Grants-in-Aid of Scholarship and Research

Truman’s Office of Student Research sponsors $750 Grants-in-Aid of Scholarship and Research (GIASR) projects each semester. The purpose of this grant is to promote a culture of research, scholarship, and creative activity at Truman while providing the flexibility to accommodate different research styles and requirements. Projects supported by this program should involve original research but may encompass a variety of activities including obtaining preliminary data or information, exploring new topics, and continuing ongoing projects.

GIASR Proposal Writing Workshop

March 23, 2020

3:30-5:00 pm

Student Union Building Georgian Room B

The Office of Student Research is holding a GIASR proposal writing workshop for students. Please bring writing materials (computer or pencil/paper) and your research project ideas. This workshop should be helpful for proposals at any stage of the writing process, so you do not have to have a proposal draft already started to attend.

Eligibility

Students from all disciplines are invited to apply. To be eligible for funding, you must be a currently enrolled, full-time Truman undergraduate or graduate student. You must be mentored by a Truman faculty member, be in good academic standing, and plan to graduate no earlier than the semester during which the grant work is to be carried out.

Students may not receive a GIASR award during the same semester that they are funded through another program such as TruScholars or McNair. Students receiving a grant for work over the summer may be enrolled in courses during the summer semester. Students can only receive two terms of GIASR support.

To apply for the Grants-in-Aid of Scholarship and Research Program, students should first identify a Truman faculty or staff member who agrees to serve as the student’s research mentor, then work with the research mentor to prepare the application materials.

Application deadlines