AU Access to Research Tools Award

Description of the Award:

These awards are intended to facilitate the research conducted by AU graduate program students to assist in partially covering the costs incurred while completing a thesis/dissertation or major project. Examples of anticipated expenses that a student may incur include purchasing licenses for statistical software such as SPSS, NVIVO, mileage to conduct interviews for the research, or obtaining copyright permission to use a particular research tool/instrument.

An applicant must meet the following criteria to be eligible for this award:

• Be enrolled in a graduate program at AU
• Is currently enrolled in a thesis/dissertation or project
• Has obtained a letter of support from their supervisor for the thesis, project or dissertation
• Has not received this award more than once previously in their current degree program

Selection Criteria The emphasis for award selection includes:

• Confirmation from supervisor that expenditures are relevant and necessary (the Student Awards office will contact your supervisor to obtain the required information).