Research Funding
Western Carolina has a long tradition of supporting undergraduate student's creative and research-based projects. Funding opportunities are available for students interested in conducting research or creative inquiry and traveling to disseminate research.
Undergraduate Research Funding
Students participating, planning to participate, or having wrapped up a recent project should consider funding opportunities sponsored by the Office of the Provost and campus partners like, the Chancellor's Office, the Brinson Honors College, and the Graduate School.
Undergraduate students from all disciplines are eligible for undergraduate research funding opportunities, but some restrictions may apply. Please review the guidelines and requirements for each funding opportunity. Dates and deadlines apply.
Academic Project Grants (APG)
Academic Project Grants (APGs) support undergraduate research and creative work efforts at 蘑菇短视频. Any student or group of students working with a faculty sponsor is eligible to apply for a grant. Undergraduate students who submit a proposal can be granted funding support that can be used in many ways, through equipment, materials/supplies purchases, or travel to dissemeinate their research at local, regional, and even national conferences.
Proposals are accepted on a 4-month cycle between October and March. Find out the cycle dates and learn more by clicking the link below.
What is NC DOCKS?
NC DOCKS is the institutional repository shared by 11 UNC system schools. It houses
faculty and student scholarship such as journal articles, theses, and research posters.
Why Deposit My Work to NC DOCKS?
There are numerous benefits to depositing your work:
- NC DOCKS is crawled by Google and provides full-text keyword access
- Anyone, anywhere, anytime can see your work - no database subscription required
- Your work will be permanently available through a URL that will never break
- You will have a profile page, which includes statistics that you can add to your resume or CV
What do I Need to do to Deposit My Work?
First talk to your faculty mentor, and if they approve, contact Scottie Kapel in the
Hunter Library at skapel@wcu.edu.
Are you a Faculty member interested in hosting a poster writing workshop in your course or for your research students?
Email Scottie Kapel from the Hunter Library to request a Poster Writing Workshop tailored to your students!
For independent support in developing research posters for formal presentations please access the Hunter Library Research Guides for more support.