Awards, Fellowships and Grants
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Hamilton Book Author Awards Program
Hamilton Book 2007-08 nomination form Word
Hamilton Book 2007-08 nomination form PDF
Deadline: Nov. 12, 2007 |
All books, including scholarly monographs, creative works (e.g., novels and anthologies of poetry), exhibition catalogues, textbooks, and edited collections published by The University of Texas at Austin faculty and staff are eligible to compete for the Robert W. Hamilton Book Author Awards. Books that were considered in previous competitions are no longer eligible, regardless of publication date. |
University Co-op Research Excellence Award
Research Excellence Memo PDF
Deadline: Jan. 28, 2008 |
One award will be made to a faculty member or staff researcher who has maintained a superior research program across many years. The award will be accompanied by a check in the amount of $10,000.
View past recipients of Research Excellence Award.
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University Co-op Best Research Paper
Research Excellence Memo PDF
Deadline: Jan. 28, 2008 |
One award will be made to a faculty member or staff researcher (Code 1000) who was the principal or sole author of a peer-reviewed scholarly paper reporting original research that was published during calendar year 2007 in recognized research outlets in his or her field of study. The award will be accompanied by a check in the amount of $5,000.
View past recipients of Best Research Paper. |
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Undergraduate Research Fellowships
URF PDF application
URF MSWord application
Spring 2008: Feb. 4, 2008 | The Undergraduate Research Fellowship program provides support for specific scholarly research projects conducted by full-time UT undergraduate students enrolled in any department. These fellowships are intended to cover costs associated with academic research projects proposed and written by student applicants and undertaken with the supervision of a university tenured or tenure-track faculty member, lecturer, senior lecturer or full-time research scientist/engineer. Some restrictions apply. See current application for more information. |
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Research Grants
RG PDF application
RG MSWord application
Deadline: Sept. 10, 2007 | Research grants are part of the organized research program of The University of Texas at Austin. They provide research support (up to $6,000) for specific projects of individual tenured and tenure-track faculty members. Research support for institutions, centers and organized research units is not available from this program.
View 2007-08 recipients of Research Grants. |
Special Research Grants
Special Research Grant (SRG) funds for FY2007-08 have been expended. SRG funds will be available again Sept. 1, 2008.
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To provide modest research support (up to $750) for specific projects of individual tenured and tenure-track faculty members. These grants are intended to cover unanticipated costs or special needs and should not be considered a means of supporting on-going projects. Funds for special research grants are provided by regental appropriation and are administered by the Office of the Vice President for Research. These grants are competitive and funding is limited; applications received earlier in the academic year will have a better chance of being funded. Applications will be accepted beginning Sept. 1, 2007. Conversely, applications will not be accepted after May 31, 2008. |
| Subvention Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
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The University Co-operative Society Subvention Grant program is designed to assist faculty authors in the publication of scholarly books. Frequently university and other scholarly presses demand that authors provide funds to underwrite the publication of scholarly monographs and books. Subvention awards provide financial assistance to faculty members when departments and deans are unable to provide needed support. |
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