Internal Funding Programs

Grant Programs

The tables below provide basic eligibility information on St. Kate's internal grants. Additional information for each grant, including deadlines, grant guidelines, and links to applications can be found further below. Scroll to the bottom of the page to view templates and other internal resources.

Research and Scholarship

Grant Program Disciplines Deadline Eligibility
Carol Easley Denny Award All Disciplines March 15 All St. Kate's faculty and staff are eligible to apply.
GHR Innovative Scholarship Grants All Disciplines March 15 All ranked St. Kate’s faculty are eligible to apply. Adjuncts are not eligible to be PIs, but can be involved as Co-PIs or collaborators on the project.
Research Grant Preparation Fellowship Awards All Disciplines March 15

All ranked St. Kate's faculty are eligible to apply. If awarded, fellows are required to attend SPREE's grant workshop (end of May/early June), meet monthly with mentors and with SPREE for project management, and submit at least one external grant proposal by the following May.
3M STEM Grants STEM Rolling Deadline All St. Kate’s faculty members are eligible to apply, but the project must be in a designated STEM area.
Summer Scholars All Disciplines March 15 Teams involving undergraduate students and ranked faculty members from any discipline may apply to participate in this paid, immersive summer research experience. 

 

Professional Development/Travel

Grant Program Disciplines Deadline Eligibility
Provost Conference Awards All Disciplines Rolling Deadline Full and part-time faculty, professional faculty, faculty assistants, and staff who are presenting at a conference may apply. Adjuncts are not eligible to apply.
All Disciplines Rolling Deadline Full and part-time faculty, professional faculty, faculty assistants, and staff. Adjuncts are not eligible to apply.
  HSSHS & SoN Rolling Deadline  Students, full-time and part-time faculty (tenure, teaching, or professional practice contracts), and staff are eligible for one award every three years.
All Disciplines Rolling Deadline Undergraduate and graduate students who are currently enrolled or have graduated within 12 months of the presentation date whose work is connected to one of the key components of the GHR AEG grant are eligible to apply. Faculty who are also students are not eligible for student travel awards and should apply for Faculty Travel/Staff Travel awards.
All Disciplines April 1  Ranked full-time and part-time faculty. Adjuncts are not eligible to apply. 
All Disciplines February 1 Ranked full-time and part-time faculty. Adjuncts are not eligible to apply. 

 

Traineeships and Assistantships

Grant Program Disciplines Deadline Eligibility
Assistant Mentorship Program (AMP)  All Disciplines November and April Undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled at least half time
GHR Graduate Traineeships All Disciplines Applications closed through 2026 Graduate students (St. Kate’s faculty and staff submit the application to request the traineeship)
Graduate Traineeships All Disciplines Fall Traineeship: April 15 
Spring Traineeship: Oct 15  
Summer Traineeship: January 15 

Graduate students (St. Kate’s faculty and staff submit the application to request the traineeship)

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General

Grant Program Disciplines Deadline Eligibility
GHR General Proposals (equipment, program evaluation, workshops, etc.) All Disciplines Rolling; applications will be reviewed in June 2026 All departments and employees

 

Templates & Resources