The Undergraduate Research Grant Program (UGR) at Shippensburg University is designed to support and encourage undergraduate students to work with a faculty mentor and to engage in research and creative projects. This university-wide program has supported laboratory research, field activities, art projects, written works, and computer applications and is funded by the university president and the Shippensburg University Foundation.
Students funded through the Undergraduate Research Grant Program are required to present their research results at the spring Minds@Work student research conference.
Download the Undergraduate Research Grant Call for Proposals form.
Final Report Instructions
Your final report should be at least one page in length and typed. It is strongly suggested that you develop and review a draft of this final report in consultation with your faculty mentor before final submission. Reports are due by August 15th, 2025 and can been submitted to ugrgrants@ship.edu.
In your final report, address the following:
- Provide a brief summary or abstract of your research project, presentation, or performance. While the nature of your summary will vary by discipline, traditionally a summary includes a problem statement, significance of the problem, data, methodology, results, and conclusion.
- Did your project yield the desired results you were looking for? Please explain your results. If not explain what challenges and issues you encountered and how they were dealt with.
- Describe how this experience impacted your undergraduate education both generally and in terms of your major area of study. Comment on how this project has impacted your plans for career and professional development.
- Have or will the results of this research be submitted by the student or faculty for publication? Has or will this research be presented externally at professional academic conferences? Please provide details. Again, these are critical in demonstrating program value and justifying program resources.
- It is strongly suggested, but not required, that if your research project resulted in a research paper, a poster, or, for an object (i.e., sculpture), that a copy of your paper, poster, or photograph of your project be attached as an appendix item.
