Research Award

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 Dwight Meyer at dmeyer5@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)