Funding Requirements & Guidelines
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Requirements |
Funding Guidelines |
- Faculty who are currently in the process of applying to or have already been approved
by the Protecting Minors Program registry (only applies to students who are under 18 years of age at the time of application)
- This research must be a collaborative effort with a current high school student participating
in their high school's internship program
- Faculty may work with one or more high school students on the project
- Funds must be utilized by the end of April 2026 to meet fiscal year deadlines
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As this program provides a funding resource for the accepted research projects, the
Office of Undergraduate Research maintains these requirements for all Primary Investigators
(PIs) awarded funding.
- Faculty are responsible for completing the Registered Visitor process for each student, as needed
- Complete at least one dissemination activity (for example, presenting at KSU's Symposium of Student Scholars, presenting at a disciplinary conference or undergraduate research conference, or
submitting a manuscript for publication)
- Faculty are required to complete an end-of-experience assessment survey
- Faculty are required to commit a minimum of 1-hour to judging at the Symposium of
Student Scholars, each semester
These requirements, particularly the assessment survey, are vital to collecting data on how the funding is being utilized, as we rely on the PIs to relay this information to us. Should an audit of Office of Undergraduate Research funding usage be requested, this is our current reporting method.
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- Funds may only be used to cover the following costs:
- Background checks as associated with the Protecting Minors policy and procedures
- Registered Visitor parking pass
- Funds cannot be used for:
- Supplies or materials to conduct research (for example, software, materials for the arts, scientific supplies, books/journals that cannot be provided by the library, etc.)
- Personnel (for example, a stipend provided to minors to conduct research)
- Travel and/or registration costs for students presenting at a conference
- Participant incentives (for example, gift cards for individuals who participate in a survey or experiment)
- Publication costs
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