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Amount: $2,000 (max)
Deadline: June 4, 2021
Description: The Engaged Scholar and Artist Awards (ESAA) provides $500-$2,000 to support research projects lead by a undergraduate student. Funding may be used for wages, materials, or for travel.
Eligibility: Open to UTRGV undergraduate students from all fields of study.
Amount: $2,000 (max)
Deadline: September 30, 2021
Description: The Engaged Scholar and Artist Awards (ESAA) provides UTRGV undergraduate students with the tools to share in the excitement of new and innovative research discoveries, work side-by-side with a faculty mentor (and graduate students), and learn valuable research techniques.
Eligibility: Open to UTRGV undergraduate students from all fields of study.
Amount: $2,000 (max)
Deadline: February 18, 2022
Description: The Engaged Scholar and Artist Awards (ESAA) provides UTRGV undergraduate students with the tools to share in the excitement of new and innovative research discoveries, work side-by-side with a faculty mentor (and graduate students), and learn valuable research techniques.
Eligibility: Open to UTRGV undergraduate students from all fields of study.
Amount: Varies
Description: The Special Travel Fund (STF) supports travel to events that directly benefit students and student groups by enhancing their educational and professional experience at UTRGV, while also benefiting the reputation of the university at large. The travel funds encourage and support students to represent the university on a state and national level.
Amount: $10,000 (max)
Description: S-STEM Scholarship project at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) through funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to: 1. recruit academically talented high school students to pursue one of the following S-STEM fields at UTRGV - BS in Physical Science, BS in Physics or BS in Chemistry; 2. promote STEM careers among high school students; and 3. provide quality training, development, education, and student support services to S-STEM scholars to enable them to persist in their STEM field and finish their degree in a timely manner. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1154508.
Eligibility: Be a US citizen, permanent resident, national or refugee. Demonstrate financial need. Be an entering freshman/sophomore at UTPA with a high school GPA of 3.25 or better in math and science and SAT greater than 1100 or ACT greater than 24. Must pursue one of the following STEM degrees at UTRGV: BS Physical Science, BS Physics or BS Chemistry. Must enroll full time (at least 12 credit hours per semester).
Amount: $4,000
Description: The UTRGV NSF-LSAMP program offers opportunities for undergraduate students in STEM disciplines to conduct summer research as part of the Summer Research Academy, which is a two month program. Students are paired with a faculty member and receive a stipend for conducting research. Students participate in research in any one of the 8 UT system campuses and attend the UT System LSAMP Conference in September of the current year to present their research poster. Please go to the tab “Apply Now” to apply to the Summer Research Academy. Participants who are part of the Summer Research Academy have the opportunity to conduct research abroad the following summer.
Eligibility: All LSAMP scholars must be full-time, undergraduate students majoring in a STEM field. The scholars must also have completed 30 semester hours at the time of application and have a minimum 2.8 G.P.A. on a 4.0 scale. Any student who is a senior must be a NON-GRADUATING senior, meaning that they will graduate after May 2017. Students must be either U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
Amount: Varies
Description: Funds used to support stipends for students majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degrees. Students will receive a stipend for activities including, but not limited to research, teaching, and laboratory assistance. Contact the Office of Scholarship & Recruitment for additional details and application, (956-665-2935 or scholarships@utrgv.edu).
Eligibility: Preference given to students with associate’s degree who wish to continue studies at UTRGV with minimum GPA of 3.0. Must enroll at least 15 hours during fall and spring semesters and 6 hours if they enroll in May and Summer sessions. Student cannot have second employment. Preference given to Texas residents or student who have lived in Texas for part of their high school experience.
Amount: Varies
Description: Endowment established for the use and benefit of students participating in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) research in Cameron County locations to include, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, and state and federal properties approved by a UTRGV faculty member. Endowment distributions shall be used for tuition, fees, books, room and board, to assist with the Medical School Admissions Exam (MCAT), research-related travel by student(s), or anything related to student research projects.
Eligibility: 1.Be a U.S. Citizen, a legal permanent resident of the U.S. or a foreign student studying in the U.S. on a student visa; 2. Be accepted into degree program in a STEM field and have earned/completed at least 60 undergraduate credit hours at a U.S. university before applying for the scholarship; 3. Have a minimum college cumulative GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale; 4. Be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours in the fall or spring semester, or in a UTRGV approved course in the summer or winter session, as long as the student has registered for the next full-semester or is a senior graduating at the end of this semester; and 5. Provide a one-page letter describing how funds from this endowment will benefit them.
