{"id":1392,"date":"2026-05-07T21:11:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=1392"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:31:07","slug":"support-graduate-students-sgs-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-resources-opportunities\/impact-opportunities\/intramural-funding\/student-funding\/support-graduate-students-sgs-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for Graduate Students (SGS) Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-4340\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-4340<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:ovpr@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> ovpr&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\">NAU Research<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Support for Graduate Students (SGS) Awards<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Please check back in early October 2026 for updated information regarding SGS application requirements and specific deadlines.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Support for Graduate Students (SGS) program will provide funds to graduate students (Master\u2019s or Doctoral) to assist with the research or creative scholarship activities required by their degree programs. Funded projects may include scientific, interpretive, creative, historical, quantitative, or qualitative scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General rules for intramural funding 0pportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This program is subject to overarching rules and guidelines in place for all intramural programs. A summary of these rules may be found under the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-resources-opportunities\/impact-opportunities\/intramural-funding\/intramural-terms-conditions\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2001\">General Rules for Intramural Funding Opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SGS program is open to all individuals who qualify as a PI and students across all colleges at NAU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty who are&nbsp;<strong>both<\/strong>&nbsp;(1) NAU regular employees (i.e., benefit eligible) and (2)&nbsp;eligible to serve&nbsp;as Principal Investigators\/Project Directors on extramural grants may choose one eligible graduate student to sponsor for the SGS program (one student per faculty member). The faculty member and student collaborate to complete the application, however, it is expected that the student will be the primary author of the project narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to be eligible for support through the SGS program, the graduate student applicant must be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In good standing (at the time of application and the time of award).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making good progress toward degree completion in a&nbsp;<strong>graduate degree program that requires independent research\/scholarship<\/strong>, including those culminating in a theses or dissertation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding information <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Funding-details1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button \" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Funding-details1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Funding-details1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFunding details\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Funding-details1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse show\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Funding-details1-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Award Information<\/strong><br \/>\nSGS applicants can request up to $4,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award Period<\/strong><br \/>\nThe award period will be stated in the award letter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligible Uses of Award Funds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Award funds must be used according to the requirements set forth in the \u201cAllowable and Unallowable Costs\u201d section of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-resources-opportunities\/impact-opportunities\/intramural-funding\/intramural-terms-conditions\/\">General Rules for Intramural Funding Opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The following program-specific rules also apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The SGS award funds may not be used to support:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reimbursement of costs incurred outside of the award period (e.g., student may not use the SGS funds to reimburse themself for supplies purchased before the start date of the SGS grant)<\/li>\n<li>Laptops, computing equipment, or other general electronic devices<\/li>\n<li>Travel for the applicant to attend conferences<\/li>\n<li>Costs associated with the faculty sponsor\u2019s research, including (but not limited to) travel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-When-to-apply2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-When-to-apply2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-When-to-apply2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen to apply\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-When-to-apply2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-When-to-apply2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>For 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Application deadline \u2013 February 23, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Award decisions will be shared by e-mail prior to the end of spring semester.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-How-to-apply-3-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-How-to-apply-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-How-to-apply-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to apply \t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-How-to-apply-3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-How-to-apply-3-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SGS Application Guidelines<\/p>\n<p>The body of the proposal must be written using the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-resources-opportunities\/impact-opportunities\/intramural-funding\/student-funding\/support-graduate-students-sgs-awards\/support-graduate-students-sgs-project-narrative\/\">SGS Narrative Template<\/a> provided. The document must be saved as a PDF. The PDF document must be saved as follows: SGSYEAR_Last name of applicant_First name of applicant, e.g., SGS2023_Smith_John.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-resources-opportunities\/impact-opportunities\/intramural-funding\/student-funding\/support-graduate-students-sgs-awards\/support-graduate-students-sgs-project-narrative\/\">SGS Narrative Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-resources-opportunities\/impact-opportunities\/intramural-funding\/student-funding\/support-graduate-students-sgs-awards\/support-graduate-student-sgs-awards\/\">Submission form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications for funding must be submitted electronically through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-resources-opportunities\/impact-opportunities\/intramural-funding\/student-funding\/support-graduate-students-sgs-awards\/support-graduate-student-sgs-awards\/\">submission form<\/a>. Applicants must complete all informational sections on the form and attach the completed Narrative Template as a PDF. Please direct any questions regarding this process to <a href=\"mailto:ovpr@nau.edu\">ovpr@nau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Selection-criteria4-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Selection-criteria4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Selection-criteria4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelection criteria\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Selection-criteria4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Selection-criteria4-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Priority will be given to meritorious proposals that articulate the most clear and strong plan for work, with particular consideration to those contributing to a thesis or dissertation. Preference may be given to students who are not currently supported through a research assistantship or graduate fellowship. 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