RAC/Warden Application for Research Support

Graduate students in the Psychology Department at UNL may apply for research funding through Warden and RAC resources. Both sources offer up to $500 per student per year, depending on availability of funds. Certain budget items—such as payment for data entry or computer programming services—are not eligible for funding. Any equipment purchased becomes the property of the department or program that funded it. Note that Warden funds cannot be used for both travel and research in the same funding period (e.g., September–January), while RAC research funds are independent of travel and may be requested simultaneously. Once approved, research awards are posted directly to the student’s account. For complete details, students should refer to the RAC/Warden Policies and the Graduate Student Handbook.

Name Required
Are you a Clinical Student? Required
What is this focus for this project? Required

Other projects may be funded but if funds are limited, MERPs and dissertations will be given priority. 

Please list the date of approval (IRB or IACUC) and project number if approval has been completed. 

Note: Research funds cannot be used for conducting  research until research compliance has been approved, but proposals can be reviewed while IRB or IACUC approval is pending.  In some rare catch-22 cases (e.g.,  where the IRB will not approve a proposal without seeing a copyrighted test instrument that is to be purchased with requested funds) permission can be granted for reimbursement for such a purchase. 

Please note there is a $500 maximum, depending on availability of funds.

Please list all other funding sources to which you have applied to support this project and indicate the amount, if any, you have been awarded.

Please include a 250-word description of the research project.

Please include an itemized budget that includes a 250-word maximum description and justification of each item in the budget. 

Please checkmark the following policy statements. Required
I have received Warden Travel money for a conference occuring in the same semester as this research funding period. Required

Remember, for Warden, cannot receive travel and research money in the same funding period (e.g., Fall).

Please list the name of faculty sponsor for this project.

Please type your full name.

I certify that the information provided in this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.