Application for Undergraduate Research Funds 2025-2026

Your application must include:

This complete application form with all sections filled out.
A copy of your current UMass Boston transcript (unofficial transcripts are fine, but no degree audits).
A recommendation letter from your faculty sponsor (the mentor for the research project for which you are applying for funds).

Instructions: Place cursor in first box, enter information and tab to next box. Questions? Please email: undergradresearch@umb.edu

Student Information

First Name:

Last Name:

Email:

Student ID Number:

College:

Major:

Unofficial Transcript:

Reference Letter:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Postal Code:

Phone Number:

Project Information

Title of your project:

Faculty Sponsor First Name:

Faculty Sponsor Last Name:

Faculty Sponsor Department:

Is this a Senior Honors project, thesis or capstone?

YesNo

Expected Graduation: (Semester/Year)

Brief Project Description (~200 words):
Your project description should be clear enough so that someone who is not in your field can understand the topic and value of your research.

0 words used, 150 remaining

Section A: Budget Justification: Conference or travel expenses

Are you requesting funds for conferences or travel?

YesNo

Amount of funds requested to support conference attendance and/or travel:
(Do not include funding to attend the Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference at UMass Amherst on Friday, April 17th, 2026)

Are you traveling and/or presenting with another undergraduate UMass Boston student on this research?

YesNo

Name of other UMass Boston student:
If you are presenting with another undergraduate UMB student, please only provide specific budget details below that you personally will need for your part of the travel expense.

Explain and justify your conference-related budget request (~150 words). State the name, location, and dates of the conference, and intended type of presentation (e.g. poster or talk). List estimated expenses for travel, lodging, and registration fees only (but not “per diems” for food, which is not an allowable expense). :

Section B: Budget justification: Compensation of Study Participants

Are you requesting funds to compensate research study participants.?

YesNo

Amount of funds requested to compensate research study participants:

IRB approval number:

Name of PI (Principal Investigator) on the IRB application approved for this project:

Are you collaborating with another undergraduate UMass Boston student on this research?

YesNo

If you are collaborating with another undergraduate UMass Boston student, please only provide specific budget details below that you personally will need for your part of the research..

Explain and justify your participant compensation request (~150 words): Provide specific budget details by describing how many participants and amount of compensation each participant will receive.

Section C: Budget justification: Materials & all other expenses

Are you requesting funds for any expenses other than conferences or participant compensations?

YesNo

Amount of funds requested for materials & all other expenses:

Who will be purchasing the supplies: you personally, or a department on campus?

YouDepartment on Campus

Which department?

Are you collaborating with another undergraduate UMass Boston student on this research?

YesNo

Name of other UMass Boston student:
If you are collaborating with another undergraduate UMB student, please only provide specific budget details below that you personally will need for your part of the research.

Explain and justify your budget request (~150 words). Provide specific budget details by describing each category of expense and the anticipated dollar amount for that category.

Acknowledgment

University Staff Assistance:

By clicking the checkbox, I understand my information will be shared with university staff to help me with this transaction.

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Application for Undergraduate Research Funds 2025-2026

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