CRS Award Funds

Deadline: Rolling. Supports student research projects. These funds resource the purchase of equipment (which becomes university assets), supplies, travel (including overseas), consultation fees, student stipends, or other support services needed for the execution of research projects.

• Criteria for Student Research Project Award
• Apply for Student Research Project Award

Supports travel expenses for student researchers who have been accepted to present their research at an external event (e.g., a conference, symposium, or exhibition). Students awarded travel funding must travel to the conference and be a significant contributor to the research project/creative work.

• Criteria for Student Research Presentation Award
• Apply here for Student Research Presentation Award 

Supports professional development opportunities for faculty involved in teaching and/or mentoring undergraduate residential students in research and scholarly activity. These funds support hosting external speakers for on-campus workshops, purchase of online or print resources, enrollment in a university course, or travel to conferences, all related to developing an effective and well-informed undergraduate research program.

• Criteria for Faculty Professional Development Award (Research and Scholarly Activity)
• Apply here for Faculty Professional Development Award (Research and Scholarly Activity)

Deadline: November 1, 2022. The award supports release time or compensation for faculty involved in research. The release must be dean approved and may be spread over two semesters or used within one semester. Additionally, recipients can apply for additional funding for items including, but not limited to supplies, travel, and other support services. Faculty release and/or compensation may span multiple years based on an annual review. The faculty is eligible for release approval even if previously approved in another application cycle.

• Criteria and Application for Faculty Release Funding
• Apply here for Faculty Release Funding

Deadline: Tier 1 (Below $7500) – Rolling; Tier 2 ($7500 or above)- November 1, 2022. Supports faculty research projects. These funds resource the purchase of equipment (which becomes University assets), supplies, travel (including overseas), consultation fees, student stipends, or other support services needed for the execution of research projects.

• Criteria for Faculty Research Project Award
• Apply here for Faculty Research Project Award

Supports faculty or student research events hosted by LU schools/colleges for internal and/or external participants. These funds resource speaker honorariums, travel hosting, supplies, food services, advertising, printing, and monetary awards related to the execution of an effective research event.

• Criteria for Research Event Award
• Apply here for Research Event Award

Supports faculty fees and costs associated with publication or presentation of research.

• Criteria for Faculty Scholarship Award
• Apply here for Faculty Scholarship Award

Work-study Research Assistants (RAs) are assigned to a specific faculty member to help work on a research project. While much of the work may be basic (entering and coding data, collecting specimens, conducting literature searches, communicating with participants), the goal is for the student to make a meaningful contribution to the project while learning about the process of research or scholarly activity in the field. We expect for CRS RAs to be fully integrated into research teams or discussions. CRS RAs can also take on additional responsibility for projects as they gain experience.

•  Criteria and Application for Work Study Research Assistantship

Supports instructional and discipline development that assists faculty in meeting the professional goals of enhancing skills in instructional pedagogy, classroom application of emerging technology, or clinical practice. These funds support hosting external speakers for on-campus workshops, purchase of online or print resources, enrollment in a university course, or travel to conferences.

• Criteria for Faculty Professional Development Award (Non-Research)
• Apply here for Faculty Professional Development Award (Non-Research)

Supports travel expenses for residential students to attend an external academic event (e.g., a conference, symposium, or exhibition). Students awarded funding must complete travel to the external event.

• Criteria for Student Conference Awards (Non-Research)
• Apply here for Student Conference Award