Students and Faculty

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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY PROGRAM

These proposals are initiated by students and support research, projects, capstone theses, and other creative work. The grants, allocated by the RAG Committee , are restricted to the purchase or rental of required equipment and supplies that are necessary to complete the research. Because these funds may be limited it is essential that a faculty sponsor contact RAG prior to submitting a request to determine if fund status. Other guidelines include:
  1. Eligibility for the grant is limited to undergraduate students, residential or off-campus.
  2. The project must relate to the area of the student's academic training and must provide a significant research of creative experience.
  3. Although limited to equipment and supplies and not, for example, personnel expenses, travel can be considered if integral to the project (e.g., to travel to a facility to utilize equipment not available at Eastern; travel as an integral component of field work).
  4. The student must be working under supervision of a faculty member, perhaps through a project, research, reading and conference, or capstone course number.
  5. Funds are limited and individual grants will not exceed $500. Contact RAG prior to submitting a request to determine fund status.
  6. Students submit an application form (available from RAG website),  to the RAG Committee that provides
    1. a brief summary (200-400 words) describing the basic rationale, objectives, methodology, and expected achievements of this project.
    2. an itemized budget and justification for the use of the requested funds. Total project budget and other sources of funding, if any, are also to be identified.
    3. anticipated completion date.
    4. significant outcome (e.g., Spring Symposium presentation)
    5. name and signature of the supervising faculty member.
  7. Students will ordinarily be limited to one such grant during their academic career at Eastern Oregon University.
  8. Students participating in the project are expected to provide an abstract to be considered for the honor of inclusion in the Spring Symposium celebrating undergraduate research and creative activity .