Student Research and Award Application

Spring 2025 Application Deadline: 11:59 am, February 10, 2025


Maximum award: $750 per academic year, Fall OR Spring


Each academic year, Research & Award funds are available to assist Pitzer students with research in connection with Independent Study or Senior Thesis projects.


To apply, please submit a clear and concise project description of 500-700 words. You must explain the nature of the project, the methods to be employed, and the results anticipated. All applications must be accompanied by a letter from a Pitzer faculty sponsor and an itemized budget of the total cost of the project, noting the amount you are requesting in this application and the amounts to be received from other sources.


Projects necessary for course work are not eligible for funding, with the exception of independent study projects, senior theses, and other senior projects. The typing and photocopying of theses and term papers are also excluded, as is the payment of salaries or stipends for students who are principal investigators.


Note: Incomplete proposals will not be considered. Proposals involving the use of human subjects or animals must have applications submitted to IRB/IACUC for review or approval at the time of application. Before funds are released, IRB/IACUC approval or exemption must be submitted to DOF Budgets. Requests for participation and consent forms for human subjects research should be designed by the student in consultation with his/her faculty sponsor.


Budget Management Team

Andrea Harris & Brigitte Garney

DOFBudgets@Pitzer.edu


Pitzer College | Office of the Dean of Faculty

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Notice for Projects Involving Human Subjects

If your project involves research with human subjects, you will need to submit an application for approval of your research protocol to the Pitzer College Institutional Review Board (IRB). The application for IRB review and instructions for submission may be found at https://www.pitzer.edu/offices/dean-faculty/institutional-review-board. Before an award can be made, a copy of the IRB approval letter must be submitted with this application.


For questions about whether your project requires IRB approval, contact the IRB at irb@pitzer.edu.

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Notice for Projects Using Animals for Testing:

If you are planning on using any non-human animals in your research (excluding fruit flies), you must submit an application to the Keck Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and receive approval from the IACUC before beginning your research. Before an award can be made, a copy of the IACUC approval letter must be included with this application.


For information, KSD protocol on animal research and click on Animal Usage Guidelines.


Proposals Should Include the Following:


  • Concise statement of the goal or purpose of your project, along with a brief description of your project. It is important to make a clear and logical presentation of your goals, methods, and expected results. Proposal of 500-700 words.


  • Budget: itemize all costs of the project. Please indicate which items are funded from other sources, e.g., Department of Natural Sciences Senior Thesis Funds, personal funds, etc.
  • NOTE: Funds to support refreshments at exhibitions or receptions are not eligible for funding.
  • Pitzer Faculty Sponsor's Letter


  • IRB Approval Letter for projects involving human subjects


  • IACUC Approval Letter for projects involving animals


  • Any other relevant supporting materials
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