Student Research Grants

2027 Student Grant applications will open December 1, 2026 - deadline to apply is Friday, January 29, 2027.

To be eligible, you must be currently enrolled in a MS or PhD (graduate) program and be a member of SEPM.

The award amounts are dependent on the number and quality of applications and on the investment income. For reference, the average grant in 2027 was $1,000, and we were able to award ~30% of applications submitted. All proposals will be scored by external reviewers, and the SEPM Foundation committee will select final awardees. Reviewers are primarily evaluating proposal quality and clarity, and topical relevance to SEPM. Given the large number of applications received, we are unable to provide individual feedback. Students are only eligible to receive on research grant during the course of their current degree (i.e., MS or PhD), but students who did not recieve funding last year are welcome to reapply.

Fill out this form: 2027 SEPM Foundation Student Research Grant Application Form

As part of your completed Application Form you should include your Project Description and save everything as one PDF file.

The Project Description:

• 3 pages total maximum, including all figures, tables, and references.
• no special formatting, but must be readable and 12 point fonts are strongly recommended.
• save as a PDF with the filename (YourLastName_FirstInitial_SEPM2027), and upload  via this link

The form will ask you for the name and email address for one recommendation letter writer (normally, this would be your research advisor). These individuals will be contacted separately in early February to fill out a short form, and this will be due on February 22, 2027.

Applications are due by January 29, 2027 (recommendation letters due by February 22, 2027). The successful applicant(s) will be notified of the award by May 15, 2027.

Questions? Email: SEPMFoundationPresident@sepm.org