Portz Fellowship Application

The National Collegiate Honors Council’s John and Edythe Portz Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship provides students in good standing in honors programs of NCHC member institutions support to conduct creative and innovative research that crosses boundaries. The fellowship program invites applications from individuals who wish to undertake cross-disciplinary research or from a team of two students from different disciplines who propose a single collaborative project. The project will be funded for a period of up to 15 months with the expectation that upon its completion the Fellowship recipient will make a presentation of the research at the annual NCHC conference. NCHC expects to award up to 2 Portz fellowships per year.

Name
FirstLast
Project Title
Email
Abstract
For this abstract produce a clear and concise summary of your research proposal. State the specific aims of the research, describing the data you will collect, the methods for achieving the stated goal(s), and the resources necessary to accomplish this research. Avoid summaries of past accomplishments. This abstract is meant to serve as a succinct and accurate description of the proposed work when separated from the application. The abstract must be written so as to be clearly understood by a general academic audience.

DO NOT exceed 250 words.
Summary
Please produce a two or three sentence paragraph that clearly states the purpose and desired outcomes of your project.
Personal Information
Table of Contents
Abstract & Summary
Appendices
These may include Curriculum Vita, Research Timeline, Human Subject Approval, Animal Use Approval, Letters of Access, & Supporting Materials.
Research Plan Description
Literature Cited
Personal Impact Statement
Application Checklist
- Personal Information (1 page)
- Table of Contents (1 page)
- Three Letters of Support* (3 pages total)
- Abstract and Summary (1 page)
- Research Plan Description (5 pages max)
- Literature Cited (2 pages max)
- Personal Impact Statement (3 pages max)
- Academic Transcript
- Appendix
Each part of this application has a purpose and must be included. A grant that fails to include any section (without justification) will be denied funding.

*Letters of support, including one from the faculty sponsor, one from a faculty member who knows your work, and one from the honors director or dean, should be emailed directly from the author to nchc@unlserve.unl.edu.

Portz Fellowship Sponsor Letter of Support

Although the Portz fellowship program is designed to fund independent research, each student must have a faculty sponsor for the project who will give him or her guidance with the design of the project and then certify its completion along the guidelines originally established by the student and sponsor. While faculty sponsors are not expected to assist in the research, it would be appropriate for the student to be able to contact the sponsor periodically with questions.

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Sponsor's Assurance
Please check the appropriate box below. Select NA if statement #2 does not apply to the project.
The methodology in this proposal has been developed sufficiently to allow completion of the project as it is written here.
- Yes
- No
- N/A
Any necessary subjects (human or animal) have been identified in this proposal and permission for their use by the applicant has been secured (or is pending with the appropriate review committee).
- Yes
- No
- N/A
Student Applicant's Name
FirstLast
Sponsor's Name
FirstLast
Sponsor's Email
Sponsor's Phone
Note to Faculty Sponsor
Please write a frank letter detailing the intellectual capabilities of the student applicant, the nature of the project, its significance, and the likelihood of it being completed. Address whether or not the student is qualified to complete the project as designed. You may upload your letter below.
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Portz Fellowship: Faculty Letter of Support

This letter of support should be written not by the faculty sponsor of the research project but by a faculty member who knows the research applicant’s academic work well because of teaching the student in a class, having the student work on an academic project, etc.

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Student Applicant's Name
FirstLast
Faculty Member's Name
FirstLast
Faculty Member's Email
Faculty Member's Phone
Note to faculty member
Please write a frank letter detailing the intellectual capabilities of the student applicant, the nature of your relationship with him or her, and the quality of his or her work that you have evaluated. Because this grant program supports independent research, please comment on the student’s ability to work independently, his or her level of responsibility, ability as a writer, etc. You may upload your letter below.
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Portz Fellowship: Honors Director/Dean Letter of Support

This letter of support should be written by the director or dean of the NCHC member institution endorsing the application.

Date
Student Applicant's Name
FirstLast
Honors Director/Dean Name
FirstLast
Honors Director/Dean Email
Honors Director/Dean Phone
Note to Director/Dean
This letter of support should be written by the director or dean of the NCHC member institution endorsing the application.
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Portz Fellowship Application