Amount: $2,500 scholarship & $500-$1,000 stipend
Deadline: January 31, 2018
Description: Geoscience is vital to understanding and solving crucial global threats such as shortages of water, energy and food, and mitigating natural hazards in the coming century. American Geosciences Institute (AGI) estimated that there will be a shortage of 135,000 geoscientists by 2022. However, the geoscience workforce in the US is facing not only a serious shortage for the coming decade, but the field struggles to keep pace with the changing national demographics. Of all of the STEM fields, geoscience has the least ethnic diversity, with Hispanics accounting for only ~3%, a clear consequence of the historically low enrollment of Hispanic students in geoscience fields. The goal of SHIP-GEO (funded by NSF, National Science Foundation) at UTRGV is to contribute to diversifying and reducing the predicted shortage in the US geoscience workforce (Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences) for the coming decade. The project’s goal will be accomplished by implementing activities geared toward student awareness, recruitment and retention, and career preparation activities.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents of the United States Declare major in Environmental Science Maintain a “good” grade average Progress toward graduation with a BS in Environmental Science
Description: UTRGV, the Citrus Center, the Texas citrus industry, Texas A&M and the USDA-ARS-Cattle fever tick lab all join efforts in training the next generation of future agricultural scientists to cope with food security and climate change challenges. You’ll receive training in how to solve important local challenges in food security and climate change that have a national and worldwide impact. All you need is initiative and enthusiasm to be part of the solution to these problems! To apply, send a one page statement indicating your interest in this program and a copy of your transcripts (minimum GPA 3.0) to: Dr. Teresa Feria (teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu) -OR- Ruby de la Garza (Ruby.DeLaGarza@osec.usda.gov).
Eligibility: Minimum 3.0 GPA.
Description: STEP 2 USDA Research Success is a program designed to provide hands-on mentored research experiences for South Texas students interested in careers in the biological and agricultural sciences. Funded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) at the United States Department of Agriculture, the STEP 2 program is a collaborative effort between UTRGV, Texas A&M Kingsville, Texas State Technical College, and South Texas College designed to provide students with the tools to successfully complete B.S. and M.S. degrees. These experiences will allow students to progress to doctoral research programs in the biological and agricultural sciences as a means to enter the scientific and USDA workforce. To apply, contact Dr. Michael Persans (michael.persans@utrgv.edu).
Amount: $10-$12 Hourly Paid
Description: The goal of the RISE Undergraduate Research program is to target sophomores and train them as cohorts as they matriculate through their undergraduate education preparing them for graduate school. Students will participate in a series of activities designed to increase their scientific knowledge, strengthen their research experience and prepare them to matriculate into graduate school. Collectively, this program will help increase the number of underrepresented students obtain PhDs in the biomedical and behavioral science fields. To apply, contact Isabel Nicasio (isabel.nicasio@utrgv.edu).
Eligibility: Must be full time student with a minimum GPA of 3.5. U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.. Must submit UTRGV academic transcript, a personal statement (limit one page), and application.
Description: The Be Aware Program is a program that is being managed by Dr. Persans. The Persans lab, in conjunction with the DeYoe lab, at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is working with freshwater and saltwater algal species to use them for two purposes. One is to use them as bio-indicators of water quality for agriculture and the other is to test them for their ability to produce lipids for biofuels. This grant is in partnership with Dr. Krystel Castillo from the University of Texas San Antonio and Dr. Mauricio Cabrera from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez.
Description: The Experiential Learning at UTRGV and USDA (ELU2) Program is managed by Dr. Megan Keniry. The goals of the USDA H.S.I. Program are to recruit and retain underrepresented students to B.S. and M.S. programs, provide student experiential learning for undergraduate and graduate students, and channel them to Ph.D.-level studies or to USDA careers in the NIFA priority areas of Water for Agriculture, Food Safety and Childhood Obesity and Prevention. The ELU2 Program provides financial support and mentoring for student researchers, GRE preparation, paid internships at USDA facilities and a USDA seminar series. This program will strengthen UTRGV and TAMUK experiential learning programs that attract and retain outstanding underrepresented students to the USDA and national scientific work forces.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: October 4, 2017
Description: The American Academy of Audiology offers research grants for undergraduate students conducting studies related to the development of knowledge regarding hearing and balance. A stipend of $2500 will be available for selected undergraduate students.
Eligibility: Open to Undergraduate students interested in pursuing a research doctorate in audiology or hearing science OR Graduate students who are either currently enrolled in a research doctoral program in audiology or hearing science or enrolled in an AuD program with plans to pursue a research doctorate degree in audiology or hearing science. Must commit to work full time in the mentor's lab for a minimum of ten weeks, uninterrupted (longer placements are certainly encouraged if they can be accommodated by both the grant recipient and the mentor).
