Application Deadlines and Announcement Dates

Fall Deadline:  October 21, 2025 by 5:00 pm
Award Announcement Date: by December 13, 2025
Grant Duration: January 2026 through December 2026

Spring Deadline:  March 24, 2026 by 5:00 pm
Award Announcement Date: by May 1, 2026
Grant Duration: June 2026 through May 2027

 

Eligibility Guidelines and Participating Communities

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• applicants must be enrolled for one full semester after the grant begins
  (cannot apply the semester graduating)
• preference given to students with a record of engagement and good standing in their community
• students may receive the Campus Partner Grant a maximum of two times
• preference may be given to those who have not previously received funding through the Campus Partner Grant

Participating Communities

• Capstone Scholars - Capstone Scholars and Capstone Fellows
• Engineering and Computing Living Learning Community
• First Generation Living Learning Community
• Galen Health Fellows - projects connected to an aspect of health
• Global Fellows
• IDEA Community
• Preston Residential College for Leadership
• Sustainable Carolina - projects that focus on a sustainable topic or issue

 

Application Process

Complete the following steps by the deadline stated above for your application to be considered complete.

1	Complete the Undergraduate Research Campus Partner application document	U R Campus Partner Application Document Includes Research Learning Agreement, project abstract, personal statement and budget justification
2	Ask your mentor(s) to complete the Mentoring Plan	Mentoring Plan - Primary Mentoring Plan - Secondary NOTE: graduate students are permitted as daily advisers and secondary mentors but are not eligible to be the primary mentor for a project.
3	Submit the online application form	Select "Undergraduate Research Campus Partner Grant" and the corresponding community from the menu.   Under Project Information upload your Undergrad Research Campus Partner Application as a PDF or Word document.