PI Research
Investment Program
The PI Research Investment Program is designed
to provide support for principal investigators to conduct pilot
studies, preliminary experimentation or research, obtain additional
data to strengthen or produce proposals which have a high probability
of attracting significant external funding, especially federal
funding, and which show promise for publications, creative or
scholarly works, patents and graduate assistantship support.
Training workshops related to the development and submission
of proposals to these programs are offered periodically by the
Research Council through the Office of Research Services (ORS).
Information on and electronic registration for current training
offerings by the ORS can be found at http://research.ou.edu/workshop/workshops.asp.
A. Research to Strengthen an Unfunded
Proposal
A PI who has had a major external proposal
very favorably reviewed but not funded may request up to $10,000
from the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR). These funds are
to be used to address the specific problems mentioned in the
critiques and to carry out the research that is necessary to
make a resubmission more competitive. 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.
B. Research to Produce an External
Proposal
A PI who must conduct pilot studies or carry
out preliminary experiments to enhance the competitiveness of
an external proposal that is being developed for submission
may request up to $10,000 from the VPR. 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.
The faculty member is expected to submit
to an external funding agency the planned proposal within one
year after receiving funds from this program.
A faculty member is normally not eligible
to apply for any other internal funding programs administered
by the VPR, including Research Council funds, until the research
proposed in the request has been accomplished and a proposal
has been submitted/resubmitted to an external agency for funding.
For more information, please contact the
Secretary
of the Research Council, at 325-4757.
