Total Funds Available: $55,000
Estimated Number of Awards: 40
Total award amount: $1,500
Additional $400 for faculty fieldwork travel
This grant is for Undergraduate students from all disciplines, and you must have faculty mentor approval. Group or individual proposals are accepted, but each student must outline their role. It covers reimbursement for extracurricular research or creative activities (November–August). Special approvals are required if your research involves human or animal subjects.
- Opens: September 2
- Deadline: October 3
- Awards announced: Early November
Required Uploads
- Proposal Narrative (max 3 pages)
- Optional appendices
- Detailed Budget
- Faculty Advisor Letter of Support
- IRB/IACUC Clearance Letter (if needed)
Eligible Expenses
- Supplies, lab fees, student conference registration (if presenting)
- Student travel (mileage, airfare, lodging, food)
- Faculty field-work travel support (up to $400)
- Poster printing costs
Ineligible Expenses
- Wages, stipends, course-related items, equipment, non-presenter travel, alcohol, gratuities
Scoring Criteria
- Research topic significance
- Design and feasibility
- Learning impact
- Roles of student & mentor
- Budget justification
View rubric: see supplemental documents in InfoReady
Required Approvals
- Human subjects: IRB approval
- Animal subjects: IACUC approval
Contact your faculty mentor for support.
Minds@Work Conference
- Present results last Tuesday in April
- Summer 2026 projects present in spring 2027
- Submit final report to IPSSP
Library Research Award
- $1,000 first prize; $500 honorable mention
- Apply separately: Library Research Award
Program Purpose
Supported by Shippensburg University Foundation for over 36 years: fostering exploration, critical thinking, and discovery.
Final Report Instructions
Your final report should be at least one page in length and typed. It is strongly suggested that you develop and review a draft of this final report in consultation with your faculty mentor before final submission. Reports are due by August 15 and can been submitted to ugrgrants@ship.edu.
In your final report, address the following:
- Provide a brief summary or abstract of your research project, presentation, or performance. While the nature of your summary will vary by discipline, traditionally a summary includes a problem statement, significance of the problem, data, methodology, results, and conclusion.
- Did your project yield the desired results you were looking for? Please explain your results. If not explain what challenges and issues you encountered and how they were dealt with.
- Describe how this experience impacted your undergraduate education both generally and in terms of your major area of study. Comment on how this project has impacted your plans for career and professional development.
- Have or will the results of this research be submitted by the student or faculty for publication? Has or will this research be presented externally at professional academic conferences? Please provide details. Again, these are critical in demonstrating program value and justifying program resources.
- It is strongly suggested, but not required, that if your research project resulted in a research paper, a poster, or, for an object (i.e., sculpture), that a copy of your paper, poster, or photograph of your project be attached as an appendix item.