LSA Honors Grants for Research, Travel, and Special Projects

Our top priorities are to support thesis-related research and travel. Additional proposals, compatible with Honors Core values and academic objectives, will be considered based on available funding. 

For planning purposes, each application for conference presentation travel is individually considered, however, the typical grant amount is $300. Students must be presenters at a conference to qualify for a grant for conference travel. Those who have submitted to a conference but have not yet been notified of presentation acceptance are encouraged to apply. If the grant request is approved, a provisional grant will be awarded until acceptance is confirmed. Funding requests for conference attendance after graduation will not be approved. 

• Airfare
• Lodging
• Per diem
• Conference registration fees 
• We will consider requests under $100 for software if it is integral to research and it is not available on the public domain.
  
• Applications for inducements for research subjects will be evaluated. IRB approval, if required, should be obtained or in process. U-M requires that direct payments (cash or gift cards) to study participants be processed through the HSIP. If funding is granted, the student must submit their proposal to the Human Subjects Incentives Program where it will be reviewed. If approved, the project will be funded by Honors through the HSIP. If a student plans on using Prolific or Amazon Mechanical Turk for their research, they will be given the funding directly to their U-M student account. We cannot transfer donor funds to a third party. It is the student's responsibility to make payment arrangments to the research platform. 
• Personal property or equipment that will outlast the research project (e.g. books, cameras, recording devices, or computers) can be included in your request, but will receive a higher level of scrutiny. Applicants should do due diligence investigating whether these items can be borrowed from a U-M unit (e.g. library, LSA IT). If included, the request should include a brief explanation of why the items cannot be borrowed from a U-M unit.

• Requests for software that is available through existing U-M licenses or is in the public domain 
• Standard lab materials/expenses already covered by lab/faculty grants
• Printing costs for posters or other materials
• Items that will outlast the project such as technology, equipment, etc.
• Student organization, group, or individual service or volunteer travel
• Experiences that take place post-graduation including conference attendance
• U-M and other program tuition 
• CGIS program fees (although travel funding in support of CGIS trips is eligible). Select London-area academic year study abroad programs are eligible for the Benedek Scholarship. 
• Money for living expenses in Ann Arbor in support of summer research. Eligible students should apply to the Honors Summer Fellows program.

Ineligible expenses may not be included in your amount requested from Honors, but may be included in the itemized budget on the application to give the committee an idea of your overall expenses.