Student Grants

The Research Office (RO) is excited to announce two funding opportunities to support student projects in research, innovation, and creativity. There are two new grants available to support expenses or travel related to student projects. Below are descriptions of the two programs, along with links to the applications and supporting information.

If you have any questions about this program or the application process, please contact us at research@utahtech.edu or stop by our office in HCC 488.

We look forward to working with students and supporting their research, innovation, and creative activities!

Awards are limited to $250 maximum for a single applicant, or $500 per project if 2 or more students are co-applying for the grant. The goal of this program is to support students with funding to advance their independent projects, and allow them to contribute to research activities on campus and to the general knowledge in their academic discipline. Funding must be used to directly impact the proposed project, with the expectation that students will make significant progress on the project, and grow as a professional through an educational and meaningful experience. Eligible expenses include direct costs related to carrying out the proposed project, such as materials, supplies, facilities and instrument costs, accompanists, and participation/survey fees. Funding from this grant cannot be used to cover expenses such as travel costs; patent fees or associated costs of writing and filing for patents, copyrights, or trademarks; any type of salary, wage, stipend, or benefit for UT Tech students or employees; or to cover tuition or student fees. This Grant program MAY NOT be used for travel. Please apply for a Travel Grant if you are requesting funds for travel of any type.

Awards are limited to $500 maximum for single applicant, or $1000 per project if 2 or more students are co-applying for this travel grant. The goal of this program is to support student travel activities for students present and collaborate on independent projects, or to access off-campus (non-local) sites to pursue their research and creative interests. Funding must be used to directly impact the proposed project, with the expectation that students will make significant progress on the project or engage in academic conferences in their related discipline.
Eligible expenses for projects include direct costs related to carrying out the proposed project such as attending academic conferences (including registration fees, travel, lodging, and associated per diem expenses) to present their work to a wider audience; to interact with collaborators on their research, innovative, or creative project; or to access off-site locations to collect data or other information from necessary locations. Funding from this grant will not be used to support materials and supplies; patent fees or associated costs of writing and filing for patents, copyrights, or trademarks; any type of salary, wage, stipend, or benefit for UT students or employees; or to cover tuition or student fees.

Application Review information:

For more information on how applications will be reviewed and scored, please see the general rubric at this site – http://bit.ly/UTGrantRubric

Proposals will be evaluated by the UT Research Committee. We recommend that students work with their mentor to address the necessary application criteria as is relevant to their academic discipline.