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The Offices of Undergraduate Research and Global Education are pleased to partner on a funding program designed to help faculty who work with undergraduate researchers. This project is part of KSU’s "Year Of" Annual Country Study. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the "Year Of" country is the United Kingdom. 

Faculty can apply for up to $1,000 in funding to support a collaborative research project involving undergraduate researchers and a United Kingdom partner.

The application portal will open on August 1st. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until December 15, 2025, or when all funds are disbursed, whichever comes first. 

The application portal can be found here.

Congratulations to the following faculty who were selected to receive funding during the Year of Canada (2024-2025):

  • Dr. Soon Goo Lee, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
    • Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Chalcone isomerase-like Proteins in (Iso)flavonoid Biosynthesis
  • Dr. Shadi Beshai, Associate Professor of Psychology
    • The Associations Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Fatalism: Implications for Mindfulness-Based Interventions
    • Mindfulness Across Cultures: Dispositional Mindfulness and Individualism‐Collectivism
    • This must be a collaborative effort with a United Kingdom (UK) partner (for example, a partner at a UK higher education institution or a company/nonprofit in the UK).
    • Faculty must work with one or more undergraduate researchers on the project.
    • The undergraduate researchers will present at the Symposium of Student Scholars in either the Fall or Spring.
    • Funds must be utilized by April 15, 2026.

  • Funds can be used in the following ways: 

    • 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.)
    • Travel and/or registration costs for students presenting at a conference** (note that we cannot fund students to attend conferences or workshops where they are not listed as a presenter). International travel needs to be approved by the Office of International Safety and Security before an URCA proposal can be reviewed. Please email globalsafety@kennesaw.edu for more information
    • Participant incentives (for example, gift cards for individuals who participate in a survey or experiment)
    • Publication costs
  • The application can be found here. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until December 15, 2025, or when all funds are disbursed, whichever comes first.