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→ Eligibility

Any person who is completing a research study at a current institution.

Student and early career professionals researching the grant focus.

Approval for the Use of Human Subjects by an Institutional Review Board.

→ Application Procedure

Applications must be received no later than November 1 each year.

The grant application must be submitted using on the online form. Questions regarding the application process should be sent to info@sportsequitygrant.com

→ What to include in your proposal

• Investigator information
• Abstract (300 words or less)
• Specific Aims, Background and Significance, Methodology, Project Sustainability and Project Evaluation
• References (only those cited)
• Budget and budget justification
• Submission checklist
• Appendix, can include the following:
• Approval for the Use of Human Subjects by an Institutional Review Board. Applicants must provide evidence that the project has - received approval for the use of human subjects, or is in the process of being reviewed by an Institutional Review Board. If the review is in process, approval must be documented before funds can be released.
• Participant informed consent form.
• Vitae for lead investigator and faculty advisor (if student applicant). Applicants' vitae must not exceed three single-spaced pages and should include academic degrees, positions held, awards, publications, presentations, and other information relevant to the current project.

→ Budget and Timeframe

Budgets must fall between $250 and $7,500.

Awards will be paid to your department or organization/company, if one exists, and can cover costs such as equipment, hourly assistance, materials, and supplies.

Grants are awarded by March 1.

The Committee will pay the approved amount up-front based on the submitted budget (up to the $7,500 limit) if approved to an organization/company (if project is approved to an individual, then the Committee will pay 50% upfront and the remaining 50% will be sent upon completion/submission of receipts). Receipts should be submitted with final budget statement. Any unspent funds based on the submitted budget would revert to the Committee.

Unspent balances will revert to the Committee unless a written request for extension is submitted 6 weeks prior to grant expiration and is approved by the Committee.

→ Obligations

Recipients must submit a budget statement and summary of progress (500 words or less within 3 months after the end of the funding period. If the grant is not managed through an organizational grants office (e.g., University grants office), copies of receipts must be provided along with the final budget statement.

An abstract of the completed work must be submitted for consideration at the first eligible conference that follows the completion of the grant.

Any publication(s) resulting from the grant should acknowledge the Oglesby - Snyder grant.

→ Application

The 2025 application windows are: Monday, August 18th – Saturday, November 1st at 11:59 PM