Honors students can turn to a number of sources of financial support for their Capstone work.

  • Students may apply for Crown Award or Wise-Marcus 50-Year Friendship Award, which offer up to $5,000 to support Capstone Project work.
  • Any Capstone student may obtain up to $200 from Honors to defray appropriate project costs. She/he must submit a brief written description of how much money is needed and for what, and a line-item budget to the Deputy Director. Requests may be emailed to Eric Holzwarth. Once the proposal is approved, the student submits receipts for expenditures and is then reimbursed. The process takes a few weeks to complete.
  • Students should discuss financial needs with the Capstone Advisor. The Advisor will frequently know of funding sources unique to the discipline.
  • Other sources of money include one's Dean's Office (Arts and Sciences students should see Associate Dean Kandice Salomone) and major department.
Students should also check with the Office of Sponsored Programs which has several databases on the web where undergraduates can search for appropriate funding sources: COS -- Community of Science; IRIS -- Illinois Research Information Service and others