Honors Research Materials Grant
In very exceptional situations, the Honors Program will provide funds not for time spent doing research,
but for costs incurred as a result of this research.
Honors Research Materials Grant Highlights
- Items funded include consumable materials, paid services, and texts/media that will become part of
the Honors student’s personal library
- Items that may not be funded include long-lived equipment or instruments that eventually reside as
part of a university laboratory or department
- Relevant information includes a project description, budget with justification, and when the work will
take place (i.e., semester and year)
- As purchases are made, expense reports with receipts must be submitted to the University Honors
Program for approval and reimbursement (based on the project description and budget)
- Expenses that go over budget will not be reimbursed
- Projects that go under budget cannot “cash in” the remaining approved amount
- Deadlines: No fixed deadline; grant requests must be submitted with adequate
time prior to the first materials purchase to allow for grant consideration, ordering, shipping, and other
logistics
To apply for the Honors Research Materials Grant, you must complete the following form and submit
the following items:
- A description of your project
- An itemized list of your requested materials and their prices
- A letter of endorsement from your faculty advisor, emailed to
honors@lmu.edu. This letter should:
- Signify faculty approval for the student to engage in this research under his or her guidance
- State how the requested materials are to be used in the research project
- Describe the significance of the project for the student and how it relates to the faculty member's own work
If your proposal is funded, you are expected to present your work at either the ACE Honors Showcase
(fall semester), the LMU Undergraduate Research Symposium (including This is Honors; spring semester),
or any broader conference, publication, or venue appropriate to your work. For the latter, you may apply
for an Honors
Ambassadorial Grant to defray expenses involved with that presentation.
Upon submission, your proposal will be reviewed and you will be contacted directly about the results of this review.