Student Research Grants
2023 Student Grant applications are now closed.
Please send all additional questions to:
Dr. Judith Totman Parrish
President, SEPM Foundation, Inc.
Email: SEPMFoundationPresident@sepm.org
Past Application Details
A cover page with your name, email address, institution, degree sought, physical address, the names of two people who will provide letters of support (see below) and their email addresses, the title of your project, your total budget, and the amount you are requesting from SEPM Foundation.
A statement (typed, single-spaced; no more than a single page in length, minimum 10-point font) that succinctly summarizes the objectives of your project.
A budget that shows each anticipated category of expenditure and justification for it. Include the amount requested from SEPM Foundation and amounts requested from/provided by other organizations.
Letters of support emailed directly to the President from the student's adviser and from one other member of the faculty in the department in which he/she is enrolled. The letter from the adviser must include a statement certifying that the student is in good academic standing at the time of the application and that she/he has completed at least one semester of graduate study.
All applicants must be members of SEPM.
Applications will be evaluated by a committee whose members will select the awardee(s). The successful applicant(s) will be notified of the award by May 15, 2023. The award amounts are dependent on the number and quality of applications and on the investment income. For reference, the average grant in 2021 was $720.
In addition to managing contributions designated for support of recognition awards, the SEPM Foundation, Inc. manages the distribution of various designated student assistance grants.
Questions? Email: SEPMFoundationPresident@sepm.org

2022 Awardees
Thank you to all of our applicants of the Student Research Grant program for 2022.
Below are a few pieces of data about our most recent research grant recipients:
- $31,000 awarded; 44.8% awarded rate
- Awarded to 13 MS and 17 PhD students; 25 MS, 42 PhD (67)total applicants
- Awardees are spread throughout the US with two international awardees
Past Awards
- 2021 - 97 applications; awardees - 40 MSc, 57 PhD [44% awarded]
- 2020 - 71 applications; awardees - 11 MSc, 21 PhD [45% awarded]
- 2019 - 45 applications; awardees - 8 MSc, 15 PhD [51% awarded]
- 2018 - 89 applications; awardees - 19 MSc, 18 PhD [42% awarded]