StellarGrant - Scientific Instrumentation Grant Application

Thank you for your interest in the StellarGrant™ Scientific Instrumentation Grant Program. The initial application is intentionally brief. We want to understand your idea, what you hope to accomplish, and how access to spectroscopy instrumentation could make a difference. If additional technical information is needed, a member of the StellarNet team may contact you.

Applicant Information

Name(Required)

First Last

Title/Position(Required)

Institution / Organization(Required)

Department / Laboratory

Email(Required)

Phone

Country Phone Number

Institution or Department Website(Required)

Faculty / Researcher / Laboratory Profile URL

Which StellarGrant are you applying for?(Required)

Research Award

Teaching & Education Award

Not Sure — Help Me Choose

Your Idea

Project of Program Title(Required)

The Big Question(Required)

In 250 words or less, tell us what you would do with new spectroscopy instrumentation that you cannot do today — and why it matters.

How would spectroscopy or optical measurement contribute to the project?*(Required)

What would you like to measure or analyze?(Required)

Select all that apply

UV-Visible absorbance/transmission

Reflectance

Near-infrared spectroscopy

Raman spectroscopy

Fluorescence

Radiometry / light measurement

LED / display measurement

Color measurement

Thin-film measurement

Chemical identification / material verification

Chemometrics / machine learning

I'm not sure — I would like StellarNet's recommendation

Do you know what instrumentation you need?

Yes

I have a general idea

No - I would like StellarNet to recommend a system

If yes, please describe the instrumentation or configuration you are considering

Research Award Applicants

Complete this section if applying for a Research Award.

What scientific question are you trying to answer?

What makes this research interesting, innovative, or potentially important?

What could become possible if the project is successful?

Will students participate in the research?

Undergraduate students

Graduate students

Undergraduate and graduate students

Other researchers

No student participation

Not yet determined

Do you anticipate publishing or presenting results from this work?

Peer-reviewed publication

Scientific conference

Poster or presentation

Thesis/dissertation

Institutional publication

Public outreach

Not sure

Other

Teaching & Education Award Applicants

Complete this section if applying for a Teaching & Education Award.

Course, Laboratory, or Program Name

Briefly describe how students would use the instrumentation.*

Approximately how many students could use the instrumentation each academic year?

What instrumentation or method do students currently use?

How would the StellarGrant improve the student laboratory experience?

Could the experiment or teaching approach be shared with other educators?

Yes

Possibly

Not Sure

If selected, would you be interested in sharing the laboratory experiment or educational approach with the broader spectroscopy education community?

Yes

Possibly

Project & Institutional Information

When would you ideally begin using the instrumentation?

As soon as available

Within 3 months

Within 6 months

Next academic semester

Next academic year

Other

Is this project currently funded?

Yes

Partially

Funding pending

Not applicable

Is there anything else we should know about your project?

Supporting Material

You may optionally upload supporting information such as a publication, proposed experiment, course laboratory, photograph, diagram, preliminary spectrum, research summary, or other relevant material. If your files are too large or you have more to share feel free to email us at contactus@stellarnet.us

Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Sharing Your StellarGrant Story

StellarNet would like to help successful projects reach the broader scientific and educational community.

If selected, may StellarNet publicly announce your institution, recipient name, project title, and StellarGrant award?*(Required)

Yes

Yes, subject to institutional approval

Would you be willing to provide a brief update about the project after receiving the instrumentation?*(Required)

Yes

Possibly

Does your institution have a news, communications, department, faculty, laboratory, or educational webpage where grants, awards, research projects, or new instrumentation are typically announced?

Yes

Unsure

If yes, please provide the appropriate webpage or contact, if known.