Amount: $250
Deadline: January 12, 2018
Description: The Biology Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is offering a limited number of travel grants, up to $250 each, for undergraduate students presenting original biological research results at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting* during the fiscal year 2016 - 2017. Award recipients are required to acknowledge CUR for support of their travel in their talk or poster, to complete a short evaluation form about their meeting experience, and to submit a PDF file of their poster. Minority students are encouraged to apply.
Eligibility: Student must be an undergraduate at either a two- or four-year institution. If the student is a graduating senior, travel must be completed within three months of graduation. Student’s mentor must be a CUR member, or the student’s home institution must be a CUR institutional member. Student’s home institution must provide at least a 50% match to support travel.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: May 21, 2018
Description: The award is named for David Caul, MD, the fourth president of ISSTD in 1987, (then known as the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality & Dissociation) a dedicated and beloved leader in the field of dissociation. This grant is designed to support research that is primarily concerned with dissociation or closely related topics. Graduate students and undergraduate honors students are eligible to apply for grants up to $1500. Please note that grants for projects less than $1500 are also encouraged.
Eligibility: The applicant must be either (a) a graduate student (in a Masters, PsyD, or PhD program) in psychology, psychiatry, social work, or related fields; (b) an undergraduate psychology honors student, or (c) a resident in psychiatry. Postdocs are not eligible for the Caul award. The Applicant must submit a completed research proposal. The research proposal must be be primarily concerned with dissociation or closely related topics and approved by the Applicants graduate faculty supervisor as submitted. The award funding should be used to cover central costs for the completion of the work.
Amount: $5,000-$25,000
Deadline: May 31, 2018
Description: DEBUT is open to undergraduate students only (teams with graduate students on them should consider applying to VentureWell's BMEidea competition). Students enrolled in senior biomedical engineering capstone design courses are especially encouraged to apply to DEBUT. Multidisciplinary teams are also encouraged to apply and may include undergraduate students from diverse fields such as business, nursing, physical therapy, life sciences, physical sciences, or other related disciplines. Inter-institutional collaborations are also encouraged; in these cases the competition organizers require a faculty advisor from each institution. Each team must include at least one Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering student. Entrants should see full eligibility requirements for each sponsor under rules of participation for NIBIB and VentureWell prizes.
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: March 1, 2017
Description: The Evolving Earth grant program provides grants to support student research in the earth sciences. A total of 10 grants are available, for amounts of up to $3,000 per grant. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers at accredited U.S. colleges and universities or research institutions are eligible to apply for grant funding. The emphasis will be on research topics that relate to the mission and priorities of the foundation.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers at accredited nonprofit U.S. colleges and universities or research institutions are eligible to apply for grants. The student researcher is expected to write the grant proposal and to perform the work as outlined in the grant application under the supervision of the faculty advisor.
Amount: $500-$5,000
Deadline: November 13, 2017
Description: The Explorer's Club offers grants averaging $1500 per student selected to assist in coverage of research and travel expenses. The grant is issued primarily to fund research in fields including but not limited to climate change, geoscience, paleoclimate, marine science, marine biology, marine life, anthropology/archeology, plants and molds, animals, and conservation science.
Eligibility: Applicants must provide the following: One page description of your project with attention to scientific objectives. Description of qualifications of your project associates and the specific sites of your proposed research. One paragraph description of your career objectives and aspirations and how this project fits into that plan. Letter of recommendation from your supervisor. Copy of a current student ID. Budget outline.
Amount: $5,000-$5,500
Description: The Garden Club of America (GCA) offers 27 merit-based scholarships and fellowships each year to undergraduate students pursuing research in the areas of horticulture and related disciplines.
Eligibility: Varies by award.
Amount: $500
Deadline: November 30, 2017
Description: The Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) provides undergraduate students financial resources to pursue the research in the field of humanities. The HUGRA (Humanities Undergraduate Research Award) comes in the form of 10 $500 awards offered annually. The top proposal, however, will receive an extra $500 in funding.
Amount: $300-$3,500
Description: The Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, offers several undergraduate research awards, grants, and scholarships which may be used for conference travel, tuition, software purchases, research materials, etc.
Eligibility: Must be member of Psi Chi. Additional restrictions may apply.
Amount: $500-$10,000
Deadline: November 1, 2018
Description: The Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and raising awareness of the contributions of outstanding women divers. WDHOF provides educational, mentorship, financial, and career opportunities to the diving community throughout the world. Each year, WDHOF awards scholarships and training grants that provide financial and educational support to individuals of all ages, particularly those who are preparing for professional careers that involve diving. Scholarships are offered in dive medicine, marine conservation, marine biology, underwater archaeology, marine education, journalism, graphic arts, or photography. They are intended to support independent research and/or internship programs at accredited universities. Scholarships are paid or awarded directly to the recipient. Training grants provide funding for diver and related underwater training and, for some awards, scuba equipment (after dive training has been completed). Funds are paid directly to the training facility and/or the equipment vendor upon WDHOF’s receipt of an invoice; they are NOT paid directly to the grantee.
