What are the selection criteria for research grants?
Awards are up to the discretion of the Associated Students Academic Research Grant Screening Board (ARGSB) and ultimate selection criteria is confidential. Fundamentally, selection is made based on the quality of the application; the saliency (clarity) of the application, particularly the team/individual’s goals and anticipated outcomes of the project; if the project is consistent with the academic mission of USD; and how well the proposed costs are justified in the application through the budget and project description. These are some examples of criteria used. A suggestion is to complete the application as logically, thoroughly, and professionally as possible. The ARBSB should be able to identify the relevancy of the project with respect to a culminating, original work that is aimed at achieving a particular end within a particular emphasis (i.e. major/minor, senior thesis, etc.).
