Pillars Grant Program

The grant amounts may be limited by the Pillars/Scholarship Committee and amounts are based on annual funding levels.

What can funds be used for?

• Travel expenses to present research at professional conferences or other educational opportunities such as workshops, lectures, symposia, etc.
• Extraordinary expenses or fees related to research opportunities, clinical placements, field experiences and internships
• Extraordinary expenses associated with master’s thesis and dissertation research or other research projects
• Extraordinary and/or emergency funding to help students meet educational expenses

Who is eligible?

Grant recipients must be BGSU students enrolled in the College of Health and Human Services who are fully admitted to their degree program (“Pre”-major status students are not eligible.)

Award criteria

• Overall GPA
• Demonstration of financial need
• Evidence that the Pillars grant will enhance or support the student’s educational program
• Overall quality of the application materials

Academic criteria

Priority will be given to students who:

• Are presenting at a professional conference
• Received an award or recognition for their research
• Are first time awardees
• Applied for other grants or funding sources
• Collaborated with other students on their project

• Not all grant applications will be funded.
• The Pillars/Scholarship committee will review applications.
• Group applications will not be accepted. A separate application must be made to the Pillars/Scholarship Committee by each student in a group who is requesting funds.
• Multiple applications from the same individual will not be accepted in the same academic year.
• Funds will not be disbursed to the student until the project has been completed and a required project summary report, including original receipts, is submitted to the Pillars/Scholarship Committee within 30 days following the funded event.
• Events that take place after a student has graduated will not be funded.
• When driving to a conference/event, mileage can only be calculated from BGSU to conference location and back to BGSU (cannot include mileage from residence to BGSU and vice versa). This is an institutional guideline.