OVER $1200
REQUESTS
The Research Council meets monthly to consider
recommendations to the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) for
support of proposals received in the Office of Research Services
(Robertson Hall, Room 134) on or before the first of the month.
The Council rates each proposal on a score between 1.0 (high)
and 5.0 (low). The priority scores along with any special recommendations
are forwarded to the VPR. Grants normally provide up to $7,500
for equipment, supplies and/or travel to support research or
creative activities. As a general rule, requests for personnel
assistance are given a low priority (See Section 3 of the Application
Procedures). However, on occasion temporary (usually graduate
student) support will be granted for a specific need, but funds
cannot be used for faculty or staff salary. Additionally, awards
may be made for interdisciplinary or discipline-specific group
support, for multi-user equipment and faculty development in
a new research area. The application procedures are outlined
in "Procedure for Research Council
Funds" that is available on this web page and in the
Office of Research Services. Click HERE
to Download Application Form in PDF.
Proposals are evaluated on their intrinsic merit, but higher
rankings may be given to proposals likely to assist the faculty
member in obtaining external funding or those supported by evidence
of quality research productivity on the part of the applicant.
Funds are provided for the personal research of regular faculty
in the rank of assistant professor or higher and permanent professional
or technical staff who hold the terminal degree appropriate
to their discipline. Instructors, adjunct faculty, visiting
faculty, soft money personnel and students are not eligible.
An applicant can receive only one Research Council Grant per
fiscal year. (For example, if an applicant receives a small
grant, they cannot apply for another grant, small, over $1,200
or PI Research Investment, until the next fiscal year.) However, there is an exception for those receiving Junior Faculty Program awards.
For more information please contact the Secretary of the Research
Council at 5-4757.
