ASPIRE Internal Grants Program for Students - Upcoming Deadlines!

ARE YOU.

Working on a thesis or major project? Planning to present at a conference or exhibition?

Then look to the ASPiRE Internal Grants Program as a funding resource!

The University Research and Creative Arts Committees would like to encourage students to consider applying for an ASPiRE Undergraduate student grant. Funds can be utilized to assist in project costs such as travel or supplies. Please note: All student projects require the support of a faculty mentor or advisor.

Undergraduate Student Competition:
Research: February 10 (Summer and Fall projects)
Supports the discovery of new insights, theories, or application of research to solve problems within the discipline or in society.

Creative Arts: February 10 (Summer and Fall projects)
Supports the creation of original works of creative arts.

Student Travel Grants:                   
15th of the month prior to travel date
For professional presentations of papers and/or posters, performances, etc., at meetings, conference or competitions.

See our website for detailed guidelines and application forms. 
For questions regarding the Aspire Internal Grant Program, please contact the Aspire Program Manager at: aspire@bsu.edu.

Congratulations to all Aspire Internal Grant Student Research and Creative Arts AY 2015/2016 Awardees

The Aspire Student Research Program hopes to support students in the process of study or discovery that will produce new insights, theories, or will apply such knowledge to problem-solving within the discipline or in society.

The Aspire Creative Arts Program wishes to support students in their creation or presentation of creative works.  Eligible projects are usually found in the categories of music, theater, dance visual arts, and creative writing.  Please see our guidelines for a more detailed list of examples. 

For this competition the maximum amount of money awarded is $500 for graduate students, $300 for all others, which can be used to cover SEET related costs.  We ask students to have a faculty mentor and to work closely with them while preparing for this competition.  Students are also expected to complete a final report form upon the completion of the project.

Congratulations to AY 2014/15 awardees:

RESEARCH

Graduate Students

• Hannah Killion  - Family and Consumer Sciences - "The Effect of Vermicomposting Knowledge and Visual Cues on Fruit Consumption in the Middle School Lunch Room"
• Brittany Cymes  - Geological Sciences - “Phase Diversity and Chlorine-Sulfur Sequestration in Nickel Phyllosilicates from New Caledonia: An Investigation using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)”
• Emily Butcher  -  Anthropology - “Brushes, Blood, and Fangs: Social and Cultural Perspectives on Vampire Makeup”
• Yuri Choi  -  Counseling Psychology and Guidance -“Study of Vocational Interests”
• Tyler Williams  - Chemistry - “Adsorption of Duloxetine Using MIL-100-Fe Metal-Organic Framework and Detection by Quartz Crystal Microbalance”
• Jeremy Walls  - Biology - “Effects of temperature on toxin release by cyanobacteria in a eutrophic lake”
• Adam Ares  - Biology  -  “Evaluating the influence of plant species diversity on the bacterial degradation of dissolved organic matter in wetlands” 
• Seth Higgins  - Biomechanics  - “Influence of Incline Walking on Frontal Plane Mechanics in Older Adults” 
• James Van Hoven  - Counseling Psychology and Guidance - “Study of the Relationship between Partner Mutuality, Attachment and Vigilance for Symptoms of Chronic Pain” 
• Jordan Davis  - Kinesiology  - “Relationship of Arterial Stiffness, Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Select Markers of Physical Fitness” 
• Kayla Mughmaw  - Biology  - “Assessment of DPH Effects on Sperm-Egg Zona Pellucida Binding and Protein Expression of Proacrosin and Beta-1,4-Galactosyltransferase in Mouse” 
• Megan Hubbard  - Biology  - “Male Infertility Due to Dilantin: Examining Potential Decrease in Sperm Motility and CatSper Calcium Channel Abundance in Mouse Sperm Cells” 
• Sarah Hovey  - Biomechanics  - "The Effect of Landing Type on Kinematics, Kinetics, And Muscle Activity During Landing” 
• Cameron Behringer  - Biology - “Age related changes in nuclear, mitochondrial, and cytosolic malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in the rat kidney.” 
• Stephen Davis  - Biology - “Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product Degradation in two Indiana Wetlands” 

Undergraduate Students

• Megan Schott  - Psychological Science - "The Effect of Trauma Type on Posttraumatic Growth"
• Alyssa Jackson  - Psychological Science - "Self-Harming Behaviors in American Adults" 
• Daniel C. Smith  - Medical Education - "Investigation of the role of Glycogen in the Prevention of Hypoglycemic Associative Memory Loss" 
• Misael Lopez  - Biology - "The influence of a nicotine metabolite on Escherichia coli growth" 
• Scott E Zello  - Biology - "Multi-stressor effects of PPCPs on Daphnia magna mortality, reproductive activity, and growth" 
• David Huston  - Biology - "Classical Genetic Analysis of Yeast Growth Rates in Response to Anisomycin"

CREATIVE ARTS

Graduate Students

•  George Karst  - Music - “Méditation sur l'Eucharistie”

Undergraduate Students

• Lauren Sherwood  - Fine Arts  - "To Be Human"

Congratulations to the AY 2015 / 2016 Advance Proposal Development Program Awardees

The goal of the Advance Program is to increase both the quantity and quality of competitive external grant proposals submitted by BSU faculty members and professional personnel.  As such, the Advance award will support a Principal Investigator’s (PI’s) proposal development needs by funding dedicated summer time, AY release time, travel and/or supplies for expenses that will directly impact the development and submission of a competitive external grant proposal.

To be eligible for an ADVANCE grant, the Principal Investigator (PI) must have a record of external proposal activity or have a strong record of scholarly or creative arts activity.

 
Congratulations to some of the AY 2015/16 awardees:

• Shaoen Wu - Computer Science - "Exploiting Wireless Channel Dynamics for Mobile Device Authentication" Faculty Profile
  
• Thomas Holtgraves - Psychological Science - "The Production and Recognition of Language-Based Intentions" Faculty Profile
  
• Mary Kite - Psychological Science - "Stereotypes of Younger and Older Gays and Lesbians" Faculty Profile
  
• Rui Chen - ISOM - "Exploring the Imperative Roles of Information Technologies in Supporting Emergency Improvisation" Faculty Profile
  

For questions regarding the Advance Program, please contact the Advance Program Manager, or email aspire@bsu.edu

2016 Student Symposium Extended!

Registration for the 2016 Student Symposium at Ball State University has been extended to Monday, February 8, 2016. 

Visit the www.bsu.edu/studentsymposium for guidelines and registration. 

The Student Symposium at Ball State University offers students an opportunity to showcase their research projects and creative endeavors in either the adjudicated poster session or moderated paper presentations. The Student Symposium will take place Friday, April 8, 2016, on the second floor of the L. A. Pittenger Student Center.

All Ball State University students are eligible: undergraduate, graduate, those from Burris Laboratory School, and the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities. Students must be currently enrolled at Ball State University, must have engaged in academic activities either inside or outside the classroom, and must have been advised by a Ball State faculty mentor. Students from all disciplines are invited to participate in this event.