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Possible Funding Sources for Undergraduate Honors Research

L&S Honors Program

Summer Sophomore Apprenticeship Research Grant. For sophomores anticipating a research experience. $2000 to student and $700 to faculty mentor for supplies. Deadline mid to late March of sophomore year.

Honors Senior Thesis Research Support

Trewartha Undergraduate Honors Research Grant $700 to student for supplies. Deadline: late October

Mark Mensink Honors Research Grant $4400 to student, $2200 to faculty mentor. Deadline: late October

Honors Summer Senior Thesis Research Grant $2000 to student plus $700 in supplies. Deadline: Mid to late March of junior year.

For more details check their website.

Provost's Office

Hilldale Undergraduate/ Faculty Research Fellowships and Holstrom Environmental Scholarships provide $4000 to the student and $1000 in supplies to the faculty mentor For details see: http://www.provost.wisc.edu/undergrad/hilldale.pdf Deadline is in early February.

In your final (spring) semester, you might apply for a University Bookstore Academic Excellence Award. 20 awards are made of $1,000 each for best completed project. Deadlines are in late Feb or early March.

Zoology Department Undergraduate Research Grants

Awards from a variety of funds are available for $750-$1,500, with the number of awards depending on the available funds each year. Funds can be used for expenditures, such as equipment and travel expenses, and for stipends to support the undergraduate student during the research project.
Students must be enrolled for at least 2 credits in Zoo 681, 682, 691, 692, or 699, or in another course for independent undergraduate research (not necessarily in Zoology).
The deadline for application is the 1st of April. Applications should be submitted to the Awards Secretary in the Department of Zoology office, 145 Noland Hall. Details of the application process can be accessed here. .

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