January 15, after which time awards will be granted. Proposals received after that date will be considered on a space-available basis (e g., if an applicant declines an offer). Research Fellowship Award

HIDRA
The High Impact Doctoral Research Assistantship (HIDRA) award program is designed to attract high-quality graduate students who received their undergraduate educations at institutions other than BYU. Graduate Studies plans to offer five awards per year. Each award will provide $30,000 per year for three years, subject to maintaining satisfactory performance.

The intent of this award is to recruit students who are capable of producing scholarly research that will have an impact on their disciplines. Unlike traditional fellowships, HIDRA awards are assistantships, which means that each awardee must study under the direction of a faculty advisor who will administer the award. Consequently, when granting a HIDRA award, Graduate Studies must consider the criteria for choosing the faculty advisor as well as the criteria for choosing the student.

This award is initiated by the faculty, and also requires a response from the applicant. The deadline for this award is January 15, after which time awards will be granted. Proposals received after that date will be considered on a space-available basis (e.g., if an applicant declines an offer).
Research Fellowship Award
The Graduate Studies Research Fellowship award is intended to support innovative research or creative works, including well-conceived undergraduate student mentoring, conducted by graduate students under the guidance of faculty advisors. The award is $5,000; $10,000; or $15,000 for one year, to be dispensed at the beginning of the academic year.
The deadline for this award is February 1 and is initiated by the student
Mentoring Assistantships
Graduate Studies Mentoring Assistantships are intended to recruit high-quality graduate students to be mentored by faculty and who in turn will act as mentors for undergraduates in teaching or applied settings. These awards will be for $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 for one year. Unlike the Graduate Studies Research Fellowships, for which students apply via an on-line application process, the mentoring assistantships will be awarded to students through their faculty mentor, who will initiate the application process. College deans invite faculty to submit a 1-2 page proposal for graduate mentoring awards for specific projects. Based on these proposals, deans make recommendations for funding to the Dean and the Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies. Applications are due on February 1 and the award will be disbursed the following Fall Semester into a departmental account. At the conclusion of the academic year in which the funding was awarded, students and faculty must submit a one-page report describing the outcomes of the project. Additional information about Graduate Mentoring Awards is available from Graduate Studies.
The deadline for this award is February 1 and is initiated by the faculty
Research Presentation Awards (RPA)
Graduate Students presenting original research at conferences or performing or displaying creative work are eligible to receive a Research Presentation Award (RPA) averaging $400. RPAs are intended to enable graduate students to travel to important conferences within their discipline in order to present their scholarly and creative work.
The deadline for this award is October 11^th (Fall semester) and February 14^th (Winter semester) and is initiated by the student
For more information please see the graduate studies website: graduatestudies.byu.edu