Student Funding

What do you need for your research project? 

Apply for a grant to defer up to $500 for research expenses or travel, including 

• Exhibit Supplies
• Performance Supplies
• Competition
• Conference Fees
• Membership Fees
• Software Services
• Subscription Services
• Laboratory Supplies
• Travel Expenses  

Office of Student Research Student Grant Application, Fall 2025 (docx)

Office of Student Research Grant Application Evaluation Rubric, 2025-2026 (pdf)

Please use our Example Grant Application (pdf) as a guide for how to complete your proposal.

Eligibility

Students must be currently enrolled, full-time students in good academic standing.

1. Student develops a question or is substantially involved in developing a research question 
2. Student conducts an inquiry or investigation using sources as evidence
3. Student shares the results at Longwood University's Student Showcase, Graduate Symposium, or a similar presentation venue
4. The maximum award is $500 for single researchers, $1000 for two co-researchers and $1500 for three co-researchers.

All funding from Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 rounds of funding must be spent during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Apply 

You are strongly encouraged to seek assistance in completing the application from faculty mentors or the Office of Student Research.

However, please make sure that the student writes the application.

Submit an electronic copy of the completed Fall 2025 Application Packet to the Office of Student Research through email to osr@longwood.edu.

• Round 1 applications are due September 26, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
• Round 2 applications are due October 24, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Additional rounds of funding will be available in Spring 2026.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Application Review 

The Advisory Committee for the Office of Student Research evaluates applications twice a semester based on

• The purpose of the project, its relationship to the student’s research interests and methods used for the research
• Explanation of how the student’s research relates to what others have said about the topic
• Explanation of what the student’s project brings to the scholarly conversation
• Explanation of how courses have prepared the student to undertake the project
• Explanation of how undertaking the research benefits the students
• Rationale for funding and itemized budget
• Faculty recommendation
• The ability of the student to fully fund the project if total budget exceeds the maximum award of $500. 

Questions

Dr. Amorette Barber, Director, Office of Student Research at osr@longwood.edu.