Overview
Awards are intended to foster research between faculty and UWF's most promising undergraduate students and to support undergraduates conducting research or creative activities.
Eligibility
- Must be enrolled as an undergraduate, degree-seeking student
- In good standing with the University of West Florida
- Support from a faculty mentor, to be acknowledged through Letter of Commitment/recommendation letters
Funding is limited
Due to resource limitations, the awarding of grants is competitive. The University intends to achieve the broadest possible impact with the funds available. Therefore, some applications recommended for funding may only receive partial support. Undergraduate students should explore other sources of funding prior to applying for this grant. Any additional sources of funding should be noted and accounted for in the budget narrative and amount of the request.
Award Information
- Up to $650 for individual projects
- Up to $1,000 for group projects (two or more students)
- Up to $100 additional funds for selected OUR Scholars
Project Awards also include an additional $100 stipend for the faculty mentor that should not be included in the application budget.
Guidelines and Instructions
OUR Project Award Policies and Guidelines (PDF)
Scoring Rubric for Project Award (PDF)
Sample OUR Project Award Application (PDF)
Students should complete the Letter of Commitment with their faculty mentors prior to accessing the award application. Students are also responsible for working with their faculty mentor to complete the budget sheet. Applicants will attach documents to justify budget expenses as necessary.
Applicants will attach the following documents (saved as individual .PDFs) to their application. Students should gather all necessary documents before beginning the application process, as applications cannot be saved and accessed at a later date:
- Budget narrative (1 page minimum; written description of all expenditures, additional sources of funding, total budget requested, as well as copies of price quotes for expenditures)
- Faculty mentor recommendation letter(s) (should comment on the student's ability to carry out the proposed project, how this project relates to the faculty mentor's own research or scholarly and creative activities, and the potential impact on the student's education development and future goals)
- Project description (1-2 page narrative, include your project's objective, the scientific or creative methods to be employed, and the significance of your work to the field of knowledge in general, including background information with citations where appropriate. For group projects, please indicate which student(s) will be responsible for each aspect of the project. Please remember that faculty reviewers of your proposal may be outside your department and so acronym's and abbreviations should be defined or avoided.)
- Signed OUR Project Award Letter of Commitment
- For group projects only: list of all students working on the project, including name, ID number, cumulative GPA, department, college, phone, and email.
Application
OUR Project Award Program application (link to Qualtrics application)
For groups of two or more students working on the same project
These groups should submit one application.
Per the OUR Project Award funding agreement, students and faculty are to complete the following:
- End of Semester update report (students only)
- Final Project Report (students)
- Final Project Report (faculty mentor)