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Support for Graduate Students (SGS) Awards
Purpose
The Support for Graduate Students (SGS) program will provide funds to graduate students (Master’s 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.
General Rules for Intramural Funding Opportunities
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 General Rules for Intramural Funding Opportunities.
Eligibility
The SGS program is open to all individuals who qualify as a PI and students across all colleges at NAU.
Faculty who are both (1) NAU regular employees (i.e., benefit eligible) and (2) eligible to serve 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.
In order to be eligible for support through the SGS program, the graduate student applicant must be:
- In good standing (at the time of application and the time of award).
- Making good progress toward degree completion in a graduate degree program that requires independent research/scholarship, including those culminating in a theses or dissertation.
Funding detail Accordion Closed
Award Information
SGS applicants can request up to $4,000.
Award Period
The award period for 2025 will be April 11, 2025 through April 11, 2026.
Eligible Uses of Award Funds
Award funds must be used according to the requirements set forth in the “Allowable and Unallowable Costs” section of the General Rules for Intramural Funding Opportunities.
The following program-specific rules also apply.
The SGS award funds may not be used to support:
- 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)
- Laptops, computing equipment, or other general electronic devices
- Travel for the applicant to attend conferences
- Costs associated with the faculty sponsor’s research, including (but not limited to) travel
When to apply Accordion Closed
For 2025
Application Deadline – February 24, 2025
Award Decisions (by email) – April 11, 2025
Award Start Date/Activation – April 11, 2025
Award End Date – April 2026
How to apply Accordion Closed
SGS Application Guidelines
The body of the proposal must be written using the Narrative Template provided, and 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.
Applications for funding must be submitted electronically through the submission portal. Applicants must complete all informational sections in the portal and attach the completed Narrative Template as a PDF. Please direct any questions regarding this process to ovpr@nau.edu.
Selection criteria Accordion Closed
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 Graduate College.