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Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Small Grant Program for K-State Graduate Students
The Graduate School's Small Grant Program serves to support research expenses for arts, humanities, and social sciences master's and doctoral students.
2023 Program
Application deadline: November 17, 2022
Grants will be $500-$1,000 for direct research costs with funds available after January 15, 2023.
Eligibility and Funding Guidelines
Applicant eligibility
Must be enrolled as a masters or doctoral student at Kansas State University in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. Only students in arts, humanities, and social sciences graduate programs are eligible (see list of eligible programs below), and the project for which funding is being requested must be an art, humanities, or social science focused project.
Students who were previously allocated a Small Research Grant are not eligible for funding a second time.
Eligible expenses
Funding is to support direct expenses for your research, scholarly, or creative work that is a requirement of your graduate degree, and the funds are to support only the project described in your application.
Examples of eligible expenses:
- Travel to use an archive
- Data collection
- Exhibition or performance expenses
- Materials and supplies
- Equipment and software - However, both equipment and software remain with Kansas State University when the student graduates unless the software requested is purchased as a monthly subscription. Due to limited funds available, applicants should not request funding for software currently available through Kansas State University.
Examples of expenses not covered by this grant:
- Receptions, food, or hospitality
- Indirect costs such as editing, transcriptions, sub-contracting or hiring students
- Travel expenses to present work at conferences or professional meetings (instead, students should apply for travel awards from their department or college, the Graduate Student Council, Student Governing Association, and professional associations.)
- Tuition, fees, or living expenses
Disbursement of funds
Grant funds will be disbursed to the department where the student's program resides, with direct payments or reimbursements to the student to be handled by the home department accountant.
Eligible graduate programs
- Academic Advising
- Adult Learning and Leadership
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Education and Communication
- Apparel and Textiles
- Apparel and Textiles-Merchandising
- Architecture
- Communication Studies
- Community Development
- Counseling and Student Development
- College Student Development
- Counselor Education and Supervision
- Leadership in Academic Advising
- School Counseling
- Student Affairs in Higher Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Dietetics
- Economics
- Educational Leadership
- English
- Environmental Design and Planning
- Family and Community Services
- Family Studies and Human Services
- Applied Family Science
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Early Childhood Education
- Life Span Human Development
- Youth Development
- Food, Nutrition, Dietetics, and Health
- Food Science
- Geography
- Gerontology
- History
- Hospitality Administration
- Human Ecology
- Apparel, Textiles, and Interior Design
- Applied Family Science
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Hospitality Administration
- Kinesiology
- Life Span Human Development
- Kinesiology
- Leadership Communication
- Mass Communications
- Master of Architecture
- Master of Art in Teaching
- Master of Fine Arts
- Master of Interior Architecture and Product Design
- Master of Landscape Architecture
- Master of Music
- Master of Public Administration
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Regional and Community Planning
- Modern Languages
- Modern Languages-Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Nutrition, Dietetics, and Sensory Sciences
- Personal Financial Planning
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Security Studies
- Sociology
- Special Education
- Theatre
- Theatre-Drama Therapy
Application instructions
Compile the following into a single PDF document, and label the file with your first and last name and SGP (e.g., Willie-Wildcat-SGP.pdf):
- Cover page with signature from your major professor/advisor who is supervising your graduate research, scholarly, or creative work. Cover page form (pdf)
- One-page CV (single-spaced, 12pt font, one-inch margins)
- One-page research summary (single-spaced, 12pt font, one-inch margins)
- In narrative form, summarize your research in up to 400 words (objectives, methodology overview, and contributions) and how you think it may be significant in your field.
- In 100 words, describe how this grant will enhance your research at this time.
- Project budget (no page limit)
- Provide a detailed, itemized plan for how grant funds will be used. Outline specific research expense items and their cost. A general category such as "printing" or "art supplies" with a single lump sum will not be considered.
- Provide a detailed, itemized plan for how grant funds will be used. Outline specific research expense items and their cost. A general category such as "printing" or "art supplies" with a single lump sum will not be considered.
Submit your single PDF document in the online application form.
Application Deadline: November 17, 2022
Previous grant recipients
2021
2020
2019
Andrew Alexander PhD in Human Ecology, Kinesiology Enhancing Quality of Life: The Need to Understand Maximal Exercise and Exercise (In)Tolerance |
Patrick Dittamo Professional Master The Prehistory and Reception of Leonard Bernstein's Missa Brevis (1988) |
Aaron Entinger PhD in Psychology Promoting Safe-sun Behaviors in Outdoor Workers and Managers |
Shane Hammer PhD in Human Ecology, Kinesiology Function outcomes measured after consumption of a sugary drink |
Cale Helper MS in Kinesiology Marksmanship Accuracy Under Stress |
Juhyun Kang PhD in Hospitality and Dietetics Administration How impression management among colleagues impacts on service performance?: A social network perspective on impression management |
Jessica Levey Master of Fine Arts Functional Ornamentation |
Mauresa Mitchell Master of Fine Arts UnBEElievable |
Hyung Hwa Oh PhD in Hospitality and Dietetics Administration Antecedents and Consequences of Service Improvisation in the Restaurant Industry |
Eunhye Park PhD in Hospitality and Dietetics Administration Exploring customers' perceptions toward green restaurants using user-generated contents and machine learning |
Madelyn Pospisil MA in English Collisions |
Avantika Ramekar PhD in Geography Living with oil and Natural Gas: A Risk Perception Study Among Adults in Kansas and Oklahoma |
Rebecca Spruill Master of Fine Arts Theisis Exhibit-Kinda Funny |
Jesse Stein PhD in Human Ecology, Kinesiology Effects of Dietary Supplementation on Intermittent Critical Velocity |
Wenhao Zhang PhD in Hospitality and Dietetics Administration Reducing College Students' Plate Waste through Displaying the Amount of Waste and Messaging about Food Waste: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior |
2018
Basem Boutros PhD in Hospitality Administration Self-Reported Food Safety Behavior in Independent Ethnic Restaurants: An Application of the Social Cognitive Theory |
WooHyuk Kim PhD in Human Ecology Exploring the effects of green marketing messages in the convention industry |
Ting Li MS in Mass Communications Social Media Usage and Likelihood of Online Mental Help-Seeking among Young Adults |
Xiaoye Li PhD in Hospitality Management "Seeing through consumers' eyes": Exploring online restaurant selection behaviors using eye-tracking technology |
Quan Long MS in Mass Communication Gender differences in motives and uses of social live streaming services |
April Terry PhD in Sociology Coercive sexual environments: Criminal justice involved girls in the heartland |
Oscar Vazquez Medrano Masters of Music Franz Liszt and his Musical Influence in the Neoromantic Piano Works by Manuel M. Ponce |
Celia White Masters of Architecture Create A Spark: A Mural for Eureka, Kansas |
Tsz Wai Wong Masters of Landscape Architecture Participatory design of water-harvesting landscape as public space in rural India |
Tsz Wai Wong Masters of Landscape Architecture Participatory design of water-harvesting landscape as public space in rural India |
2017
Brooke Cull PhD in Human Nutrition Enhanced Health Promotion in Girl Scouts through Video-Based Leader Wellness Training |
Takara Geck Master of Fine Arts, photography Evidence of my (Mal) Adjustment |
Ainslie Kehler PhD in Human Ecology An Epidemiological Examination of Reproductive Health in Female Law Enforcement Officers |
Miranda Klugesherz MA in Communication Studies "Four Years of Ramen and Poverty:" Participatory Research and Food Insecurity on College Campuses |
Mutiara Kusuma PhD Human Nutrition Strengthening competence of dietetics students on providing nutrition care for HIV patients: Application of attribution and transformative learning theory |
Lora McGraw MA in Sociology Engaging Men and Questioning Masculinities: An Evaluation of Male-Based Sexual Assault Prevention Programs |
Thea Meussling Master of Fine Arts, ceramics A Visit with Tooflady |
Kelsie Shy Masters of Landscape Architecture Design for Elephant Conservation |
Erica Sponberg PhD in Curriculum and Instruction Single Case Design and the L2 in a Second Language Classroom |
Chen-Wei Tao PhD in Human Ecology Restaurant service sabotage: Establishing evidence for scale validity |
Brandon Williams Master of Fine Arts, printmaking MFA Thesis Research |
2016
Brian Anderson Master of Music Afro-Cuban Percussion: Its Roots and Uses in Orchestral Percussion |
David Arndt PhD in Psychology Role of HDAC Inhibition and Environmental Condition in Altering Phases of Amphetamine Self-Administration |
Erik Garcia PhD in Psychology Metabotropic glutamate receptors and the incubation of drug craving |
Brittany Hollerbach MS in Kinesiology The First 20 Exercise Training Program and Fire Academy Recruits’ Fitness and Health |
Myra Holt Master of Fine Art, photography Windows on Time |
David Kaye MS in Mass Communications Same Song, New Dance: Analyzing Market Structure and Competition in the Digital Music Aggregation Industry |
Stephanie Kurti PhD in Human Ecology, kinesiology Does physical activity status modify airway oxidative stress associated with aging? |
Trias Mahmudiono PhD in Human Nutrition Nutrition Education for Overweight/Obese Mother with Stunted Children (NEO-MOM) |
Elizabeth Musoke PhD in Environmental Design and Planning Understanding the Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Practices in the Mara River Basin, Kenya |
Parker Ruskamp Masters of Landscape Architecture Investigating Stress Triggers and Characteristics of the Built Environment |
Erin Schwant MS, in Family Studies and Human Services Inter-Individual Differences in Regulatory Strategies in Infancy |
Jared Sickmann Masters of Landscape Architecture ParkingScape: Implementing Portable Landscapes to Enhance Aggieville's Streetscape |
Kelly Yarbrough Master of Fine Art, drawing MFA Thesis |
Direct questions about the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Grant to Dr. Sarah Reznikoff (sarahrez@ksu.edu), Graduate School interim associate dean.