Summer Research Supplement Award

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The Summer Research Supplement Award provides funding of up to $3,000.00 to support completing an MFA or PhD dissertation. These awards support direct expenses (e.g. research costs) for students conducting research, regardless of whether the research takes place on-campus or in a field/archival research location. This award may not be used for stipends, books, travel to conferences, or to purchase computers. It is intended to support direct costs related to conducting the student’s research.

Awards are based on major accomplishments since entering graduate school, a well-defined and successful program of research, a timeline for completion of the dissertation, a 500-word personal statement, two letters of recommendation, and approval by the graduate unit. Each department may submit one nomination for this award.

Eligibility

• Eligible graduate students must be in good academic standing and be post comprehensive exams at the time of application.
• Eligible graduate students include 2nd year MFA Art students who are on track to complete Advancement/Comprehensive Exams in their 5th semester.
• Eligibile graduate students must be pursuing advanced research and writing on a dissertation or creative/professional project in their discipline.
• Graduate students must be registered as full-time in the spring semester of application. 

No student will be awarded the Clarence & Emily Rogers Research Scholarship, Summer Research Supplement Award, Summer Writing Supplement Award or Doctoral Conference Grant in the same funding semester.

Application Materials

Submit the nominee and all accompanying application documents addressed to the Graduate Studies Awards Committee by April 25, 2026 in InfoReady.

Department chairs or designated graduate directors or graduate advisors will submit nominations. Nomination packets includes:

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1. A 500- to 750-word statement of purpose describing the nominee’s academic goals and accomplishments, as well as explaining how the award will be used and how it will facilitate completion of the dissertation.
2. A current C.V.
3. A detailed budget.
4. A timeline for completing the proposed work and for completing the dissertation. 
5. A letter of support from the nominee’s dissertation director.
6. A letter of support from the department chair or program director.
7. An IRB approval form (if applicable).
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If you have any questions, please contact grad@unm.edu.