Please direct all questions on these funding opportunities to Jean Serio by e-mail at jserio@iup.edu or by phone at 724-357-2439.
Graduate Student Research Grant
This fund was created to encourage and support students as they undertake research and creative projects which will contribute new insights in the student’s chosen academic field. The amount of the grant that students may receive in support of their research project, creative project, thesis, or dissertation was increased to $1,000 in the 2008–2009 academic year. Applications for support must reflect excellent academic scholarship and must carefully follow the proposal guidelines for funding consideration. The student must be enrolled at IUP during the term of the award. Two grant competitions are held annually; proposals are due the first Monday in November and the first Monday in February. Here are the Graduate Student Research Grant Guidelines.
Check back for a grant-writing workshop you may attend during Fall semester. Here are PowerPoint documents from recent workshops on Finding Grants and Writing a Grant Proposal.
Funding for Graduate Student Travel to Present Papers
This fund supports graduate students currently enrolled in a doctoral or master’s program who are presenting papers at professional meetings. Doctoral and master’s students may apply for up to a total of $750 in funding for the fiscal year (with $500 maximum per conference). Here are the application and instructions for Doctoral students or Masters students.
Students must pay expenses up front and are reimbursed through standard university procedures. Please read and follow the guidelines outlined in the Instructions for Reimbursement for Travel to ensure proper reimbursement. The guidelines describe how students must submit a completed Travel Voucher and other materials to their departments. To see how to complete the voucher, see Travel Voucher Sample.
Graduate Student Professional Development Fund
Graduate students can apply for up to $300 to support their participation in scholarly and creative activities that add to professional development in a significant way. The graduate student must provide a clear description of the proposed activity and explain how it adds to his or her scholarly development. As part of the application, a faculty member must describe the importance of the activity as it relates to the student’s scholarly goals and educational progress. Examples of eligible activities include: serving as a moderator, discussant or session chair at a disciplinary conference; presenting research methodology for feedback at a roundtable discussion at a conference; or leadership activities related to professional or disciplinary associations. Simply attending a conference, while a valuable learning experience, is not eligible for support. Support to individual students will not exceed $300 per academic year. See application and instructions.
Graduate Student Outstanding Research Award
The School of Graduate Studies and Research recognizes graduate students who have completed what their academic departments believe to be outstanding research projects during the academic year. Three to five $100 awards are made, on a competitive basis, to graduate students each spring, following the review of a faculty nomination letter and a completed proposal. Awards are presented at the annual universitywide Research Awards Luncheon. View submission instructions. See last year’s recipients.
External Funding for Graduate Students
See information about grants and fellowships for graduate students.
