GSA Grant Funding Information
The Graduate Student Association (GSA), in an effort to assist graduate students with the expenses of conducting and presenting research, awards grants during the academic school year to eligible students.
Index
Grant Handbook (pdf, all applicants must read)
Q & A (all applicants please read!)
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for funding, the following criteria must be met:
Applicant must be currently enrolled in a Graduate program at the University of Northern Colorado. If you have completed less than 18 total Graduate credit hours at UNC, you must be enrolled full time (9 credits) to be eligible.
CATEGORIES
Grants are awarded for the following:
- Research
- Conference Presentation of Research
- Conference Attendance
Deadlines
Spring 2009
Students applying for funding for spring (January – April 2009) can submit applications beginning January 1, 2009 until February 28, 2009, at NOON. Applicants will receive an application receipt confirmation e-mail within one week following application submission (after the official start of spring semester). Please see table below for deadlines.
Grant Session and Application Due Dates:
| If your conference/research takes place: | Date Application will be avaliable and GSA will start accetping them | Due Date of Application (Submit your application by 12:00 p.m. noon on:) / Award letters will be sent by: |
|---|---|---|
| July - August 2009 | July 1st, 2009 | August 31, 2009 / September 15, 2009 |
| September - December 2009 | September 1st, 2009 | October 30, 2009 / November 15, 2009 |
| January - April 2010 | January 1st, 2010 | March 15, 2010 / April 1, 2010 |
| May - June 2010 | May 1st, 2010 | June 1, 2010 / June 15, 2010 |
Please do not apply for a GSA grant early, GSA will only accept grants for the current session (i.e. the dates given in the middle column.)
Grant APPLICATIONS
IMPORTANT! Applications will not be previewed. This means that if they are submitted with incorrect or missing information (ANY missing information) - you will be penalized and may not receive any funding.
PLEASE read instructions carefully and make sure your application is complete and that all required documentation is attached BEFORE submitting it. Suggestion: Have a classmate or colleague proof your application for missing items. It will save you and everyone involved a lot of time and frustration. If you are not sure what is needed or have questions about what to include, please either e-mail gsa@unco.edu or call (970) 351-2841.
- Graduate Conference Grant (Word 2007 Document)*
- Graduate Conference Grant (PDF)
- Graduate Research Grant (Word 2007 Document)*
- Graduate Research Grant (PDF)
* Our Word Documents are in the new 2007 version. You can download a conversion pack from Microsoft.