Research

Qualified undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Science and Mathematics wishing to be engaged in intensive, faculty-mentored research are eligible to apply for up to $2,000. Prior to applying, a faculty mentor must first agree to mentor the student and proposed research project. The award is non-transferable to another student or another faculty mentor.  See links below for details.

Deadlines 

For funding beginning Fall 2026, apply by September 4, 2026. 

For funding beginning Spring 2027, apply by November 13, 2026. 

For funding beginning Summer 2027, apply by April 9, 2027. 

Application Process 

1. Student will complete the Project Description and Budget Justification and submit for Faculty Mentor approval.
2. Faculty mentor will complete the Faculty Recommendation Form and submit the form for Approval.
3. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure the Kuali form is fully completed and submitted to COSM before 5:00 PM on the application due date. Early submissions will be accepted and are encouraged to ensure changes, if any, can be made in a timely fashion.

The student must complete and submit a Kuali application form (the faculty mentor may NOT submit it). 

Expectations and Requirements 

1. Tarleton Policies and Procedures must be followed when receiving/spending award funds. 
2. Students must access their funds by working through their faculty mentor and departmental administrative assistant or purchaser. 
3. Original receipts/invoices are required for reimbursements. 
4. If students are using funds for traveling to collect data, only fuel receipts will be reimbursed, not mileage. The student must fill the gas tank upon leaving for the trip, then refuel immediately upon returning. It is the refueling receipt that is reimbursable. 
5. All equipment and unused supplies purchased with awarded funds remain the property of Tarleton State University. 
6. If the proposal involves the use of human subjects (including those using surveys, interviews, etc.) or vertebrate animals, approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), respectively, must be obtained. Proposals involving use of recombinant DNA and/or a biohazard, unless specifically exempted by NIH Guidelines, must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). If an assistantship is a part of the funds requested, compliance approval must be obtained prior to application deadline. If only supplies are requested and compliance approval is pending, faculty mentor must submit proof of approval prior to release of funds.

Undergraduate Research Award Eligibility

Graduate Student Research Grant Eligibility