Hellervik Prize

Eligibility 

• Tenured, probationary, or fixed term faculty at the time of application and time of award activity.
• Awardees agree to present their research results or scholarly works, in a format appropriate to their discipline.

Evaluation Rubric 

• Meets all eligibility requirements.
• Research or Scholarly Significance: The project advances knowledge on issues of importance to students, the college/school, the university, and society.
• Background, Need, and Significance: The proposal clearly explains the project's purpose, need, and anticipated contribution to scholarship or creative activity.
• Goals and Objectives: Project goals and objectives are clearly defined, measurable, and aligned with the proposed outcomes.
• Methods and Project Design: The proposed approach, procedures, and activities are well planned, clearly described, and feasible.
• Innovation: The project demonstrates originality and contributes to the advancement of knowledge, scholarship, or creative achievement.
• Timeline and Feasibility: The proposal includes a realistic timeline with key milestones and completion dates for project activities and outcomes.
• Outcomes and Professional Development: The project contributes to the applicant's scholarly growth, professional development, teaching, and disciplinary impact.
• Benefits and Broader Impact: The project demonstrates benefits to students, the college/school, the university mission, and society.
• Budget and Budget Justification: Requested funds are appropriate, reasonable, and clearly justified in relation to project goals and activities.
• Overall Quality of the Proposal: The application is well organized, professionally written, coherent, and complete.

Overview

• Correctly place each cost under the appropriate heading and include a notation of how it was computed.
• The budget justification describes –
  • Concise description of each budget items requested with explanation of why each item is necessary to complete the proposed project.
  • Specific cost for items request, including how the amount was calculated.
  • If personnel costs* are requested, include responsibilities/duties each individual will complete, and an estimate of time in hours or days.
    • *Per Article 10 of the IFO contract, “…as a professional, a faculty member shall devote a substantial amount of the faculty member’s workload to course preparation, research, the maintenance of professional expertise, innovations in teaching/learning and other similar activities” if requesting additional compensation please explain how these responsibilities/duties go beyond the parameters of the scholarly work and research expected of faculty.

Allowable budgetary items

• Non-conference travel related to the project.
• Supplies and equipment required for the project (purchases remain property of St. Cloud State University).
• Computer services. For further information regarding policies related to software purchases please see St. Cloud State Information Technology - Software and Business Applications
  • Note: Technology that is available for checkout through the University Library or ITS, including computers, laptops, tablets and printers, are not allowable expenses.
• Personnel (e.g., clerical/student salary/applicant compensation and fringe costs) up to a total of $2,500.
  • Incorporating rigorous opportunities for undergraduate and/or graduate student personnel is highly encouraged.  
  • Compensation for the applicant can be requested, and applicants must explain how the work effort for the proposed project goes beyond the employee's assigned workload at the University.
    • Funds CANNOT be used to reduce the applicant’s workload.
  • Personnel should be calculated into the budget as compensation + fringe, and shall not exceed $2,500.
• Other identifiable costs
  • If you request compensation for an expert outside of St. Cloud State, you must provide the individual’s credentials, justification for the award, and explanation of your relationship with the individual.

Step 1: Review all of the program guidelines and rubric to determine your eligibility, understand allowable expenses, learn submission requirements, and see how applications are evaluated for funding.

Step 2: Discuss your project and intent to apply with your department chair/director and dean/supervisor as upon submission, your proposal will automatically be routed to them for review and approval.  All approvals (signatures) are facilitated electronically in the online portal and applications will not be considered without all required approvals.

Step 3a: Log into the Internal Grant Proposal and Award Portal for PIs using your StarID to complete an application and submit.

• Wizehive allows you to save your progress as you work on completing your application.
• Do not click the "Submit" button until your application is complete. A complete application includes the finished Application, Estimated Project Budget (download by clicking on red button above), supporting documents and budget justification items, and, if applicable, Co-PI response(s).

Step 3b: If you have one or more St. Cloud State Co-PI's, you are required to complete a Co-PI Request form for each Co-PI participating in the project. This process will trigger a notification to your Co-PI(s) requiring them to acknowledge participation in the project.

Step 4: If applicable, confirm your Co-PI(s) have completed their Co-PI Request forms. You can confirm this by looking for the green box next their name(s) within the Co-PI Request section of your application.

Step 5:  Click on "Submit" to put forward your COMPLETE application for consideration. It must be submitted prior to the posted deadline above or it will not be considered.

• Changes/updates cannot be made once your application is submitted.
• The application will be automatically routed in Wizehive to obtain the necessary approvals (signatures) from your department chair/director and dean/supervisor.
• To ensure timely reviews, it is the applicant's responsibility to ensure department chairs/directors and deans/supervisors know the application is coming.

Step 6: Once your completed application is electronically approved in Wizehive by your department chair/director AND dean/supervisor, your application will be distributed to a review panel for review and consideration. Please note that the review process takes time, so please be patient. Updates will be sent out as soon as the review process is concluded.

DISCLAIMER: Applicants are encouraged to submit their electronic application early to avoid potential access issues. Applications after the deadline will not be considered without official confirmation of campus-wide accessibility/technical outages. Previous versions of application forms will not be considered and will be denied.

Applications will be evaluated through a peer review process, with reviewers assessing the quality, merit, and feasibility of each proposal.

• Awarded funds are to be used exclusively for the work outlined in the proposal narrative.
• Recipients are responsible for the submission of a Final Report to the Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Programs within 30 days after the project’s scheduled completion date.

2026

Odessa Luna - $9,997
Applied Behavioral Analysis, "Enhancing Graduate Training and Family Support Through Short‑Term Autism Behavioral Consultation"

2025

2024

Mikhail Blinnikov - $7,914
Geography, Tracing Spread of Millet Along the Silk Road in the Heart of Eurasia using Phytolith Analysis

2023

No Awards

2022

Lindsey Vigesaa & Mary Clifford - $9,975
Criminal Justice, "Public & Private Collaborations to Promote Student Success: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Analyze Agency Data in the Criminal Justice Classroom"