{"id":479,"date":"2018-12-27T16:44:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T16:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/undergraduate-research\/?page_id=479"},"modified":"2026-09-30T23:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:20:25","slug":"research-mini-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-undergraduate-research\/research-mini-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean Shuler research mini-grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity is pleased to offer research mini-grants for undergraduate student research, scholarship, and creative activity. The Jean Shuler Research Mini-Grant is designed to promote scholarly student research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students should propose the research, scholarly, or creative project to a faculty mentor for collaboration. These grants provide students with financial support of up to $500 for consumable materials, training fees, or travel expenses related to completing a project. Mini-grants may not be used to pay salaries or for gifts. Only one mini-grant will be awarded per undergraduate career.<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Application process_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\">\n            Application process\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Applications will be accepted on a per semester basis for the academic year. All completed applications will be reviewed by a committee and at least four mini-grants will be awarded each semester. Faculty and students should work together to prepare the requirements listed in the proposal requirements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-undergraduate-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/Shuler-Research-Mini-Grant-App-Guidelines.docx\">Application guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fall application period: September 1 \u2013 October 1 (by 11:59 PM)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Faculty mentor recommendation must be submitted by October 4, 11:59 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spring application period: February 1 \u2013 March 1 (by 11:59 PM)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Proposal requirements_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\">\n            Proposal requirements\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>1. Project description (500 words max). Includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research question<\/li>\n<li>Significance of the project to you, your academic discipline, and the university<\/li>\n<li>Brief context of research that has been done in the topic<\/li>\n<li>Research methods<\/li>\n<li>Expected conclusions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Role of participants (200 words max)<br>\n3. Timeline<br>\n4. Dissemination<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must include presenting at NAU\u2019s Undergraduate Symposium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. Investigator Biography (200 words max). Includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experiences you have had that have prepared you for the project<\/li>\n<li>Training you have received that makes you qualified to carry out the project<\/li>\n<li>Personal goals and desired learning outcomes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. Budget<br>\n7. Unofficial copy of transcripts<br>\n8. Faculty Mentor Recommendation (link sent upon submission of student application). Includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Familiarity with student\u2019s work and proposal<\/li>\n<li>Quality of student\u2019s work<\/li>\n<li>The importance of receiving the award to meet the student\u2019s research and educational goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Faculty mentor recommendations must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the Sunday after the student application closes.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Grantee responsibilities_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\">\n            Grantee responsibilities\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" inert>\n        <html><body>\n<p>Students who receive a Jean Shuler Research Mini-Grant will be expected to carry out the research project as described in the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Funds may only be used for expenditures which specified in the budget appearing in the award notice.<\/p>\n<p>Funded students will be required to participate in NAU\u2019s Undergraduate Symposium in late April.<\/p>\n<p>Recipients will also be required to submit a feedback form within 30 days of completion of the project but no later than May 15 for fall recipients and December 15 for spring recipients.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><!-- shortcode-button -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-button shortcode-button--center\">\n      <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/qualtrics.nau.edu\/jfe\/form\/SV_8k4dDYwOkG9sIDz\">Apply for a Shuler Research Mini Grant<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity is pleased to offer research mini-grants for undergraduate student research, scholarship, and creative activity. 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