These awards support research and scholarly endeavors of Michigan Tech faculty and students.
Bhakta Rath Research Award
The Bhakta Rath Research Award, established in 2010 by an endowment from Dr. Bhakta B. Rath and his wife, Sushama Rath, offers an opportunity to promote and reward excellence in scientific and engineering research in the field of physical and natural sciences and engineering.
Century II Campaign Endowed Equipment Fund (C2E2)
The Michigan Tech Century II Campaign Endowed Equipment Fund (C2E2) provides funding to invest in equipment related to research and to improve the lives of faculty, students and staff campus-wide.
Michigan Tech Research Award
The Michigan Tech Research Award, presented annually, recognizes sustained productive scholarly endeavor or a single noteworthy breakthrough in research results. Nominations should consider the impact the nominee has made toward advancement of knowledge or scholarship.
Research Excellence Fund (REF)
The Research Excellence Fund (REF) program awards grants in four categories: 1) infrastructure enhancement grants, 2) research seed grants, 3) scholarship and creativity grants, 4) mentoring grants, and 5) technology commercialization grants.
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURF)
This program provides funding for undergraduate students interested in spending 7 to 14 weeks developing an individual research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor.