Faculty Research Grants

Office of Research Development:Mary Fechner, PhDLoren Walker, MSMary Green, MHS

September 26, 2019

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Talking Points

Updated website – NEW!

FRG – what it supports

FRG facts

Eligibility

Review process – NEW!

Application packet – NEW!

Submission process – NEW!

• Research

• Scholarly works

• Creative activities

• In all disciplines

FRG Supports

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FRG Facts

One award cycle per year NEW!

Maximum award = $20,000 NEW!

Updated application format NEW!

Win rate = 30% (on average)

Most popular with HFA and SBS

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Who is eligible?

All full-time faculty whoseappointments extend beyond thecurrent academic year

Can serve as PI on 1 application, butcan be collaborator on multipleapplications

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Encouraged to apply

Junior faculty – new projects

Mid-career – in pursuit of new directions

Mid-career – seeking to re-vitalizeresearch after gap in productivity

• Exceptional service

• Teaching loads for 3-6 years

• Personal/family circumstances

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Not eligible

Two previous FRG/HEGs

Have not submitted final report or annualsurvey – must do so

Funds in excess of $40K

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Two-Step Review Process

1.Ad hoc Review

2.Programmatic Review

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Ad hoc Review

Two reviewers

Based on disciplinary areas consistent withthe proposal and, when possible, topicalexpertise

Reviewers from same department – NEW!

Six Review Criteria – NEW!

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Programmatic Review

Faculty Research Council Panel

Members from each college/school

Two members read each proposal

Panel Considers:

FRG objectives and priorities

Appropriateness of budget

Six Review Criteria – NEW!

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Two-Step Review Process

This is important!

Your audience = a mix of specialists and non-specialists.

Write with this in mind

• No or little jargon

• Consider the logical flow to your narrative

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Review Criteria

1. Significance/Importance

2. Approach/Timeline

3. Innovation/Novelty

4. Feasibility and Resources

5. Investigator

6. Impact and Outcomes

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Application Packet –NEW!

1. Cover Page – form provided

2. Project Description – 5 pages

3. Bibliography and References Cited – 1 page

4. Budget and Budget Justification – form provided

5. CV or Biosketch – 2 pages max, each

6. Letter of Support from DH – 1 page

7. Business Manager Verification of Current Funds

8. Equipment Price Quote from Vendor, ifapplicable

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Cover page – use form provided

Investigator details

Project title

Discipline

Keywords

Budget request – must match detailed budget

Lay summary

Collaborator name

Research activities

Signatures

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Project Description

5 single-spaced pages, 12point Font, 1” margins

Advice: organize your 5-page narrative along the lines of the Review Criteria:

Divide it into six sections

Use headers

No footnotes!

• Use Bibliography and References Cited page

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Bibliography and References Cited

1 page max

Use the style appropriate to your discipline

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Budget and BJ – use form provided

Details in the Preparation Guide

Total must match total on Cover Sheet

Allowable costs:

Personnel Salaries and Wages

Other Direct Costs

Unallowable costs (p. 3-4 of Preparation Guide)

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Application documents, cont.

CV or Biosketch – 2 pages for either

Support letter from DH – 1 page max

Business Manager Verification of Current Funds –NEW!

Equipment Price Quote from Vendor – NEW!

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Submitting the Application Package

Compile all components (Cover Sheet, Project Description, supporting documents)

Put them in a single PDF – in order listed

File name – specified

Specifics are in the Preparation Guide

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Questions?