Student Grants


WSU encourages student creative projects and presentations of research at local, regional, and national conferences. To support this, WSU provides financial assistance through student grants.

Students may be eligible to apply for up to three different university-funded research or creative mentoring grants throughout their undergraduate career, including grants for:

  • Early-Year Research and Creative Mentoring
  • Undergraduate Research & Creative Projects
  • Undergraduate Research & Creative Presentations Travel Support

Highlights about Student Grants


WSU encourages student creative projects and presentations of research at local, regional, and national conferences.

To support this, WSU provides financial assistance through student grants:

  • From 2013 to 2022, the Grants & Sponsored Projects Office has awarded $305,016 to students.
  • A total of $119,620 has been awarded for travel and a total of $185,847 has been awarded for research.
  • 522 student grants have been funded over the last 9 years through the Grants & Sponsored Projects Office.

Early-Year Research & Creative Mentoring


(For students with 50 credits or fewer at the time of application)

The Early-Year Research and Creative Mentoring encourages and supports active, faculty-mentored undergraduate student research and creative projects among early career students, particularly for first-generation and underrepresented college students.

Early research experiences increase retention, develop academic skills, and increase student engagement in future research and other professional opportunities.

Undergraduate Research & Creative Projects


(For students with 60 credits or more at the time of application)

Full-time undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of 60 semester hour credits are invited to apply for a Research and Creative Project grant and/or a Travel/Virtual Presentation grant.

These Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects often coincide with student capstone or culminating projects for major programs, but they may also serve as research or creative project supports for non-major subjects.