UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

GRADUATE SCHOOL

TO MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY:

The proposed University budget for 1938-39 includes an
item of a few thousand dollars for assistance to research projects
of members of the Faculty, The Research Committee plans to give
early consideration to the distribution of the fund and is, there-
fore, asking that requests for grants be submitted promptly.

The item in the budget is entirely from the maintenance
fund. Consequently, grants cannot be made involving the direct
payment of salaries or wagese

It is very important that each request be carefully con-
sidered before being submitted, It is altogether probable that the
total amount requested for even the very worthy projects cannot be
granted. It would be helpful to the Committee if each person sub-
mitting a request were to obtain the endorsement in writing of the

head or chairman of his department.

With each application there should be furnished as
complete and as accurate information as possible on the following

points:
1. Nature of the project and probable results

to be obtained
2, Its present state of completion

3. Total amount necessary during 1938-39 from
the research fumds and specific purvoses for
which each portion of the sum is to be used

4. Probable amount necessary from the fund
in future years in order to complete the
project.

Members of the faculty who wish to apply for grants should
submit their requests in writing by May 18, 1938,

Very sincerely yours,

E.B.STOUFFER
Chairman, Graduate Research Committee

April 29, 1938