Undergraduate Research and Independent Projects

Sample Project Proposals

Check out a few sample grant proposals below. Read ones annotated with reviewer notes (even if the topic is outside your area of interest) to learn what reviewers look for. You can also see also how resubmitted proposals respond to reviewer comments.

Please note that these proposals serve as exemplars for students applying for VPUE Student Grants. They may not be copied, retained, or distributed, and their use is subject to the Stanford Honor Code.

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  • Arts, Creative Project, Visual Arts, Major Grant (S. Bedford)
  • Arts, Creative Writing, Chappell Lougee Scholarship (J. Kim)
  • Arts, Creative Writing, Chappell Lougee Scholarship, annotated (w/ remote plan) (L. Laniyan)
  • Arts, Music, Theater, Small Grant, annotated (T. Pauly)
  • Humanities, English, Major Grant (J. Schaffer)
  • Humanities, History, Chappell Lougee Scholarship, annotated (w/ remote plan) (A. Kassam)
  • Humanities, History, Major Grant, annotated (J. Sonnenberg)
  • Humanities, Religious Studies, Small Grant, annotated (L. Funk)
  • Humanities, Classics, Chappell Lougee Scholarship (S. Beller)
  • STEM, Biology, Major Grant, annotated (J. Bui)
  • STEM, Biology, Major Grant, annotated (w/ remote plan) (S. Kong)
  • STEM, Biology, Small Grant (J. McGregor)
  • STEM, Chemical Engineering, Major Grant (J. O'Leary)
  • STEM, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Major Grant, annotated (V. Rosen)
  • STEM, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Small Grant, annotated (C. Kremer)
  • STEM, Mathematics, Major Grant, annotated (w/ remote plan) (M. Stevens)
  • STEM, Physics, Major Grant (J. Chaves)
  • Senior Synthesis Project, Small Grant, annotated (J. O'Leary)
  • Social Science, Anthropology, Chappell Lougee Scholarship (N. Follmann)
  • Social Science, CDDRL, Small Grant (A. Schickele)
  • Social Science, Psychology, Major Grant, annotated (C. Eggleston)
  • Social Science, Sociology, Chappell Lougee Scholarship, annotated (w/ remote plan) (A. Gomez)
  • Social Science, Urban Studies, Major Grant, annotated (K. Parish)