Faculty Research Awards

Application for Lumpkin College Faculty Research/Creative Activity Grant and FAIR Award.

Deadline to submit applications: March 1, 2025.

Full-time faculty in Lumpkin College are eligible to apply.

The following criteria serve as a guide for evaluation of the grant applications:

Quality of results of an applicant’s current research/creative activity initiative to be completed or continued;

Potential for the research/creative activity initiative or work to actively engage students;

Value of the proposed research/creative activity initiative or work to the university, the college, the school/department and its programs and students;

Research or work contributing to experiential learning for students;

For proposals of approximately equal merit, preference will be given to applicants who have not received a prior research grant.

Name of Faculty Applicant Name of Faculty Applicant * First Last
Academic Area *
Email *
Type of Research Award applying for: *

Type of Research Award applying for: Faculty Award for Interdisciplinary Research (FAIR) Award (interdisciplinary): up to $5,000 Research/Creative Activity Grant (individual): up to $2,000
Additional Faculty Names (FAIR Award only)
Title of Project *
Upload Word or PDF document (two-page, double-spaced) that includes:
1. Introduction/background of project (The project must involve at least one undergraduate or graduate student.)
2. Purpose of project
3. Method
4. Subjects (if applicable: must adhere to the guidelines set forth by the Institutional Review Board for Humans in Research and Teaching)
5. Special equipment/materials needed
6. Detail of estimated costs *

Attach Files
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