Hutton Honors College

The major goal of the research grant program is the encouragement of intellectual independence on the part of the student. A related purpose is to provide an opportunity for the development of specific research skills and techniques. Serious research proposals are expected, not proposals of a frivolous or hobby nature. Students with the same research goals can collaborate on a research project requiring diverse talents and cross-disciplinary resources. Each participant should submit a separate application indicating what the group project is as well as a preference for a group grant. Project costs that normally will not be funded include tuition, the ordinary expenses for typing honors theses and reports, the purchase of printed materials clearly available in the library or through inter-library loan, and the purchase of expensive equipment for research needs. Acceptable budget items include necessary travel costs, living expenses (summer grants only), and project-specific research materials.

Students engaged in research related to Honors theses or projects will receive priority in the awarding of research grants. Students attending IU overseas programs may apply for these grants only if they wish to pursue research projects independent of the respective overseas program.

Recipients of large summer research grants may be required to participate in a lecture series the following fall.

To apply for a Research Grant, obtain an application at Adobe Acrobat PDF version via the web.

Deadlines:

Summer Grants - 5 p.m. Last Friday before Spring Break

Fall and Full Year Grants - 5 p.m. Friday after Spring Break

Spring Grants - 5 p.m. Last Friday in October.

Awards will be announced approximately six weeks after the deadline.

Don't forget to read the general eligibility requirements.