Deadline: 4 p.m. October 23, 2025
Step 1: Review the eligibility requirements and budgetary guideline sections below on this webpage for this grant. You can also review the
criteria that the review committee uses by viewing the evaluation
rubric.
APPLICATION BUDGET TEMPLATE
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 Wizehive and applications will not be considered without all required approvals.
Step 3a: Click on the red "Apply Here" button to login to Wizehive using your StarID.
- For assistance using Wizehive, please click on the red "Wizehive Tutorial" button.
- 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 the 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.
2022 Recipients
John Sinko - $5,520
Physics & Astronomy, "Laser Vaporization Tests of Simulated Orbital Debris in Free Fall"
2021 Recipients
Jennifer Atteberry - $6,612Nursing, “
Immersive Simulations to Positively Influence Nursing Students’ Self-Efficacy, Clinical Judgement, and Anxiety”
Matthew Davis - $7,957Biology, “
Investigating the Repeated Evolution of Deep-sea Adaptations in Fishes”
2020 Recipients
Ettien Koffi - $6,946
English, "Comprehensive Documentation o Eotile/Beti: A Critically Endangered Language"
Brittany Williams - $6,368
Educational Leadership & HIgher Education, "A 10-year Content Analysis of U.S. Based HIV/AIDS Related Research Published in Higher Education Journals"
2019 Recipients
Ilya Simakov - $8,000
Theatre and Film Studies, "Chelyabinsk Joy Documentary Project”
2018 Recipients
Matthew Davis - $7,997
Biology, "Evolution of Deep-sea Fishes”
Tirthankar Ghosh and Yi Zheng - $7,454
Computer Science & Information Technology, "Iinvestigating wireless sensor network security and performance with embedded systems”
John Sinko - $5,200
Physics & Astronomy, "Heating Analysis and Crater Metrology for Laser Ablation”
Previous recipients are showcased in RSP’s annual report.