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.
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.
Grant Categories
Grants are awarded for the following:
- Research
- Conference Presentation of Research
- Conference Attendance
Application Process
*The GSA Grant process is a reimbursement process. Save all of your appropriate receipts from your conference/research. You will need these in order to get reimbursed.*
1. Grant funding is awarded during the semester in which the conference or research takes place. For instance, if your conference is in February, you would apply during the Spring semester.
2. Fill out the appropriate application completely.
3. Turn in application to GSA President's office or mailbox (University Center, Rm. 2025) by deadline listed below.
4. Applicants will receive an application receipt confirmation email within one week following application submission.
5. Within two weeks after the deadline for the current grant session, you will receive an email from the GSA President stating your award status (whether the application was granted or denied), and how much funding you were awarded.
6. If you were awarded funding, print the award status email and bring it, along with your receipts from your research or conference, to the UC Business Office. Follow their instructions on paperwork to fill out in order to get reimbursed.
Deadlines
Grant Session and Application Due Dates:
Fiscal Year 2012-2013
| If your conference/research takes place: | Date GSA will begin to accept applications for grant session | Date application is due | Date recipient will be notified regarding funding decisions | Deadline for recipient to collect funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July-August 2012 | July 1, 2012 | July 27, 2012 | August 10, 2012 | August 31, 2012 |
| September-December 2012 | September 1, 2012 | October 12, 2012 | October 26, 2012 | January 4, 2013 |
| January- April 2013 | January 1, 2013 | February 22, 2013 | March 8, 2013 | May 3, 2013 |
| May-June 2013 | May 1, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | June 14, 2013 | July 5, 2013 |
Fiscal Year 2013-2014
| If your conference/research takes place: | Date Application will be available and GSA will start accepting them | Due Date of Application (Submit your application by 5:00 p.m. on:) | Date recipient will be notified regarding funding decisions | Deadline for recipients to collect funding: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July - August 2013 | July 1, 2013 | July 26, 2013 | August 9, 2013 | August 30, 2013 |
| September - December 2013 | September 1, 2013 | October 18, 2013 | November 1, 2013 | January 3, 2014 |
| January - April 2014 | January 1, 2014 | February 21, 2014 | March 7, 2014 | May 2, 2014 |
| May - June 2014 | May 1, 2014 | May 30, 2014 | June 13, 2014 | July 3, 2014 |
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) 351-1089.
2011-2012 Grants:
- 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.