Please include Name, Title/Department, and Email Address

How Did You Hear About StellarGrant™?(Required)

StellarNet email

StellarNet website

StellarNet representative

Colleague

University / institution

Conference or event

Social media

Search engine

Personally invited by StellarNet

Other

Applicant Certification*(Required)

I certify that I am authorized to submit this application on behalf of the institution or organization identified above and that the information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Applicant Certification(Required)

I understand that submitting an application does not guarantee an award and that StellarGrant awards, award values, and instrumentation configurations are determined by StellarNet based on program criteria, available resources, and project requirements.(Required)

StellarGrant – Scientific Instrumentation Grant Application

Applicant Information

Name(Required)

First Last

Title/Position(Required)

Institution / Organization(Required)

Department / Laboratory

Email(Required)

Phone

Country Phone Number

Institution or Department Website(Required)

Faculty / Researcher / Laboratory Profile URL

Which StellarGrant are you applying for?(Required)

Research Award

Teaching & Education Award

Not Sure — Help Me Choose

Your Idea

Project of Program Title(Required)

The Big Question(Required)

In 250 words or less, tell us what you would do with new spectroscopy instrumentation that you cannot do today — and why it matters.

How would spectroscopy or optical measurement contribute to the project?*(Required)

What would you like to measure or analyze?(Required)

Select all that apply

UV-Visible absorbance/transmission

Reflectance

Near-infrared spectroscopy

Raman spectroscopy

Fluorescence

Radiometry / light measurement

LED / display measurement

Color measurement

Thin-film measurement

Chemical identification / material verification

Chemometrics / machine learning

I’m not sure — I would like StellarNet’s recommendation

Do you know what instrumentation you need?

Yes

I have a general idea

No – I would like StellarNet to recommend a system

If yes, please describe the instrumentation or configuration you are considering

Research Award Applicants

Complete this section if applying for a Research Award.

What scientific question are you trying to answer?

What makes this research interesting, innovative, or potentially important?

What could become possible if the project is successful?

Will students participate in the research?

Undergraduate students

Graduate students

Undergraduate and graduate students

Other researchers

No student participation

Not yet determined

Do you anticipate publishing or presenting results from this work?

Peer-reviewed publication

Scientific conference

Poster or presentation

Thesis/dissertation

Institutional publication

Public outreach

Not sure

Other

Teaching & Education Award Applicants

Complete this section if applying for a Teaching & Education Award.

Course, Laboratory, or Program Name

Briefly describe how students would use the instrumentation.*

Approximately how many students could use the instrumentation each academic year?

What instrumentation or method do students currently use?

How would the StellarGrant improve the student laboratory experience?

Could the experiment or teaching approach be shared with other educators?

Yes

Possibly

Not Sure

If selected, would you be interested in sharing the laboratory experiment or educational approach with the broader spectroscopy education community?

Yes

Possibly

Project & Institutional Information

When would you ideally begin using the instrumentation?

As soon as available

Within 3 months

Within 6 months

Next academic semester

Next academic year

Other

Is this project currently funded?

Yes

Partially

Funding pending

Not applicable

Is there anything else we should know about your project?

Supporting Material

Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Sharing Your StellarGrant Story

StellarNet would like to help successful projects reach the broader scientific and educational community.

If selected, may StellarNet publicly announce your institution, recipient name, project title, and StellarGrant award?*(Required)

Yes

Yes, subject to institutional approval

Would you be willing to provide a brief update about the project after receiving the instrumentation?*(Required)

Yes

Possibly

Does your institution have a news, communications, department, faculty, laboratory, or educational webpage where grants, awards, research projects, or new instrumentation are typically announced?

Yes

Unsure

If yes, please provide the appropriate webpage or contact, if known.

Please include Name, Title/Department, and Email Address

How Did You Hear About StellarGrant™?(Required)

StellarNet email

StellarNet website

StellarNet representative

Colleague

University / institution

Conference or event

Social media

Search engine

Personally invited by StellarNet

Other

Applicant Certification*(Required)

I certify that I am authorized to submit this application on behalf of the institution or organization identified above and that the information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Applicant Certification(Required)