IUB-Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Undergraduate Research Support Grant - Fall

The SLHS Undergraduate Research Support Grant is intended to support research expenses of students conducting research while enrolled as an undergraduate at IU. Funds are intended to cover costs related to conducting the student’s original work, which may include equipment, materials and supplies, software, payment of participants, and travel and fees to academic conferences related to the student’s project. Funds are paid directly to the student, not the faculty advisor(s). Please note that to receive conference funds, your submission must already be accepted, and the conference must take place while you are enrolled as an undergraduate in the SLHS program. Students requesting funds for conference travel must provide travel receipts to the SLHS Accounting Representative immediately following the travel dates. Failure to submit travel receipts will disqualify you from receiving future funding from the department. Also note that by submitting this application, you are acknowledging that if you are selected as a recipient of this award, your name may be shared in celebration with SLHS faculty and students, and the public.

Award
Maximum $500
Deadline
10/31/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. SLHS UG Research Support Grant
    • 01. Please indicate your year in the program:
    • 02. Your faculty advisor will be contacted to provide a letter of support. Please list your faculty advisor’s name and email address:
    • 03. Title of project:
    • 04. Write a 300–500 word project abstract that provides a clear and concise overview of your proposed research project. Your abstract should allow a reader who is unfamiliar with your project to understand what you want to study, why the question matters, and how you plan to investigate it.

      Your abstract should address the following:

      Background/Research Question: Briefly introduce the topic and identify the research question or problem your project will address. What do we already know about this topic, and what remains unknown?

      Significance and Implications: Explain why this research is important. What gap in knowledge does your project address, and what might we learn from the study? How could the findings contribute to the field or have practical, theoretical, or clinical implications?

      Methods: Describe how you will conduct the study. Include information about your participants/sample, materials or measures, and general procedures, as appropriate.

      Expected Outcomes: Describe what you expect to find or learn from the study. If your project is exploratory and you do not have specific predictions, explain what you hope the study will reveal.

    • 05. Provide a month-by-month timeline for the project activities:
    • 06. Please upload a detailed and itemized list of expenditures (maximum $500).
    • 07. Are you requesting funds for participant recruitment? If yes, you will receive instructions on how to access the funds for this purpose.
    • 08. If you are requesting funds for conference travel, please specify the names and dates of the conference, whether your proposal has been accepted, your travel dates, and the nature of your presentation (e.g., poster, technical paper, etc.). If not, write N/A in the text box.
    • 09. Have you previously received funding for this project?
    • 09a. If yes, please indicate the amount and source of funding. If not, write N/A in the text box.