Prepare your URA or SURF application
If you would like to apply for a grant, please pick up an application at the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research, Hood House 209. Or, you may download the applications here:
Before starting your application, you must first identify a faculty mentor. Be sure he or she is eligible to be a mentor and is committed to serving that capacity before you get involved in writing your proposal. If the person you would like to have as your mentor is not a tenure-track faculty mentor at UNH or UNHM (includes research faculty), contact the Director of Undergraduate Research. See Hamel Center Staff.
This checklist will help guide you through the application process.
The Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research notifies applicants and their faculty mentors of the review committee's decisions in writing within six weeks of the application deadline.
Your completed application must include the cover sheet, project proposal, budget form, and faculty recommendations. Here are brief descriptions of each:
Application Cover Sheet
For answers to your questions on filling out the application cover sheet, contact the staff at the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Reserach.
Special note:
Certain types of research are subject to federal regulations and University guidelines. If your project involves any of the categories below, talk with your faculty mentor and, if necessary, consult with the appropriate person before you begin your research to discuss how to obtain approval from a University review committee. (In some cases, your faculty mentor may already have obtained approval fo the research.) The Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research must receive a confirmation of approval from the appropriate review committee before dispersing your award money.
However, you need not submit this approval with your application.
Human subjects
Julie Simpson, 862-2003
julie.simpson@unh.edu
Vertebrate animals
Julie Simpson, 862-2003
julie.simpson@unh.edu
Biological safety
David Gillum, 862-0197
david.gillum@unh.edu
Chemical safety
Andy Glode, 862-0538
andy.glode@unh.edu
Hazardous waste
Marty McCrone, 862-3526
mmccrone@cisunix.unh.edu
Radioactive materials
Michele Arista, 862-3607
michele.arista@unh.edu
Occupational safety
Alexis Sablock, 862-4761
alexis.sablock@unh.edu
Patents and copyrights
Robert Dalton, 862-4130
rdalton@cisunix.unh.edu
Project Proposal
For guidance on crafting your proposal, please visit The Art of the Proposal.
A faculty advisory committee reviews all applications. A faculty member outside of your discipline will review your application
Thus, it is important to write your proposal so it can be understood by this broader audience.
The Budget Form
Follow the instructions attached to your application when completing your budget form. Your faculty mentor can help you with this.
Faculty Recommendation/s
Give the Faculty Mentor Recommendation form to your mentor well in advance of the application deadline. SURF applicants must provide two faculty recommendations, one from the mentor and one from another faculty member. Completed recommendation forms must be submitted in sealed envelopes along with each of the 5 copies of your application submission. For more guidance, see the instructions in your application packet.
The memo to faculty mentors, along with the necessary recommendation forms, may also be downloaded here: