Independent Research Grants: Grant Application
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All SIRE grant applications, whether they involve international travel or not, are submitted electronically via the Center for International Study Abroad (CIPA) website.
Details about the application process and forms are below. Click "Apply Now" at the bottom of the page to begin your SIRE grant application.
All application forms are available from the application website. The online application system will help you track the components of a complete application:
Material Submissions
Items that are to be downloaded and returned by email to the SIRE office
1. SIRE Grant Information Sheet
The address you supply here will be used for all SIRE correspondence with you and your faculty advisor.
2. Letter of Recommendation Form for Your Faculty Advisor
The faculty mentor is the faculty member who will oversee and can comment on the proposed project. Any Emory faculty member is eligible to support a College student for a SIRE grant. This letter of support should discuss the student’s academic background, work ethic, overall potential as an independent researcher and scholar, and the mentor's willingness to mentor the student and his/her project. Your mentor is more likely to write a strong, supportive letter if he/she is familiar with your performance in the classroom or laboratory, work ethic, academic background, etc. It is essential that your faculty mentor have a copy of your research proposal in order to comment about your specific research plans.
3. Foreign Language Report
If your grant involves international travel, you will need to have you language skills evaluated by a professional.
Items that are to be submitted (as PDF or Word documents) directly to SIRE by email
4. Project Proposal
The project proposal together with your budget is the fundamental core of your application. Your proposal should explain the academic significance of your research while also explaining to the committee the details and methods you plan to use. Please read the advice and instructions listed here.
5. Detailed Budget
When applying for a cost of research grant, you need to include a detailed budget of the whole project - even if it is beyond the SIRE funding. Please be as specific as possible and indicate the source of those estimates. Please read the advice and instructions listed here.
Signature documents
Items that you will need to read, complete and/or "digitally sign" online
6. Release of Funds
You will be asked to digitally sign that you agree to use the SIRE funds as you proposed or you will be responsible for returning the funds.
Questionnaires
Items that you will need to fill out and answer online
7. IRB Approval Documentation
If your project involves human subjects (including experiments, field research, interviews, surveys, or questionnaires), you may need approval by the Institutional Research Board (IRB) before beginning your research. For any project involving human subjects, before funds are dispersed (but not before application to SIRE) you must provide either certification of approval or a letter indicating that approval is not necessary (see IRB page). In your SIRE application, please tell the committee the status of your proposal with the IRB.
8. International Background Information
If your grant involves international travel, you will be asked to detail your international experience.
9. Emergency Contact Information
We ask that you supply emergency contact information in case there is an emergency during your research experience.