Funding Opportunities

The 文学院 and 科学 offers financial support for you to pursue significant re搜索 or travel opportunities beyond the scope of your curricular activities.

Student Travel and 研究 (STAR) Fund

Applications for STAR Funds are accepted on a rolling basis, and should generally be submitted at least one month prior to the first date of travel. These funds are reserved for special and significant opportunities that are not part of the regular ongoing academic programming at Drake.

Friends of Drake Arts Student Travel Fund

Fine Arts students majoring in art, 音乐, or theatre are eligible to apply for Friends of Drake Arts STAR funds to support special and significant opportunities that are not part of the regular on-going academic programming at Drake.

乔恩·N. Torgerson Scholarship Fund

乔恩·N. Torgerson Scholarship Fund is designed to assist a Humanities major with demonstrated need to participate in a Drake-sponsored international travel seminar. To be eligible, the applicant must be majoring in an area of the Humanities, have at least a 2.0 GPA, and plan to enroll in a Drake-sponsored international study seminar.

A&S Dean's Emergency Funds

的一个&S Dean’s Emergency Fund was created with the generous support of the National 校友 Council to help students with financial assistance in a serious time of need.  This fund is intended to be a supplemental financial resource when students are unable to meet immediate and essential expenses directly related to their education.  Examples of qualifying needs include, but are not limited to textbooks, 供应, 仪器, or equipment required for your Drake courses.

The Iowa Space Grant Consortium

The Iowa Space Grant Consortium provides re搜索 and experiential opportunities for undergraduate students in Science, 技术, 工程, and Math (STEM) disciplines. 

Sheslow Grant for Music Competition

These funds are reserved for special and significant opportunities that are not part of the regular on-going academic programming at Drake. These opportunities are for 音乐 students and ensembles attending and/or performing at 音乐 festivals, 会议, 比赛, 游学或旅游.  

A&S International Travel Fund

This travel stipend supports science students within the 文学院 & 科学 who are participating in international re搜索/internships or study abroad. Award recipients will be selected by a committee of science department chairs.

Award Amount: Maximum of $3000 per student, 2-4 students awarded each year

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提交给 问.as@sh-fyz.com:

1. Project description (nature of the proposed travel for re搜索/internship/study abroad)
2. Explanation of how the activity is related to learning goals in your major program at 威尼斯人网上娱乐
3. Recommendation from a faculty member (who is not the department chair)
4. Travel budget (how award money will be spent)
5. Other sources of funding

Lon Larson 研究 Scholarship

The Larson Scholars are designated for student undergraduate re搜索 in the sciences. The funds are intended to:

1. Enhance and deliver meaningful off-campus re搜索 opportunities for students interested in the clinical neuro-medicine and neuroscience (with partners such as Boston University)
2. Increase student involvement and success with DUSCI, which is Drake’s unique summer re搜索 experience for undergraduates
3. Improve access to STEM training with Drake’s diverse partners such as ACCI, Mercy Hospital and Blank Children’s Hospital
4. Improve access to international re搜索 and curricular experience in health care and medicine

Award Amount: Maximum of $5000

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提交给 问.as@sh-fyz.com:

1. Project description:  Who will be engaged in the re搜索? What is the nature of the proposed re搜索 as it pertains to the above goals for the fund?
2. Explanation of how the activity is related to learning goals in your major program at 威尼斯人网上娱乐
3. Recommendation from a faculty member who is supervising the re搜索
4. 预算说明
5. Other sources of funding