Undergraduate Research Supply Grants
Undergraduate Research Supply Grants support Kentucky undergraduates with supplies for faculty-supervised scientific research, emphasizing disciplinary significance, innovation, and educational value.
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Funder: Kentucky Academy of Science
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (Full application, 11:59 p.m. EST)
Funding Amounts: Up to $500 per award for one year, as funding allows
Summary: Supports faculty-supervised undergraduate research at Kentucky colleges and universities through supplies and expendables unavailable at the host institution.
Key Information: Both the undergraduate awardee and faculty sponsor must be Kentucky Academy of Science members.
Description
The Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) offers Undergraduate Research Supply Grants for research planned and conducted by undergraduate students at Kentucky colleges and universities under faculty supervision. The grants provide modest support for supplies and expendable materials necessary for research but not normally available from the host institution. Supported work may span the physical, biological, behavioral, or engineering sciences.
The program emphasizes disciplinary significance, innovation, educational quality, and a problem-based focus. Reviewers also consider project feasibility, student and faculty qualifications, institutional support, and the educational value achieved with limited resources. Beginning with the 2027 grants, KAS gives preference to applications from institutions primarily focused on undergraduate teaching; members at research institutions remain welcome to apply.
