Undergraduate Research Grant

Funding Amount
Up to $6,000
Deadline
Applications Due 03/02/27
Audience
Undergraduates
Opportunity Type
Research
Sponsoring Unit
Kellogg Institute

The Kellogg Institute and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies offer this grant to undergraduate juniors for independent summer research related to the core themes of the two institutes.


Key Dates

  1. Mandatory Orientations (dates to be determined).

    Application deadline

Submission Requirements

The application consists of the following:

  • A project proposal. A description of the research topic and methodology, not to exceed six double-spaced pages, not including the bibliography. The project description should include six main elements: an introduction, background information, the methods to be used, a schedule, a description of how you and your adviser will work together on the problem and how often you will meet, and a description of the final product (Senior Honor's Thesis, essay, article).
  • A budget for anticipated expenses incurred during the grant period, including travel, food and lodging, and other expenses.
  • A budget justification sheet explaining budget items in detail, including flight itineraries (if you have them), materials, etc.
  • A letter of recommendation from the faculty member who is committed to overseeing the research project and has thoroughly read your proposal. The system will ask for the name and email address of the person whom you have asked to write a letter of recommendation. Please request the letter from your faculty recommender several weeks ahead of the deadline.
  • An e-transcript

Contact

Holly Rivers, associate director, Kellogg Institute, hrivers@nd.edu