GRANT PROGRAMS

Beginning in January of 2006, SERC will fund three major programs designed to stimulate undergraduate research in the TCU College of Science and Engineering.

Undergraduate Research Grant Program
Undergraduate Summer Research Grant Program
NCUR Travel Grant Program

Undergraduate Research Grant Program

This program provides modest support for a large number of research projects involvoing a CSE undergraduate student and his/her faculty mentor. A grant can be sought to cover research during a spring or fall semester or during a minimum 8-week summer research period. The grant ranges from $500 to $1,500 depending on the needs of the project.

• Proposal Form for Spring 2008 Undergraduate Research Grant Program: (Word)
  Note: The initial deadline for applications for Spring 2008 research has been set to February 18, 2007. Grants will begin to be awarded beginning February 25. Apply now to have a better chance of receiving funding!
  Download mini-poster (PDF)
  A final report for each project is due Monday September 11, 2008
  
  
• Proposal Form for Fall 2007 Undergraduate Research Grant Program: (Word)
  Note: The initial deadline for applications for Fall 2007 research has been set to September 28, 2007. Grants will begin to be awarded beginning October 5. Apply now to have a better chance of receiving funding!
  Download mini-poster (PDF)
  A final report for each project is due Monday March 3, 2008
  
  
• Proposal Form for Spring 2007 Research: (Word, PDF)
  Note: The initial deadline for applications for Spring 2007 research has been set to February 9, 2007. Grants will begin to be awarded beginning February 16. Apply now to have a better chance of receiving funding!
  Download mini-poster (PDF)
  A final report for each project is due Monday September 10, 2007

• Proposal Form for Fall 2006 Research: (Word, PDF)
  Note: Applications for Fall 2006 research will be accepted until August 21, 2006. Grants will begin to be awarded beginning April 4. Apply now to have a better chance of receiving funding!
  (Deadline has been extended to October 13, 2006)
  Download mini-poster (PDF)
  A final report for each project is due Monday February 12, 2007

• Proposal Form for Summer 2006 Research: (Word, PDF)
  Note: Applications for Summer 2006 research will be accepted until May 15, 2006. Grants will begin to be awarded beginning April 4. Apply now to have a better chance of receiving funding!
  A final report for each project is due Monday September 25, 2006

• Proposal Form for Spring 2006 Research: (Word, PDF)
  Note: Deadline for applications is February 13, 2006.
  (Deadline has been extended to February 17, 2006)
  A final report for each project is due Monday September 11, 2006
  

Undergraduate Summer Research Grant Program

This program provides travel and accomodation support for an undergraduate student in need of performing summer research at a research facility or location outside of the Metroplex.

• Proposal Form for off-Campus Summer 2007 Research ((Word, PDF)
  A final report for each project is due Monday September 24, 2007
  Note: Deadline for applications is May 14, 2007. (Applications will however we processed and approved throughout the Spring 2007 semester so early applications have a higher probability of success)

• Proposal Form for off-Campus Summer 2006 Research ((Word, PDF)
  A final report for each project is due Monday September 25, 2006

NCUR Travel Grant Program

This program provides travel and accomodation support for an undergraduate students and his/her mentor to present student research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). The grant also covers any fees associated with NCUR. The student can apply to present his/her research either in an oral presentation or during a poster session.

• Download the information regarding the NCUR 2007 participants and their research presentations (PDF)