Carnegie Mellon University: Scholarly Project Funding Grant

Carnegie Mellon University: Scholarly Project Funding Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Carnegie Mellon University
Amount: US $750
Last Updated: November 16, 2025

Summary

The Carnegie Mellon University Scholarly Project Funding offers financial support for graduate students pursuing research essential to their degree programs. With grants of $750, it assists those whose resources are depleted. This funding, provided by the Graduate Student Assembly and the Office of the Provost, requires students to be enrolled during the funding period and to complete necessary application forms. Eligible expenses include books, travel, and research-related costs, enhancing the academic journey at CMU.

Overview

Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs Scholarly Project Funding Scholarly Project Funding (formerly called GuSH Research Grants) is designed to provide financial support to graduate students for forwarding their research related to their programs of study. These funds are intended to be used against costs incurred in the completion of research required for a graduate degree at CMU and for students whose personal or departmental resources have been exhausted. Scholarly Project Funding provide small grants of $750 to graduate students. These grants are provided by the Graduate Student Assembly and the Office of the Provost and managed by the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Students are limited to one grant per fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) in which they are enrolled as a graduate student. Students must be enrolled during the semesters they use the funding.Both the Student Application Form and Advisor Support Form must be completed as outlined in the Application and Awards Process and Evaluation Criteria sections to be considered.The project, research, or product in question must be at least a portion of a graduate degree requirement.The work in question must be scheduled for start-up within one semester of application for the award.Funds must be used for those items listed in the submitted proposal budget. If the nature of the research changes and an adjustment to the budget is needed, the awardee must contact the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs to request a variance, prior to spending the funds. Awardees must complete all post-award requirements outlined in the After the Award section.Eligible expenses include: bookstravel to archives, labs, clients and research subjects, which includes transportation and lodgingsoftware and datasetslab equipmentart supplieshuman subject fees and/or incentives (view Human Subject Payment Guidelines [pdf] for more information)programmer fees in multi-disciplinary projectsequipment and/or usage fees

Ineligibility

Doctoral students in "In Absentia" status are not eligible for funding.Emailed submissions are not accepted.Ineligible expenses include:computerstravel to conferencesmealsstipendstuition