Faculty Research Grants Program 2009-10

• Use of funds as "seed money" for collection of preliminary data or to demonstrate feasibility, thereby bolstering prospects for future support from external sponsors.
  
  
• Career stage of the Principal Investigator.  (Preference will be given to junior faculty members in their efforts to become established in their research discipline, or for others who wish to enter new areas of investigation.)
  
  
• Innovativeness.
  
  
• Efforts to obtain funds from other (intramural or extramural) sources, or the unavailability of any alternative sources of support.

• Any publications resulting from this research effort should acknowledge URC support.
  
  
• Funding is available for projects for one year.  Extensions may be granted if appropriately justified in writing to the chair of the URC.
  
  
• Allowable costs will typically be those associated with successful completion of a research or scholarly project, and may include equipment, research assistant salaries or services.  The URC does not fund faculty salary support for the academic year.  Travel to meetings or conferences is not supported.  Travel that is essential to successful completion of the aims of the project is permitted.  Publication costs (e.g., charges associated with reproduction of materials or obtaining copyrights) are allowable.

1. Application Cover Sheet – Complete a cover sheet using this form.  Include names of all faculty; PI and Co-PI.  Questions regarding the amount of start-up funding and previous URC funding must be answered by the PI.
   
   
2. Biographical Sketch (not to exceed 4 pages): Include name, educational background, employment history, awards and honors, and publications (last five years and earlier, representative papers).  A NIH biosketch that includes this information may be substituted.
   
   
3. Listing of Research Support (past, current and pending): List all past, current and pending research support from internal and external sources of funding.  Limit your listing of support to the past five years.  For each grant or contract, list the project title, project period and the direct and indirect funds awarded.  For current or pending awards, describe the scientific and budgetary overlap with the URC proposal.  Start-up funding for new faculty must be included.  Successful applicants are expected to present records of prior activity that indicate a devotion to scholarship and the potential for high quality achievement.
   
   
4. Proposal:  Write the proposal such that a panel of reviewers with diverse backgrounds can clearly understand the project. The proposal must not exceed five (5) single-spaced typewritten pages (12 pt. font minimum) including tables and illustrations.  A minimum of one-inch margins is required. References are not included in the five-page limit.  Divide the proposal into the following sections:
   1. –    Significance
   2. –    Background
   3. –    Preliminary Data (if any)
   4. –    Experimental Design and/or Methods
   5. –    Timeline
   6. –    Innovation
      
      Appendices (not required) may contain letters of collaborative arrangements and equipment sharing.
      
      NOTE:  Applications that do not follow these guidelines will NOT be considered.
      
      
5. Budget Justification:  Indicate how the budgeted items relate to the research project.
   
   
6. Human Subjects and Animal Research:  If human subjects and/or animals will be used in the proposed research project, please document that the IRB or IACUC protocol is submitted or approved. If approved, please include a copy of the signed cover sheet to the URC proposal.  A proposal will not be considered for funding without documentation that a protocol has been submitted for review or approved by the IRB and/or the IACUC.
   
   
7. Revised Application: If submitting a revised application, a one-page revision response may be included in the document.