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The Offices of Undergraduate Research and Global Education are pleased to partner on a funding program designed to help faculty who work with undergraduate researchers. This project is part of KSU鈥檚 "Year Of" Annual Country Study. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the "Year Of" country is the United Kingdom. 

Faculty can apply for up to $1,000 in funding to support a collaborative research project involving undergraduate researchers and a United Kingdom partner.

The application portal will open on August 1st. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until December 15, 2025, or when all funds are disbursed, whichever comes first. 

The application portal can be found .

Congratulations to the following faculty who were selected to receive funding during the Year of Canada (2024-2025):

  • Dr. Soon Goo Lee, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
    • Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Chalcone isomerase-like Proteins in (Iso)flavonoid Biosynthesis
  • Dr. Shadi Beshai, Associate Professor of Psychology
    • The Associations Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Fatalism: Implications for Mindfulness-Based Interventions
    • Mindfulness Across Cultures: Dispositional Mindfulness and Individualism鈥怌ollectivism
    • This must be a collaborative effort with a United Kingdom (UK) partner (for example, a partner at a UK higher education institution or a company/nonprofit in the UK).
    • Faculty must work with one or more undergraduate researchers on the project.
    • The undergraduate researchers will present at the Symposium of Student Scholars in either the Fall or Spring.
    • Funds must be utilized by April 15, 2026.

  • Funds can be used in the following ways: 

    • Supplies or materials to conduct research (for example, software, materials for the arts, scientific supplies, books/journals that cannot be provided by the library, etc.)
    • Travel and/or registration costs for students presenting at a conference** (note that we cannot fund students to attend conferences or workshops where they are not listed as a presenter). International travel needs to be approved by the Office of International Safety and Security before an URCA proposal can be reviewed. Please email globalsafety@kennesaw.edu for more information
    • Participant incentives (for example, gift cards for individuals who participate in a survey or experiment)
    • Publication costs
  • The application can be found . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until December 15, 2025, or when all funds are disbursed, whichever comes first.