Graduate Research and Creative Activity (GRACA)

GRACA proposals were accepted on a rolling basis until funding ran out.

What is UNO’s GRACA Grant?

Graduate Research and Creative Activity (GRACA) grants support faculty-mentored graduate student research and creative activity.

Grants of up to $5,000 per student are available to currently enrolled UNO graduate students.

Eligibility is restricted to those UNO graduate students (and students from other NU programs) who pay their tuition through UNO.

Please read the guidelines and FAQs for additional details about GRACA.

View sample proposals

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until funding runs out. There is no specific deadline for GRACA applications, but we recommend students apply as early as possible.

GRACA Guidelines

The GRACA Application

Before you apply for a GRACA award, we strongly advise you to speak with a Scholarship Team Member in The Office of Financial Support and Scholarships about how a FUSE award may impact your financial aid or scholarship package.

The GRACA competition is run through NuRamp. You will need your NetID and password to log in.

Access the GRACA application through NuRamp

Select "GRACA 2024/2025" from Internal Competitions.

• You will need your faculty mentor to assist you in completing the "compliance" section of the application.

Compliance Approvals

If the proposed project involves any form of work with human subjects or their personal data (including interviews), vertebrate animals, and/or biohazardous materials, the student and mentor must obtain either approval or a waiver from the IRB (human subjects), IACUC (vertebrate animals), and/or IBC (biohazards).

If you are unsure whether or not this applies to the proposed project, visit one of the following websites to confirm:

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

IRB is for those working with human subjects or their personal data.

Complete the “Does My Project Require IRB Review?” questionnaire, even if you don’t think your project will need it.

IRB Office Hours

• 2nd Monday of every month 9 - 10 A.M. (Zoom link)
• 4th Thursday of every month 2 - 3 P.M. (Zoom link)

Please direct questions regarding office hours to the IRB Education Coordinator:
Megan Berger mberger@unmc.edu or 402.559.6044

More information about IRB office hours

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

IACUC is for those working with live vertebrate animals

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

IBC is for those working with biohazardous materials.

Sample GRACA Proposals