Undergraduate Research Awards

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Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs) are $1,000 scholarships provided to undergraduate students pursuing original research or creative projects under the general guidance of a research mentor. The deadline to apply for an UGRA is in late October for spring awards and in late March for summer or fall awards. Student eligibility: • A student must be a degree-seeking undergraduate student at KU during the award period. • Undergraduate students in any major can apply. • Students receiving fall or spring awards must be enrolled full-time during the award period. Exceptions to this rule can be made, for example, when the applicant is studying abroad during the semester or only needs a few more credits to graduate. To request an exception, email us at curf@ku.edu. Summer award recipients are not required to enroll during the summer term. | Project eligibility: • UGRAs are awarded to students conducting semester-long independent projects that constitute work that is original and substantive given the standards of the discipline. The UGRAs are not intended, for example, to support trips to workshops or the like; something new has to be discovered or created. • Each UGRA proposal must be sponsored by a KU affiliated faculty member or approved mentor who has read and approved the proposal and who agrees to oversee the project.

FAQ

Application deadline	October 26
Scholarship, grant, fellowship, or contest	Scholarship
Required areas of study	Research
Must be repaid?	no
Required to attend a specific school?	yes
Separate application required?	yes

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