The University of Texas at Austin (out-of-state)

The Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Award provides up to $1,000 in support for specific scholarly research projects conducted by full-time Liberal Arts undergraduate students. These awards are intended to cover costs associated with academic research projects proposed and written by student applicants and undertaken with the supervision of a university tenured, tenure-track, or professional-track faculty member or full-time research staff. Eligibility: -Only currently enrolled Liberal Arts undergraduates at The University of Texas at Austin may apply. Applicants must be enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 hours). Graduating seniors must provide full-time status certification by the Registrar’s office or academic advisor if enrollment is less than 12 hours at the time of applying. -Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Awards are given once per student, per academic year, Sept. 1–Aug. 31. A student may re-apply after an unsuccessful application. -Award limit is $1,000 per project. -Applicants must have a minimum overall in-residence UT GPA of 3.0 and 12 hours completed in-residence. -Research projects must be independent, i.e., the student has an intellectual stake in the project rather than solely assisting with a professor’s project. -Research supervisors must be affiliated with UT Austin as tenured, tenure-track, or professional-track faculty members, or full-time research staff. The supervisor endorse the applicant via letter of recommendation, and will attest to the appropriateness of the student’s research expenses throughout the project and will need Principal Investigator (PI) status in order to request IACUC, IBC, or IRB approvals if applicable. -Travel costs (outside Austin), including conference travel, are only eligible if expense can be justified as contributing to the Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Award goals and objectives.