This is a competitive award.

SPRING DEADLINE: January 28, 2013 at 5:00 PM (The spring deadline has passed. Applications are no longer being accepted.)

Letter of Recommendation Form This page must be downloaded and filled out manually and returned in a signed/sealed envelope in order to meet the award requirements.

This award provides a reimbursement maximum of up to $2,000 of approved student-incurred expenses (determined by the Research Award Committee).

Full and part-time graduate students may apply for Research Awards whose departments are in good standing with GSS. The purpose of this award is to support  research, especially for a thesis, dissertation, or publication. These awards can fund any of the following:

* Travel (domestic and international) costs for research
* Room and board (if traveling for research)
* Cost of research materials (equipment, etc.)

**IMPORTANT: If your research requires IRB/IACUC approval, you will need that approval at the time you are applying for this award.**

To receive reimbursement, you must have:
* A properly completed GSS Funding Form submitted within 14 days of return (click here for an example)
* Original Receipts (Food receipts NOT required)
* A copy of the confirmation email from the Research Award Committee

Non Resident: This letter pertains to non-resident students who have received an Award from Graduate Student Senate.  For further information, please read this letter once you have received one of our awards.      

Resident:   This letter pertains to U.S. residents (students) who have received an Award from Graduate Student Senate.  For further information, please read this letter once you have received one of our awards.

*Please refer to the GSS Bylaws for further clarification into the policies and procedures associated with this Grant (Articles V-VIII)*

For questions regarding the Research Award, please contact Advocacy Chair, Krystyna Kornecki at kkorneck@kent.edu.

Award Recipients, Spring 2013

• Jeffrey O'Leary
  
• Eric Henthorn
  
• Nivedita Clark
  
• Jennifer Remus
  
• Shannon Claxton
  
• Carly Goldstein
  
• Jonathon Gray
  
• Adrienne Hopson
  
• James Redfearn
  
• Kristina Corella
• Hilary Stinnett
• Matthew Bradic
• Prachi Namjoshi
• Veronica Ceci
• Mary Tuck
• Fouad Moussa
• Paul Mills
• Alescia Roberto
• Hyangsook Lee
• Joanne Arnett
• Thomas Mbimba
  

Award Recipients, Fall 2012

• Mathew Brundage
  
• Marie A. Yeh
  
• Fritz W. Yarrison
  
• Keith J. Burns
  
• Joseph F. Lynch III
  
• Weronika A. Kusek
  
• Brandon S. Pollock
  
• Rajlakshmi Ghosh
  
• John G. Kmetz II
  
• Shuo Li
• Andrew Carnes
• Jeremy D. Meduri
• Brooke L. Long
• Kelly Suredam
• Adam B. Cinderich
• Patrick Russel Rich
• Melissa English Campbell
• Patrick Kennedy Cullen
• Michal Marszewski
• Jowita Ludwinowicz
• Brian Paul Don
  

Award Recipients, Spring 2012

• Michael Alosco
• Lindsey Ayers
• Bryce Hruska
• Shu-Hui Lin
• Maria Pacella
• Ashley Sedorovich
• Kathryn Smith
• Colleen Thorndike
• Megan Williamson
• Nicholas Wise
  

Congratulations!

The 27th Annual GSS Research Symposium Awards, 2012

Oral Presentations

Category Name Department/College Presentation Title

Space and Place

Melissa Phillips

Geography

The Current Status of Lightning Safety Knowledge and the Effects of Lightning Education Modes on College Students

Information and Empowerment

Todd Morgan

Marketing and Entrepreneurship

When the Fog Dissipates: The Choice Between the Value Creation and Value Appropriation Strategic Emphasis in a Partner as a Function of Information Asymmetry

Biology, Health, and Social Problems: Part I

Hannah Madson

Biological Sciences

A Tale of Two Sexes: How Stochastic Processes Affect Sex-Ration Variation in a Flowering Plant

Biology, Health, and Social Problems: Part II

Andrew Carnes

Exercise Physiology

The Effect of Peer Influence on Treadmill Exercise in Collegiate Distance Runners and Non-Runners

Education and Visual Communication

Kimberly Roy

Division of Graduate Studies

Professional Development for Graduate Students

Poster Presentations
Category Name Department/College Title

Undergraduate

Peter J. Koby

Geography

Spatial Analysis of Ancient Maya Settlement Near Karst Sinkholes in Xuenkal, Mexico

Master's

Julie Whyte

Architecture and Environmental Design

The Stimulation Theory and the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Urban Design

Doctoral

Koya Allen

Public Health

Predictors of Rotavirus Vaccination in a National Immunization Survey (NIS)