Graduate Researchers
Being a Graduate Researcher can be hard
Being a graduate student can be hard, especially with the promise of creating a future thesis or capstone project. The Center of Student Research is here to help the process of conducting research go smoother. This page was created especially for you! Check out funding opportunities below and be sure to join the CSR Teams to be invited to helpful workshops throughout the year!
Graduate Research Academy
The Graduate Research Academy Fellows are selected each year and receive a $5,000 stipend plus additional travel funds to help them kickstart their early research career. Click here for more information on how the GRA is selected!
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Graduate Research Academy 2022
Graduate Research Programs
Graduate school signifies a commitment to your own professional development and to a specific discipline. To help you meet your goals, UCCS has 22 master’s programs and 5 doctoral programs with additional emphasis areas and certificate programs available.
Outside Funding Opportunities
All students are encouraged to seek support from outside funding sources. Please be sure to check the sponsoring organizations' specific websites for application dates, keeping in mind that the deadlines may have already passed for the current academic year.
Student-Researcher Teams
The Center for Student research hosts a Teams for undergraduate and graduate students to get help from their peers, swap study tips, collaborate on research ideas, share their undergraduate and graduate experiences, and build an active learning community of student-researchers.
Research Tools
Click any of the links below to obtain more information:
Dissertation Help from the NCFDD
As a student at UCCS, you have access to a FREE membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. This membership is not just for faculty and the NCDFF has incredible resources to help graduate students succeed including a week-by-week guide for finally writing that dissertation. Claim your membership today and join a supportive community of graduate students and faculty!
Special Funding Opportunities
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships offer three years of support for advanced study in Chemistry, Computer and Information Systems Science/Engineering, Engineering, Geosciences, Life Sciences (includes Biological Sciences, Materials Research, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Social Sciences (includes Economics), STEM Education. Awards carry a $34,000 stipend for 12-month tenures plus a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 per tenure.
To learn more, visit: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/
The NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education.
These $27,500 fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere around the world. Fellows will also attend professional development retreats and receive mentorship from NAEd members and other senior scholars in their field.
This highly competitive program aims to identify the most talented emerging researchers conducting dissertation research related to education. The NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship program will fund up to 35 promising young scholars.
NAEd hosted a webinar for interested applicants on September 4, and the recording, as well as the fellowship application form, is available on the NAEd website: https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-dissertation-fellowship-program/.
The SCGSR program provides supplemental funds for graduate awardees to conduct part of their thesis research at a host DOE laboratory/facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist within a defined award period.
To learn more about this opportunity, visit
https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr/