The research project must be supported by an active Faculty Fellow of the Center for the Digital Globe. (At least one letter of recommendation from a CDiG Faculty Fellow must accompany the application.)
After your grant is awarded and your project completed, we would like to share with others about your project. Student grant recipients will be asked to give a presentation about their projects at a brown bag gathering on campus. Interested students, faculty and others will be invited to this gathering.
Graduate student travel grants up to $500 (travel to conferences to present papers, etc.).
Graduate student non-travel grants up to $5,000.
Paper Limit: One student per paper. CDiG will fund only one student per paper.
Applications must consist of the following items:
A description of the proposed project which must include a rationale explaining how the project relates to the mission of CDiG and your budget estimate for the project. The description can be 750 words or less.
A copy of the student’s vitae.
A letter of recommendation from a CDiG Faculty Fellow. (Note: This letter of recommendation must be submitted by the CDiG Faculty Fellow by e-mail directly to the CDiG Co-Directors.
The entire application must be submitted by e-mail to our Center for the Digital Globe Co-Directors.
Our Co-Directors are:
Dr. Antonie Stam, School of Business, E-Mail: stama@missouri.edu
Randall Smith, School of Journalism, E-Mail: smithrandall@missouri.edu
Upon receipt of your e-mailed application and letter of reference, the CDiG Co-Directors will forward them to our Grants Review Committee. You will be formally notified of the decision as soon as their review process is complete.
Faculty travel grants up to $1,500 (travel to conferences to present papers, etc.).
Faculty non-travel grants up to $5,000 (for equipment, software and other).
Faculty grants up to $5,000 for joint projects/research with students (co-authored/mentored CDiG related work with a student).
We will consider some exceptions above and below our grant limits. We will consider an exception over the limit if you have matching funds from your department. Also, if you are a little short on funding for your project or travel and need only a partial amount, we will consider awarding a partial amount less than $5,000.
After your grant is awarded and your project completed, we would like to share with others about your project. We will require the following.
Each grant recipient will be interviewed by a student about their project. The interview will be posted on the CDiG web site.
Each grant recipient will write a report about their project. The report will be posted on the CDiG web site with their interview.
Each grant recipient will be asked to give a presentation about their project at a brown bag gathering on campus. Interested students, faculty and others will be invited.
All grant requests must be submitted by e-mail to our Center for the Digital Globe Co-Directors. Attach a formal document which explains your project and outlines the budget for your project.
Our Co-Directors are:
Dr. Antonie Stam, School of Business, E-Mail: stama@missouri.edu
Randall Smith, School of Journalism, E-Mail: smithrandall@missouri.edu
Our CDiG Co-Directors will forward all grant requests to our Grants Review Committee. You will be formally notified of the decision as soon as their review process is complete.