UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
   
 
Center for Global Health
    The University of Virginia's Center for Global Health has established the CGH -University Scholar Awards to encourage UVa students to design and carry out cross-disciplinary research and service projects in global health. Health issues can be approached from a broad range of disciplines including politics, biology, economics or foreign affairs. CGH scholar awards provide up to $3,000 to cover student travel, living, and project expenses. An additional $500 is provided for each of two faculty mentors. More information>>
   

 

  
 
Center for Undergraduate Excellence (Harrison Award)
 

The University of Virginia's Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards program funds outstanding undergraduate research projects. Forty awards of up to $3000 each will be granted on a competitive basis to current first, second, and third-year undergraduate students. Applicants must be fulltime undergraduates at UVa and must remain enrolled at the University through the completion of their project. For more information about deadlines and application materials, please visit the Harrison Award website >>   
       
 
College of Arts & Sciences Small Research and Travel Grants
   

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to submit applications for small research and travel grants. Budget requests are considered to a maximum of $500. At the time of application, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good academic standing. Interested students should submit the downloadable application form, a one-page proposal describing their independent research project or travel request, an itemized budget, one letter of recommendation from the student's faculty sponsor who certifies IRB approval of the project if applicable, and an unofficial transcript. For more information about deadlines and application materials, please visit the A&S website>>
       
 
Darden's Entrepreneurial Concept Competition
   
The primary purpose of the Entrepreneurial Concept Competition is to encourage the development of new ventures, either for profit or social benefit, by members of the UVA community. New in 2009:  The Entrepreneurial Concept Competition will be a preliminary event for a UVa-wide concept competition. The 1 st place winners of individual UVa school department competitions will compete in the final event for the UVa Cup.  For more information, visit the Darden ECC website>>
     
 
Double Hoo Research Grant
 
The Double Hoo Research Grant supports pairs of undergraduate and graduate scholars seeking to pursue independent research projects. The award is intended to encourage collaborative interaction between the undergraduate and graduate communities at the University. Proposals from all schools at the University will be considered.  Further information and application forms are available from the Center for Undergraduate Excellence website>>
       
 
Miller Center Undergraduate Research Award
   

The Miller Center Undergraduate Research Award will provide $4,000 to an undergraduate student and $1,000 to his or her faculty advisor for completion of a major research project to be carried out during the summer of 2009 and the 2009 - 10 academic year. Students have the option of choosing their advisor either from  Miller Center faculty or non-Miller Center faculty. Faculty advisors from Grounds should work within disciplines related to the work of the Miller Center, and the research project should centrally utilize the Miller Center's resources, including our archives, presidential oral histories, presidential recordings, American President: An Online Reference Resource, and/or commission reports.. Students choosing advisors from among Miller Center faculty will be given preference for this award. Please note this award does NOT support Independent Research lab or field research as normally defined. However, they might consider an application in the study of science history or policy (including health care). Find more information and to download the application, visit the Miller Center website>>
       
 
The National Cancer Institute - 2009 Summer Cancer Research Fellowships
   
The 2009 Summer Cancer Research Fellowship program provides a unique opportunity for eligible sophomore or junior college students to engage in innovative integrative biology approaches to cancer research through the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Integrative Cancer Biology Program (ICBP). The ICBP, composed of nine multidisciplinary Centers across the United States, focuses on the analysis of cancer as a complex biological system. Researchers within each ICBP Center utilize the integration of experimental biology with mathematical and computational modeling to gain new insights into the biology and management of cancer. Selected student participants will be paired with a faculty-mentor from a participating ICBP Center based on the student's indicated research interests. Through mentored research projects, faculty lectures, seminars, discussions, and other activities, the student will gain an understanding and appreciation of major questions currently under investigation as well as the novel approaches being used within the ICBP Centers. Participants will receive a travel allowance of up to $600 (total) for travel to the ICBP Center at the beginning of the program and return travel home at the end of the program. Participants will receive a stipend of $3,300 for the summer program. Housing accommodations will be arranged through the individual ICBP Center; the NCI - ICBP program will cover housing costs up to $100 per night. For application requirements and eligibiligy please visit:                 https://web.ncifcrf.gov/careers/icbp/
     
     
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