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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!
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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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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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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