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Individual Grants<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Two Grant Cycles<\/h4>\n
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  1. Fall Grant Cycle<\/li>\n
  2. Spring Grant Cycle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *note: Students may use funds from the Spring Grant Cycle for expenses in either the Spring or Summer term.<\/p>\n

    Please carefully read the guidelines and application instructions before submitting your application to avoid rejection or deductions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Spring 2026 Application Deadline:<\/strong> Friday, February 06, 2026<\/p>\n

    Application Instructions:<\/strong> Grant Application Instructions<\/a><\/p>\n

    Application Submission:<\/strong> Grant Application Form<\/a><\/p>\n

    It may also be helpful to look at the following resources: GSG Grants Application Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n

    Please check the eligibility tab<\/strong><\/a> on the Grants homepage to ensure you are eligible to apply for a GSG grant. Your department representative must have attended at least 50% of all GSG general meetings for the previous semester for your department to be eligible for grant funding.<\/p>\n

    *The Grants Officer will accept formal typed, dated, and signed petitions<\/strong><\/span> of extenuating circumstances regarding departments not meeting the attendance requirements. If you have further questions please contact the GSG Grants Officer<\/a> (gsg.grants@maine.edu).<\/p>\n

    *Please note that applicants for reimbursement<\/strong> of expenses incurred in the semester(s) prior to the current grants cycle are required to submit an expense report with original receipts. These should be submitted as one PDF in an email to the grants officers (gsg.grants@maine.edu<\/a>) before the grant application deadline for your application to be processed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    It may also be helpful to look at the following resources:<\/p>\n

    Grants Rubric<\/a><\/p>\n

    Sample Itemized Budget<\/a><\/p>\n

    Sample Jargon and Colloquial Language<\/a><\/p>\n

    *For additional details on how grants will be evaluated and scored please see the grant reader tab to review the reader instructions.<\/p>\n

    Past Funded Grants<\/h3>\n

    Examples of GSG Grants<\/a><\/p>\n

    Sample Travel to Present Reimbursement<\/a><\/p>\n

    Sample Degree Related with Citations<\/a><\/p>\n

    Expense Reports<\/h3>\n

    All students who receive funding are required to submit an expense report containing all original receipts. Instructions for what to include in expense reports can be found in the individual grants instructions above. An example of an expense report cover letter can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Expense Report Deadlines:<\/p>\n