{"id":626,"date":"2014-07-15T16:22:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T20:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/neuroscience\/?page_id=626"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:20:07","slug":"research-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/neuroscience\/research-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its commitment to student involvement in vigorous, cutting-edge research, Bates offers competitive financial awards to support student inquiry.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Academic Year Research Grants <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>While the Neuroscience Program has internal funds to support student thesis and independent study, majors may apply for additional funds to assist with highly complex projects and\/or travel to scientific conferences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/student-research\/academic-year\/bates-student-research-fund\/\">Bates Student Research Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maineinbre.org\/\">INBRE Undergraduate Research Assistant Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/student-research\/academic-year\/stem-travel-grants\/\">STEM Travel Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Summer Research Grants<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Bates is proud to offer several grant mechanisms to support students engaged in faculty-sponsored research over the summer months.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academics\/research-opportunities\/summer-grants-summary\/hoffman-research-support-grant\/\">Hoffman Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/inbre\/\">INBRE Faculty-Student Research Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/stem-summer-grants\/\">STEM Faculty-Student Research Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/dof\/faculty-scholarship\/grants-teaching-support\/summer-research-apprenticeships\/\">Summer Research Apprenticeship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>External Research Grants<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Neuroscience majors can also apply for competitive, external funds to support their research and\/or travel to conferences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigmaxi.org\/programs\/grants-in-aid-of-research\">Sigma Xi Scientific Honors Society Grants-in-Aid of Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologicalscience.org\/index.php\/members\/grants-awards-and-symposia\/student-grant-competition\">Association for Psychological Science Student Research Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfn.org\/Awards-and-Funding\/Individual-Prizes-and-Fellowships\/Travel-Awards\/Undergraduate-Student-Travel-Awards\">Society for Neuroscience Undergraduate Travel Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funfaculty.org\/travel_awards\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Travel Award<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Graduate 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