Graduate Student Research Grants AY26/27

The Graduate School administers a number of grant funds that support the research, scholarship, and creative work of graduate students from all departments. Students who apply for these grants will be considered for the Beverly Sears as well as other donor-sponsored or Graduate School funded grants. Made possible by the generosity of our donors, student may apply for funding up to $1200.

More information can be found on our site at: https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/funding/awards-grants/graduate-student-research-grants

Eligibility: Any full-time, Boulder campus, graduate degree-seeking graduate student pursuing a Traditional Master's or Doctoral degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 may apply for a grant. Students should be graduating no sooner than fall of the following year. Students in joint Bachelor’s/Master’s programs may apply for a grant if they have been admitted to graduate status and if the grant is to support Master’s degree work (i.e. a Master’s thesis). Master's students may only receive this grant once, and Doctoral students may only receive this grant twice. Applicants should submit an original proposal based on their research or creative work.

Please note that this grant may affect your financial aid package. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.

First Name:

Last Name:

Email Address:

Student ID Number:

Department:

Please describe your academic standing below (i.e. are you in a Master's or Doctoral degree program and how many years into the program you are):

Please indicate your expected graduation term (i.e. Fall, Spring, Summer and the year you intend to graduate):

Have you won a Graduate Student Research Grant previously? Please note these were formerly called "Beverly Sears or Cynthia H. Schultz Graduate Student Grants."

Yes

List the year(s) you have received a research grant prior:

Please provide a brief summary of how you used the funds and whether or not you completed your research project that was previously funded?

Research Project Title:

Please select the academic category that best fits your research:

Arts & Humanities

Life & Environmental Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Social Sciences

If your project involves human or animal subjects please upload that information here. All proposals that involve the use of human subjects or animals must be approved by the appropriate committee before an award can be made. Students whose human research has been approved must include their IRB protocol number on the application form.

What amount (up to $1200) are you requesting?

Please be aware that grants are disbursed to departments via a transfer of funds, rather than sent to students directly. The financial liaison within your home department will handle the purchasing or reimbursement of eligible research project expenses that have been approved in your budget. This process is in place to ensure the funds are going toward approved research expenses, and to ensure that students aren't facing any unnecessary impacts to their financial aid (if applicable). To expedite this process and ensure the funds become available to you as soon as possible, please include contact information for your department's financial liaison below. We will work with that individual to ensure a speed ype is set up for the transfer of your research funding.

Department Financial Liaison Name:

Department Financial Liaison Email:

Please submit the following items as one PDF:

A description of the project (written in language a non-expert can understand) with any necessary figures and tables (two page maximum).
A reference/bibliography page listing citations of the work of other scholars found in your project description.
An itemized budget explaining the expenses for which you are requesting funds, quoting specific prices, equipment, etc.
Transcript (official or unofficial).
A letter of support from your advisor or a faculty member familiar with your work to be uploaded alongside the rest of your application materials. We will not accept letters via email or after the grant deadline.

Please upload your application packet:

Please include here a brief rundown of any other funding (internal or external) you have received or are expected to receive during your Graduate School tenure. Please list these out in the following format: Opportunity Name, Year Awarded, Amount Received.