Data Collection Grant

Complete and submit the Data Collection Grant Application Form. Your request must be submitted by the submission deadline of the GFAC meeting in which you want your application to be considered for funding. The applicant will be notified of the decision via email within three business days after the GFAC meeting. Applications are open year round until funds are depleted. 

The grant provides up to $1000 toward the purchase of software, equipment, transcription services, research-related travel, subscriptions to conduct surveys, consultations with statisticians, or other expenses pivotal to the investigation. 

Please apply for only one grant per month. You can apply multiple times throughout the year, however once you have been approved for a grant any subsequent applications will be denied. 

Students are eligible to receive one GSA grant (either Certification, Conference or Data Collection) over the course of their graduate program. Students who complete multiple degrees here at WMU (perhaps obtaining two masters, or a masters and a PhD) are eligible to receive one grant for each degree program.

Please contact the GSA Vice President at gfac-info@wmich.edu so that the award can be voided. Once the award is voided, you will be eligible to apply for another grant. 

No, GSA grants cannot be used for purchases that occurred before the grant application was approved. Wait until after application approval before you make purchases related to your research.

GSA can make purchases for you. After your grant application is approved, you will receive information explaining how to request these purchases. You are also welcome to make purchases yourself and be reimbursed. 

You have 90 days after your grant application is approved to submit receipts for reimbursement. Extensions are available upon request.

No. 

Unfortunately, grant funds cannot be used to pay participants, or to provide alternate compensation such as gift cards. 

Applications will be reviewed by GFAC. Applications which meet the criteria above will be awarded the grant. In the event that we receive more eligible applications than the budget allows, GFAC will award applicants based on the dates that applications were received.

During the week between the application deadline and the review meeting, the GSA Vice President will review your application to make sure it is complete and to recommend changes if the application is unlikely to be approved.