Internal Funding Programs | St. Catherine University

Grant Programs

The tables below provide basic eligibility information on St. Kate's internal grants. Additional information for each grant, including deadlines, grant guidelines, and links to applications can be found further below. Scroll to the bottom of the page to view templates and other internal resources.

Research and Scholarship

Grant Program	Disciplines	Deadline	Eligibility
Carol Easley Denny Award	All Disciplines	February 15	All St. Kate's faculty and staff are eligible to apply.
GHR Innovative Scholarship Grants	All Disciplines	February 15	All ranked St. Kate’s faculty are eligible to apply. Adjuncts are not eligible to be PIs, but can be involved as Co-PIs or collaborators on the project.
Research Grant Preparation Fellowship Awards	All Disciplines	March 1	All ranked St. Kate's faculty are eligible to apply. If awarded, fellows are required to attend SPREE's grant workshop (end of May/early June), meet monthly with mentors and with SPREE for project management, and submit at least one external grant proposal by the following May.
3M STEM Grants	STEM	Rolling Deadline	All St. Kate’s faculty members are eligible to apply, but the project must be in a designated STEM area.
Summer Scholars	All Disciplines	March 15	Teams involving undergraduate students and ranked faculty members from any discipline may apply to participate in this paid, immersive summer research experience.

Professional Development/Travel

Grant Program	Disciplines	Deadline	Eligibility
Provost's Conference Presentation Awards	All Disciplines	Rolling Deadline	Full and part-time faculty, professional faculty, faculty assistants, and staff who are presenting or have an active leadership role at a conference may apply. Adjuncts are not eligible to apply.
GHR Faculty/Staff Conference Presentation Awards	All Disciplines	Rolling Deadline	Full and part-time faculty, professional faculty, faculty assistants, and staff. Adjuncts are not eligible to apply
GHR Professional Development Awards	HSSHS & SoN	Rolling Deadline	Students, full-time and part-time faculty (tenure, teaching, or professional practice contracts), and staff are eligible for one award every three years.
GHR Student Conference Presentation Awards	All Disciplines	Rolling Deadline	Undergraduate and graduate students whose work is connected to one of the key components of the GHR AEG grant. Current students and students who have graduated within 12 months of the presentation date are eligible to apply. Faculty who are also students are not eligible for student travel awards and should apply for Faculty Travel/Staff Travel awards.
Global Studies-Sister Antonine O'Brien Awards	All Disciplines	April 1	Ranked full-time and part-time faculty. Adjuncts are not eligible to apply.
Global Studies- Study Abroad Course Awards	All Disciplines	February 1	Ranked full-time and part-time faculty. Adjuncts are not eligible to apply.

Traineeships and Assistantships

Grant Program	Disciplines	Deadline	Eligibility
Assistant Mentorship Program (AMP)	All Disciplines	November and April	Undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled at least half time
GHR Graduate Traineeships	All Disciplines	Applications closed through 2026	Graduate students (St. Kate’s faculty and staff submit the application to request the traineeship)
Graduate Traineeships	All Disciplines	Fall Traineeship: April 15 Spring Traineeship: Oct 15 Summer Traineeship: January 15	Graduate students (St. Kate’s faculty and staff submit the application to request the traineeship) See graduate traineeship policy, budgetary approval, and placement plan.

Grant Program

Disciplines

Deadline

Eligibility

Assistant Mentorship Program (AMP)

All Disciplines

November and April

Undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled at least half time

GHR Graduate Traineeships

All Disciplines

Applications closed through 2026

Graduate students (St. Kate’s faculty and staff submit the application to request the traineeship)