Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR)

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Small research grants to graduate and undergraduate students across disciplines to cover direct costs of a student-led project, including social and behavioural research. Two cycles per year.

Indicative award

$500–$5k (total award)Page states $500–$5,000 for graduate applicants who are active members or whose advisors are active members; $500–$2,000 for undergraduates; up to $1,000 for non-members/inactive members. Designated funds go up to $5,000 (astronomy) and $2,500 (vision research).

Timing

Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Mar, OctNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Two cycles per year: spring deadline March 15 and fall deadline October 1, per the funder's page. No specific future-year date published.

Who can apply

Master's / undergraduate, Doctoral candidate

Eligibility

Graduate and undergraduate students; award ceiling depends on membership — students who are active Sigma Xi members, or whose advisors are active members, are eligible for the higher graduate range, while non-members and inactive members are capped at $1,000. A supervising mentor is expected.

SSWR clusters

Topics

student research costs · fieldwork and data collection

Apply at

https://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/grants-in-aid

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Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR)

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