Grant Applications open February 18th, 2022!
Thank you to the Dean’s Office for funding this year’s grants!
GradSEHD is excited to begin the application cycle for Spring 2022 grants. This semester GradSEHD will be offering a variety of grants that COGS or PSG fee paying students can apply for:
- Professional Growth grants
- Eligible expenses include conference/meeting and workshop registration fees, professional organization fees
- Research Development grants
- Eligible expenses include data collection, data analysis, and publication costs for research conducted independently (e.g., a thesis or dissertation).
- Practicum grants (New!)
- Due to popular demand, GradSEHD has introduced a new type of grant in order to serve more of our amazing students in their fieldwork and/or practicum placements.
- Eligible expenses include materials to supplement your practicum experience and interaction with clients.
Funding for each grant can only be awarded after the event/purchases are made and receipts are submitted.
Don’t know if you are a graduate student or a professional student? Check out your MyU account activity. If you pay fees to the Professional Student Government (PSG), you are a professional student. If you pay fees to the Council of Graduate Students (COGS), you are a graduate student.
Professional Growth Grants
Eligibility:
- Professional growth grants are only available to current graduate and professional students in CEHD who pay the COGS or PSG Student Services Fees
- Students may only receive up to the total of one Professional Growth and/or Research Development grant ($150) for the 2021-2022 academic year. Applications from students who have already been awarded $150 for the 2021-2022 academic year will not be reviewed.
- Students are encouraged to apply for other sources of funding but must report any other funding applied for and the status of that application.
- The event/conference must occur between January 1 – May 10, 2022.
- Awards will be given after the grantee submits appropriate receipts and documentation. Receipts must be received by May 10, 2022 for reimbursement.
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- Student must have been accepted to present original research at a professional conference.
- The conference must evaluate abstracts through a peer review process in order to be considered as a professional conference.
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- The professional development event must be related to the student’s academic program.
- The professional development event must be supported or run by a recognized professional in the field or professional organization.
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- Apply now here!
Research Development Grants
Eligibility:
- Research Development grants are only available to current graduate and professional students in CEHD who pay the COGS or PSG Student Services Fee.
- Students may only receive up to the total of one Professional Growth and/or Research Development grant ($150) for the 2021-2022 academic year. Applications from students who have already been awarded $150 for the 2021-2022 academic year will not be reviewed.
- If grantee is using funds for data collection, IRB approval is needed. Please provide documentation of IRB approval.
- Awards will be given after the grantee submits appropriate receipts and documentation. Receipts must be received by May 10, 2022 for reimbursement.
- Apply now here!
Practicum Grants
Eligibility:
- Practicum grants are only available to current graduate and professional students in CEHD who pay the COGS or PSG Student Services Fee.
- Students may only receive up to the total of one Practicum grant ($50) for the 2021-2022 academic year.
- Eligible expenses include materials to supplement your practicum experience and interaction with clients. Unfortunately, we cannot reimburse costs associated with reaching your practicum site, such as mileage and parking.
- Awards will be given after the grantee submits appropriate receipts and documentation. Receipts must be received by May 10, 2022 for reimbursement.
- You will be asked to provide documentation of the purchases you are proposing (e.g. a screenshot from Amazon).
- Apply now here!
Other Grants
If you are looking for more grants, please visit the COGS website (if you are a graduate student) or the PSG website (if you are a professional student) below. If you don’t know which applies to you, check out your MyU account activity. If you pay fees to the Professional Student Government (PSG), you are a professional student. If you pay fees to the Council of Graduate Students (COGS), you are a graduate student.