{"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":"2026-10-02T17:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:48:08","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        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\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 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\">Graduate students enrolled in NAU are eligible to apply for this award. The student must identify a full-time faculty as an advisor. The faculty must qualify as a PI under NAU\u2019s PI Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty advisors are expected to assist the student with oversight of the awarded project, including providing academic mentorship, facilitating access to relevant facilities and resources, ensuring compliance with university policies and applicable regulations, and supporting the student&#8217;s successful completion of the project objectives.<\/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 collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Funding-details1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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 \" 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-apply-and-important-dates2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-When-to-apply-and-important-dates2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-When-to-apply-and-important-dates2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen to apply and important dates\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-When-to-apply-and-important-dates2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-When-to-apply-and-important-dates2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>October 1, 2026:<\/b> SGS application portal opens<br \/>\n<b>February 22, 2027: SGS application deadline<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Early May 2027<\/b>: Award decision letters sent<br \/>\n<b>Award period*: <\/b>May 2027 \u2013 May 2028<\/p>\n<p><em>*No reimbursements can be made for any purchases, even if related to the research project, outside of the award period stated on the award letter.<\/em><\/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. Program review will be done by the SGS Awards Committee.<\/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-Managing-your-SGS-award5-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Managing-your-SGS-award5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Managing-your-SGS-award5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging your SGS award\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Managing-your-SGS-award5\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Managing-your-SGS-award5-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Details of all SGS awards will be stated in the award letter. Please pay close attention to the deadlines stated in the letter.<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">As a Principal Investigator, you are responsible for managing your award and for <i>keeping expenditures within the limits of the approved budget categories<\/i>. All expenditures made with these funds must conform to university accounting policies and procedures that generally apply to state funds and should be consistent with the \u201cPlanned Work\/Methods\u201d and \u201cUse of Funds\u201d sections of your proposal.<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">A final project narrative report describing the activities conducted under this grant is due <b>generally one month after your award ends, or once you have completed your research project<\/b>. This report should not exceed 2 pages and should describe the extent to which project tasks and goals were accomplished. The final report will also include a final accounting of the funds that were expended.<\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/349\/2026\/10\/template-SGS-Final-Report.docx\">Award final report template<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\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-Utilizing-your-SGS-award6-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Utilizing-your-SGS-award6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Utilizing-your-SGS-award6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUtilizing your SGS award\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Utilizing-your-SGS-award6\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Utilizing-your-SGS-award6-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The award is distributed through interdepartmental reimbursements To utilize funds, please coordinate with your department administrator(s) to follow your department&#8217;s standard purchasing procedures to make any expenditures on this award.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For example, a department administrator may purchase materials for\u00a0your\u00a0research project on their Pcard and reconcile it to a local account and then request an interdepartmental transfer of funds from our office to\u00a0your\u00a0department.<\/li>\n<li>Once expenditures have been made the department administrator should send a reimbursement request directly to <a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"mailto:Stacey.Axline@nau.edu\">Stacey.Axline@nau.edu<\/a>. The request must include the student&#8217;s name and the Status of Funds report that shows the expense(s), date and the where it had been charged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Per the conditions of your award, no expenditures can be made outside of the award window.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>An exception to the reimbursement process is for anyone who will be using award funds for summer salary<\/b>\u00a0(for\u00a0yourself or for hiring other students). <b>If you will be hiring students to do work on your project, or requesting summer salary for yourself, please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:ovpr@nau.edu\">ovpr@nau.edu<\/a> to obtain the funding information for the position.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-bottom-bound\">\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":1518,"parent":1388,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1392","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1392"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6002,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1392\/revisions\/6002"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}