Application for Giandoni Undergraduate Student Research Award
Application Deadline: December 13, 2024
Please carefully read the award information below and fill out the application form below. Here’s what is required for the application for the Giandoni Undergraduate Research Award:
• Your current cumulative and departmental GPA.
• A list of courses taken at ODU in the Department of History, and grades received.
• A digital submission of a one-page, single-spaced statement describing the research project, preparation done in advance of the proposed research, and a detailed plan for completing the proposed research.
• A digital submission of a proposed budget, to include (where applicable) materials costs, travel, lodging, digital access or membership fees, reproduction costs, or other expected expenses related to the research.
• A faculty recommendation from the faculty advisor for the project. The student must have previously discussed the project with the advisor and agreed on the research to be undertaken.
Instructions:
Applicants will submit this completed application form that includes a current cumulative and departmental GPA and a list of courses taken at ODU in the Department of History and grades received. In addition, students will submit a one-page, single-spaced statement describing the project, preparation done in advance of the proposed research, and a detailed plan for completing the proposed research, along with a separate budget that will include (where applicable) materials costs, travel, lodging, digital access or membership fees, reproduction costs, etc. Applicants will also request the faculty advisor for the project to submit a recommendation form on their behalf.
Award Information:
- • Awards offer financial assistance in the amount of $1,000 to $3,000 per research proposal.
- • Each award will include a $750 stipend for the full-time faculty member advising the student research, deducted from the total amount of the award.
- • A maximum of $9,000 will be granted during each academic year.
- • Award monies will be used for tuition costs for independent research (HIST 497, or a similar course), travel expenses, database access, photocopying costs, and other research-related expenditures.
- • The Giandoni Awards Committee will evaluate all applications for overall academic merit, prior performance in the History Department, faculty advisor approval, and the strength and feasibility of the proposed research project.
- • Applications may include proposals for student research to be conducted in a single semester, including summer.
- • Applicants must be an undergraduate student enrolled in the BA program as a History Major or Minor with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher making Satisfactory Academic Progress as defined by the Office of Student Financial Aid.
- • Applicants are required to submit at least one, no more than two faculty recommendations.
- • Applicants are required to submit a writing sample of at least 5 pages that demonstrates engagement with primary sources. Students should submit only ONE writing sample, often from HIST 201 if the student has taken the course.
- • Previous Undergraduate Research Award winners may reapply with a subsequent research proposal, but priority will be given to excellent students who have not yet received the Award.
- • ODU’s Department of History will administer the Giandoni Undergraduate Research Awards.
- • Applicants must spend awarded funds within six months of notification of the award.
- • Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until a final deadline at the end of the semester.