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Undergraduate Research Grant Program

The Undergraduate Research Program is designed to provide financial support to undergraduate students for research and scholarly activities related to their program of studies to enable them to better understand the scientific process, experience discovery, develop their analytical and communication skills, and become consumers of research.

This university-wide program has supported laboratory research, field activities, art projects, written works, and computer applications and is funded by the Shippensburg University Foundation.

Undergraduate students are encouraged to submit applications for independent research to be conducted during the academic year and summer months. Also, they are encouraged to write and publish papers describing their research and to submit proposals for presentation at national, regional and international conferences.

Students funded through the Undergraduate Research Grant Program are required to present their research results at the Spring Minds@Work conference (scheduled for the last Tuesday in April).

How to Apply for an Undergraduate Research Grant

Log in at InfoReady Review https://ship.infoready4.com/# using your university ID and password.

The application forms and complete instructions will be available between Sept. 2 and Oct. 3 in the InfoReady Review portal under the title "Student Research - Undergraduate Research Grant Program 2026-27."

Proposal Submission Instructions

Review this step-by-step guide to applying for an undergraduate research grant.

Review Call for Proposal Instructions
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Poster Printing Instructions

If you received the Undergraduate Research Grant (UGR), your grant will
pay for poster printing up to a cost of $28.00.

Review Poster Printing Instructions
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Reimbursement Guide

This is a guide to help grantees for the Undergraduate Research Grant Program to use the correct forms for reimbursement for each type of transaction.

Review the Reimbursement Guide
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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

Shippensburg University is pleased to offer the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program as a way for students to work with faculty on research over the summer. The purpose of the SURE program is to support faculty/student research groups during the summer. The goals are twofold: to nurture student researchers and to provide faculty members with paid student research assistants. Students selected for the program will receive a summer stipend for research tasks assigned by a faculty supervisor. By assisting faculty members in their research, students will learn the knowledge and skills necessary for conducting advanced research in their field.

  • SURE grants pay students $10.00/hour. If a research project has one student, then that student may access up to $1000 in stipends. If a project has 2 or more students, then $2000 in stipends will be available to students on that project, but no single student may receive more than $1000 in stipends.
  • Students log their hours online, and the faculty mentor reviews and approves the hours.  Biweekly, the student will receive payment through SU Human Resources.
  • Students selected for the SURE program may take advantage of free on-campus dormitory housing.
  • Students and faculty members are expected to present their SURE results at the Academic Day in August.

    Funding is provided by Provost’s office. We typically make 15-20 awards. This is a competitive award and not all applications will be funded. 

he program is open to all faculty members (both tenure-track and adjunct) and to those undergraduate students who will be enrolled as students at Ship during the fall semester following the summer program. Seniors graduating in May are not eligible for the SURE program. Research activities need not take place on campus. Only one SURE grant may be awarded to a faculty member or student per summer.  

If your summer research requires IRB approval, you must request approval, one week prior to the last meeting of the Committee on Human Subjects.

The faculty member should apply via https://ship.infoready4.com. You will be asked to upload your application; use the template found on the second page of the Official SURE Call for Proposals or use this MS Word template.  Important: the section of the proposal “Potential for student growth and development” must be written by the student.

Faculty/student joint applications are due by the week after Spring Break. Students who are part of the SURE program must submit all requests for payment by the end of August.

Contact the Institute for Public Service and Sponsored Programs

Old Main, Room 207   1871 Old Main Drive   Shippensburg, PA 17257 Phone: 717-477-1251 Fax: (717) 477-4053