PEAK Fellowship: The Shout-It-Out Grant

The PEAK Fellowship: The Shout-It-Out supports Northeastern University undergraduates presenting their research or creative work at professional venues. This fellowship covers eligible costs such as registration fees, travel, and lodging, with maximum grants of up to $500 for need-based situations. Students must adhere to university policies on research ethics and can apply individually for funding. It's a unique opportunity to showcase innovative projects while receiving financial support for participation in important events.

Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (URF) fosters a culture of undergraduate research and creative endeavor—broadly defined—at Northeastern University.
This fellowship is one of the Project-Based Exploration for the Advancement of Knowledge (PEAK) Fellowships. Please review the PEAK Fellowships overview page to see the entire list of experiences and determine which one is right for you; our list of Frequently Asked Questions about the PEAK Fellowships might also be helpful.
Undergraduate Research and Fellowships will fund eligible costs for students presenting their original research or creative work at venues such as professional conferences, entrepreneurial pitch competitions, art exhibitions, or film festivals. Because “research and creative endeavor” refers to a wide spectrum of original student inquiry and project-making at Northeastern, the Shout-It-Out Fellowship can help you share your work in the venue that best suits it.
* All travel funded by the Shout-It-Out Fellowship must comply with university travel guidelines.*
Award Benefits
You may apply for a Shout-It-Out to cover some of total cost of attending a conference or other event at which you have been accepted to present your work, up to the maximum amounts listed below. Eligible expenses include registration or submission fees; printing and production costs (for posters, photographs, artworks, etc.); travel to the venue (air, bus, train, etc.); and lodging at the event location. Regardless of where you choose to have your poster printed, poster printing is covered at the standard NU Reprographics rate of $7 per square foot ($84 for a standard 3′ by 4′ poster). Meals are not a covered expense.
Maximum grants are:

• Up to $100 for all awardees
• Up to $500 for need based situations, as confirmed by Student Financial Services.
• After sharing their work, Shout-It-Out Fellowship Awardees must submit a post-award reflection on their experiences.

Funding is not guaranteed, and applications are evaluated on the quality of the proposals and in light of the amount of funding available. The application will close when there is no more funding available.

Eligibility

This fellowship is available for full-time, currently enrolled Northeastern university undergraduates who have been accepted to present the outcome of their project at an appropriate external venue (that is, this award is not for those who are “just attending” the event for networking and professional development only). We are also not able to support participation in a hackathon through this award.Students who are co-authors or co-presenters of a paper, poster, presentation, or other original research or creative work should apply as individuals. If multiple students apply for the same project, URF will consider funding up to four applications. Applications are rolling and operate on a first come, first served basis.The research or creative work being presented must adhere to all university requirements, including policies related to the ethical conduct of research, the protection of human subjects, and the use of vertebrate animals in research.Students will be eligible to receive one PEAK Shout-It-Out Fellowship per academic year. Additional fellowships may be considered on a case-by-case basis.