Navigate to [https://nmu.edu/sponsoredprograms/](https://nmu.edu/sponsoredprograms/)

Enter your single sign-on information, and click "LOGIN"

Click "This proposal is not related to any existing proposals or awards (Create New Project)"

This proposal is not related to any existing proposals or awards (Create New Project)

Enter a title.\
***NOTE: This is not the official title; it is just for you to find it in Cayuse. We recommend using the title of the award and your last name.*** *(That will help us find it if we need to help you.)*

Don't worry about "Proposal Summary" -  you can't enter data here, and it is for external grant applications.

You will need to answer questions in all Proposal Sections, starting with Preliminary Information.

Click "Internal NMU Award"\
***NOTE: red asterisks denote questions you are required to answer.***

Click in the "NMU Student Award Program" field and select your program.

Excellence in Education Research Grant Program

When you answered all required questions in a section, the red circle with the number of yet-unanswered questions turns to a green check mark. It is complete. Click on the next section.

In the General Information section, answer all questions, select dates, and enter your official project title.

On the Personnel page, click under "Name," start typing your name; then, click on it when it appears.

***in the "Role" drop-down, select "EIE Applicant (Graduate Students Only)"***

The "Internal Association" drop-down will provide your department for you to select. (If "NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY" shows up instead of your department, click on that.)

SP Guide: Completing Student Award Proposal