your field.

Detailed Budget (e.g. itemized list of expenses, such as conference registration = $150; Comfort Inn Hotel for 3 nights x $150 per night = $450; airfare from Chicago to New Orleans = $225 for total of $825). Please include total expected expenses but the maximum GRF Award is up to $700. In addition, a detailed Budget Justification (e.g., explaining the details of the expenses and why they are necessary for your research or presentation) is required.

If you are a Psychology student and your expenses exceed the maximum GRF award of $700, please check this box. Due to a generous donor, you may be eligible for a limited amount of additional funds if they are available.

Presentation document upload

Please upload documentation confirming acceptance of your first-author presentation.  This may be an e-mail confirmation verifying acceptance of the presentation if the conference has not yet occurred.  A copy of the pages in the conference program where your presentation is listed may also be uploaded. Screenshots will not be accepted unless they are submitted as a PDF file.