The Toulouse Graduate School is pleased to offer the Graduate Student Research Award. Resulting from the advocacy and initiative of the Office of the Vice-President for Finance has established a competitive Thesis/Dissertation Research Award program to be administered annually by the Toulouse Graduate School.

Funds may be requested for $100-$1000 to support costs of equipment use, supplies, research-related travel, data-access fees, or other expenses directly related to research (funds cannot be used to pay wages or salaries). Please follow directions and provide thoughtful answers. Please note that this is a competitive award.

The 2024-2025 Research Award Application is currently closed. Applicants will be notified of award status by November 8, 2024. 

To be eligible, graduate students:

• Must be working on their thesis/dissertation research or creative activity
• Must show evidence of high academic and research productivity in terms of GPA, recommendation letters, previous publications, previous presentations, etc.
• Must include a faculty letter of support, a one-paragraph research abstract, and a current CV through the online application.
• Must have an approved degree plan on file 
• May be required to complete Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. This requirement can be met in one of two ways:
  • Designated RCR Workshops – Students may use attendance at one of our designated RCR professional development workshops for credit. Please check the workshop descriptions to ensure that they meet the requirements.
  • Online CITI Training – Available through the UNT Office of Research Integrity and Compliance. Students will receive a certificate after completing the course, and TGS will keep a record on file to verify completion
• Attend 3 TGS Professional Development Workshops
• Must be an active graduate student to receive funds

Applying for a Research Award

1. To begin, contact your faculty advisor to request a letter of support. To submit your application, you will need to upload this file.
2. Gather your one-paragraph research abstract as a PDF. 
3. CITI or RCR training information, as relevant (name of the workshop attended or online course taken).
4. CV as a PDF.
5. Next, login and fill out the online application (Note: The 2024-2025 Research Award Application is currently closed.)
6. Once your application is submitted, you'll receive a confirmation message. 

Application Deadline: September 25, 2024. 

Questions? E-mail us: GradResearch@unt.edu

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