Student Research
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Funding Sources
The Office of Grants, Sponsored Programs, and Research accepts applications for research funding in three different categories.
Student Grants For Research and Creative Activity Program
- Funding for research-related travel, materials, supplies, experiments and data collection, books and equipment, and other research needs
- Both graduate and undergraduate students are eligible
- Several sources of on-campus funding are available for undergraduate and graduate students seeking to conduct course-related or degree-related research.
Noonan Endowment Award Program
Funding for active student participation in conferences, performance competitions, exhibitions, field trips, and off-campus research.
Neimeyer-Hodgson Student Research Grant
- Funding for research-related travel, materials, supplies, experiments and data collection, books and equipment, and other research needs.
- Only undergraduates are eligible to apply
Undergraduate and graduate students should also consult their academic department to determine if additional department or university sources of funding are available to them.
For more information contact: Mr. Jeffry Porter at ext. 4829 or by email Jeffry.Porter@millersville.edu
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Master's Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation Guidelines
Master's Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation Guidelines
A master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation is an approved creative project or an interpretive, analytical work that offers evidence of an original point of view, supported by original research and the results of that research.
The Graduate Course and Program Review Committee have adopted thesis and dissertation guidelines to aid in the preparation and completion of a thesis or dissertation.
Once you have completed your thesis or dissertation, you will submit documentation to AdultLearning@millersville.edu in accordance with this process checklist.
A full copy of the thesis and dissertation guidelines in addition to helpful forms and template pages associated with theses and dissertations are available here:
THESIS AND DISSERTATION GUIDELINES
Full set of guidelines for preparing and submitting your master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation, includes formatting requirements and process steps.THESIS/NON-THESIS PROPOSAL APPROVAL FORM
Used to seek approval for your proposed Master’s Thesis Topic / Title. A copy of this form (without signatures) will be included as a page in your final thesis document. When you have successfully defended your thesis and are ready for publication (adding your thesis to the online repository), a copy of this form WITH SIGNATURES must be submitted as part of your thesis submission packet. This is a fillable .pdf file.DISSERTATION/SCHOLARLY PROJECT PROPOSAL APPROVAL FORM
Used to seek approval for your proposed Doctoral Dissertation Topic / Title. A copy of this form (without signatures) will be included as a page in your final dissertation document. When you have successfully defended your dissertation and are ready for publication (adding your dissertation to the online repository), a copy of this form WITH SIGNATURES must be submitted as part of your dissertation submission packet. This is a fillable .pdf file.THESIS/DISSERTATION/SCHOLARLY PROJECT REQUEST FORM
Used for registration. Once your Proposal has been approved, this form must be submitted and sent to the Registrar’s office to create a registration record for your Thesis or Dissertation work. This is a fillable .pdf file.THESIS EXAMINATION REPORT
Used to record the results of your Thesis Examination. One your thesis is fully approved, a copy of this form WITH SIGNATURES must be submitted as part of your Thesis submission packet. This is a fillable .pdf file.DISSERTATION/SCHOLARLY PROJECT EXAMINATION REPORT
Used to record the results of your Dissertation Examination. One your dissertation is fully approved, a copy of this form WITH SIGNATURES must be submitted as part of your dissertation submission packet. This is a fillable .pdf file.PERMISSION TO DIGITIZE FORM
Used to record your authorization for Millersville University to digitize your thesis or dissertation and make it available in the MU Institutional Repository. Once your thesis or dissertation is fully approved, a copy of this form WITH YOUR SIGNATURE must be submitted as part of your submission packet. This is a fillable .pdf file. -
Submission Instructions
Thesis or Dissertation Submission PacketWhen you have successfully defended your thesis or dissertation and all revisions have been completed, submit the following items, as 5 separate PDF files, via email to Graduate Studies and Adult Learning AdultLearning@Millersville.edu:
- Fully formatted Thesis or Dissertation, including Abstract (no signatures) and Approval Page (no signatures), in PDF.
- Abstract, signed by student, in PDF.
- Approval page, signed by committee members, in PDF.
- Examination report (defense), signed by committee chair, in PDF.
- Permission to Digitize form, signed by student, in PDF.
What happens next? Once you submit these five documents, staff will review to assure a complete submission packet has been received, and verify that signatures are in place where needed. Once confirmed, the office will respond to student by email with directions for accessing the institutional repository and uploading your documents
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Institutional Review Board
For the protection of human subjectsThe Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB)
Reviews all research involving human subjects to ensure compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations on the Protection of Human Subjects. Click here to view the IRB website with meeting dates and additional information on submitting proposals.