Washburn University’s vision is to expand the culture of undergraduate creative and scholarly work. The opportunity for undergraduates to perform independent creative work is consistent with the University's commitment to individual achievement and its mission to "help students reach their full academic potential."   Students can receive funds to support research associated travel, purchase supplies, special equipment, or to obtain other resources needed for productive independent work. Students can also request monies for the opportunity to present their final product (e.g. travel expenses, conference/meeting registration). The proposed project must be student driven, original, and faculty supervised. Furthermore, the funded project must represent more than a class assignment unless it is part of a capstone project that reflects advanced scholarly or creative activity. The grants are competitive and awarded based on the quality of the project proposal as reviewed by a committee composed of faculty from different disciplines, using a rubric. It is generally assumed that students will be in their junior or senior years when they complete these projects. 

The Scholarly or Creative Activity Committee will review proposals in September, November, February, and April. Students are eligible to receive a maximum of $1,000. Students are only eligible to receive funding for one Washburn Transformational Experience. Please review the checklist to ensure you have completed the application. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Please submit the completed application via email to wte@washburn.edu with the subject: “Scholarly or Creative Grant Application” and deliver one copy of the grant including the original signature page to CUSP, MO 122.