Neimeyer-Hodgson Endowment Award

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FAll APPLICATIONS ARE DUE THE SEcond friday in October

Spring APPLICATIONS ARE DUE THE SEcond friday in FeBruary

Only full-time students attending Millersville University in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree are eligible to apply for a grant.

Students applying for this grant must submit a complete application including approval of a faculty advisor with a letter of support along with a detailed narrative and budget following the guidelines listed below:

For research or scholarly proposals, the narrative should clearly explain the steps of the project including:

  • Project Background
  • Objectives
  • Hypotheses
  • Methods
  • Timeline
  • How the grant experience will impact your professional development

For projects in the visual or performing arts, the narrative should include:

  • Project inspiration and background
  • Project purpose and/or related research
  • Learning objectives (if relevant).
  • Timeline
  • Other, related Exhibit or performance opportunities you may pursue
  • How the grant experience will impact your professional development

The narrative section allows a maximum of 10,000 characters counting spaces or approximately 5 double spaced pages, 12 pt Times New Roman font.

The budget section should list necessary supplies, equipment, and travel along with accurate costs and a justification for why each item is required for the project. Students should determine the most economical source for supplies. Total mileage needed to complete the project should be calculated as accurately as possible at the university accepted rate per mile. Budgets lacking details or valid prices may result in reduced award amounts.

At the time of the grant application, the research project should be in progress or about to commence. Grant applications for research completed before the application deadline date will not be considered. 

Grant funds may be considered for, but not limited to, the following research expenses: 

  • Computer runs/processing 
  • Survey compilation/reproductions
  • Seminar/Conference fee(s) for research to obtain information (but not to present research) 
  • Museum or Archival fees
  • Paper, stationary supplies and photocopy expenses
  • Technology (software) 
  • Postage
  • Survey Incentives 
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Books
  • Personal vehicle mileage 

Grant funds WILL NOT be awarded for any of the following costs: 

  • Millersville University tuition or fees
  • Wages
  • Expenses to attend conferences to present research 
  • Membership fees
  • Rent
  • Telephone costs 
  • Meals

Because of limited funds, no grant shall exceed $700 (per project) and partial funding may be awarded. A student shall receive only one Neimeyer-Hodgson Grant, and previous grant recipients may not reapply.

If two or more students are working on a project, each student must submit a separate single application with an itemized budget not to exceed $700 (note: each project may not exceed awarding of this amount). It is vital that if students working on the same project submit separate applications, they:

  1. Make the connection to the work proposed in another application explicit.
  2. Must VERY clearly demarcate what part of the project is their responsibility, and
  3. Indicate how their contribute to the overall project but does is not the same as the other students’ work
  4. Demonstrate this division of responsibilities in the budget and budget narrative.

If the student leaves the University during the semester of research, and is awarded the grant, monies will be made directly to the student. Otherwise, monies will be placed in the sponsoring academic department’s account.

A copy of any published materials shall be submitted to the sponsoring department.

Questions may be directed to Mr. Jeffry Porter by phone 717-871-4829 or email.

PLEASE NOTE - The decision of the Millersville University Alumni Association’s Nominations and Awards Committee is Final.