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Student/Faculty
- May the budget include a participation/living stipend for the student?
- Yes, if substantial student time/effort will be devoted to the project during periods of non-enrollment (i.e., summer terms when the student is not enrolled for course credit), then the budget may include a stipend for the student for that period of non-enrollment only. Note that such stipends will likely be processes as payments through the university payroll system, and be subject to income tax; whatever stipend amount is proposed, add an additional 3% of that to the budget for fringes.
- What other expenses may be budgeted?
- Anything that university funds can be spent on could be potentially included in the budget, including commodities/materials, contractual services, research participant incentives, and travel, for example. All costs should be necessary, reasonable, and allocable to proposed project activities. Students are encouraged to consult with their faculty mentor about eligible expenses and the budgeting process.
Students
- Will students be assigned a mentor on a project?
- We anticipate students will have identified a faculty mentor through a classroom and/or laboratory/studio experiences. Such interactions often lead to student-initiated research or creative achievement projects. Students looking for a mentor on a research or creative achievement project should contact the Director of the Stamps Impact Prize for assistance in identifying a faculty with expertise in that area.
- Can the student project be on any topic?
- Student proposals can be on ANY topic so long as that project aligns with a faculty’s expertise.
- When are the student projects typically conducted?
- The Stamps Impact Prize will provide support for projects over the course of several semesters (and summers if needed) typically during a student’s Junior and/or Senior years.
- Do you have to be a Stamps Scholar to be eligible for the award?
- You do NOT need to be a Stamps Scholar to be eligible.
- Can a Stamps Scholar apply for the award?
- Stamps Scholars receive significant funds on enrichment activities and their applications would be a low priority in funding.
- Is the Stamps Impact Prize is open to graduate student applications?
- No, the Stamps Impact Prize is limited to undergraduate students only.
Faculty
- What kind of student proposals are likely to be the most competitive?
- The program is open to a diverse range of research, experiential and creative achievement projects. We anticipate the best proposals will come from students that have started or are initiating a mentored faculty relationship for a project. The Stamps Impact Prize will fund mentored projects over a summer, semester, or a combination for a timeline to be completed prior to graduation.
- Do you have to be a Stamps Scholar to be eligible for the award?
- You do NOT need to be a Stamps Scholar to be eligible. Current Stamps Scholars receive significant funds to spend on enrichment activities. Applications from Stamps Scholars would be a low priority in funding.
- Is there a limit on how many applications can come from a given academic department/unit?
- There is no prescribed limit, though applications should be primarily initiated by the student applicant and their chosen mentor. The goal is to receive applications from a wide range of students and disciplines. Prize recipients will reflect the unique ideas and independent initiative of motivated, mentored students. Further, the Stamps Impact Prize is not intended to replace any already existing support for student research, projects or travel in their home department.
- Can multiple students from the same lab/same mentor submit applications if their projects are distinct?
- Multiple students from the same faculty mentor may submit applications so long as the applications and projects are independent and unique.
- When are the support letters from the faculty mentors due?
- The deadline for the faculty mentor letters is the same as the deadline for the student applications.