Eligibility: The scholarships will be awarded to qualified women of any age who are enrolled in accredited graduate or undergraduate academic or research programs. Limit of one award per year.
Amount: $1,000 (max)
Deadline: October 1, 2018
Description: The Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) program has provided undergraduate and graduate students with valuable educational experiences since 1922. By encouraging close working relationships between students and mentors, the program promotes scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning. The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering. Designated funds from the National Academy of Sciences allow for grants of up to $5,000 for astronomy research and $2,500 for vision related research. Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project. While membership in Sigma Xi is not a requirement for applying for funding from the Grants-in-Aid of Research program, approximately 75% of funds are restricted for use by dues paying student members of Sigma Xi or students whose project advisor is a dues paying member of Sigma Xi. Students from any country are eligible to receive funding.
Eligibility: Must be member of Sigma Xi. Additional restrictions may apply.
Amount: $250-$3,000
Description: The Society for Applied Anthropology provides numerous funding opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students alike in order to support research in anthropology and related disciplines. Funding may include travel to conferences.
Amount: $150-$1,500
Description: The Society of Toxicology provides numerous awards for undergraduate students to assist in the financial support of research and travel expenses that are inherent to each project. A portion of the awards are even geared toward minority researchers.
Amount: $500
Deadline: February 16, 2018
Description: The SPUR Fellowship is an undergraduate research opportunity from the Ecological Society of America's SEEDS Program that includes: a paid summer research or internship opportunity with a partner site with housing, travel and research expenses covered, funds for various travel expenses to and from SEEDS annual meetings and events, among other funding options. This is a program of the ESA (Ecological Association of America) and geared toward students conducting research of this nature.
Eligibility: Undergraduate students seeking a Bachelors degree (graduation date no earlier than Spring 2018) – freshman, sophomores and juniors or Associate degree with the intention of receiving a Bachelors degree. Underrepresented minority, low income, first generation college and veteran students are strongly encouraged to apply.
Amount: $5,000-$100,000
Description: This annual competition is intended to encourage engineering students to direct their creative skills toward the needs of primary care. The sponsor seeks innovations which have a substantial potential to support improved delivery of this care. These may be technologies, instrumentation, devices, systems, or the like.
Amount: $600-$1,500
Description: The Wetland Foundation provides 5 different grants/awards for undergraduate/graduate students who are actively conducting research or presenting at conferences, provided the subject matter pertains to Wetland areas. Many of the awards are available for students who have limited travel funding and have difficulty attending conferences or financially supporting the research they are conducting. Awards vary in size, ranging from $600 to $1,500 in funding opportunities.
Eligibility: Applicants must submit resume, transcripts, letters of support, a budget for how the funds will be spent, among other documentation.
Amount: $5,000-$6,500
Deadline: December 31, 2018
Description: Students who come up with an appealing project using Yelp! Data have the opportunity to win one of ten awards of $5,000. Additionally, if the students publish a research paper about the winning research in a peer-reviewed academic journal, then they will be awarded an additional $1,000 as recognition of the publication. If the student is published, Yelp will also contribute up to $500 to travel expenses to present the research using Yelp data at an academic or industry conference.
Eligibility: Contest is open only to undergraduate and graduate university students in countries not restricted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury. Participants must be 18 or older and currently enrolled in an accredited degree program in any field.
Amount: $2500, including room and board
Deadline: February 15, 2018
Description: The SURE program provides stipends for students to conduct two months of full-time (40 hours/week) summer research under the supervision of a UT Austin Department of Psychology faculty member. A $2500 stipend, including room and board, are provided for students attending universities outside of Travis county. The SURE program will run from approximately June 1 to July 31. This is a full-time research program which offers an intensive research experience to students with a keen interest in some field in which a member of the Department of Psychology works. All participants will be assigned a graduate student mentor. The program also includes a number of social activities, as well as special seminars and sessions related to research and graduate programs. Students will present their work at an end-of-the-program poster session. Students will also have opportunities to make oral presentations of their work during the course of their participation and access to the department’s computer facility in order to facilitate the successful completion of their projects. For students enrolled at universities outside of Travis county, housing is provided; additionally, these students are reimbursed for travel to and from Austin (up to $100).
Eligibility: Applicants for both programs will be: US Citizens or Permanent Residents, Undergraduates who are majoring in Psychology at a college or university in the state of Texas, All students are eligible, but preference will be given to students from groups historically underrepresented within the field of psychology (African Americans, Latinos, American Indians).