Please read below for information on 4 scholarships:
- $1000 Senate of College Councils Undergraduate Research Grant (URG), due Nov. 2
- $1000 Senate of College Councils Academic Enrichment Study Abroad Scholarship, due Nov. 5
- $100-$350 Office of Undergraduate Research Conference or Research Travel Scholarships, due Nov. 20
Senate of College Councils Undergraduate Research Grant (URG)
The URG seeks to encourage students to become actively involved with research in their undergraduate experience by providing funding to a deserving applicant. Eligible applicants include students assisting a faculty member with a research project, as well as students conducting independent or partnered research. Applicants must be a full-time undergraduate student as determined by the University of Texas at Austin’s Office of the Registrar. One winner will receive a $1,000 grant from the Senate of College Councils to be used toward funding his or her research.
The deadline for all required materials is November 2nd, 2015 at 11:45 PM. Please note that you must provide a Social Security Number when applying for this grant. The application is available on the Senate of College Councils HornsLink page, under forms. In the event that an electronic submission is not possible, you may submit your application in a manila envelope, in person, to Becky Carreon. Her desk is located in the Senate of College Councils’ office in SAC 2.102.
Please contact Gregory Ross and Praveen Satarasinghe at SenateURC@gmail.com with any questions regarding the application.
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Senate of College Councils Scholarship
2015-2016 Academic Enrichment Study Abroad Scholarship
The Senate of College Councils is commissioned by the Board of Regents with the specific task of representing students of The University of Texas at Austin in academics. In recent years, Senate has standardized the process of acquiring student feedback on tuition increase proposals, led the effort to create and enforce the university’s Honor Code, has established numerous scholarships, and assisted in reforming UT’s undergraduate curriculum.
Academic Enrichment in particular is assigned with the duties of promoting study abroad throughout the University of Texas at Austin. In this venture, Academic Enrichment has designed at $1000 scholarship, which will go towards assisting students studying abroad in an upcoming academic year with funds.
It is DUE on November 5th, 2015 at 5 pm at senateae@gmail.com
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Office of Undergraduate Research Conference or Research Travel Scholarships
The Office of Undergraduate Research invites you to apply for funding to support
research travel or travel to a conference or professional meeting to present your research.
Awards typically range between $100 and $350. Funds can be
used for future or past travel, as long as the student documents and submits expenses
for past travel and the travel takes place between September 1, 2015 and August 31, 2016.
Completed and signed applications may be submitted in person to the Office of
Undergraduate Research in FAC 33 by the Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 deadline at 4 p.m.
Please contact the OUR with any questions at uresearch@austin.utexas.edu or (512) 471-7152.