Tarleton State University
Office of Faculty Research
URC Grant Application
Checklist: (Check as completed otherwise your proposal will not be considered.)
1.
Review the URC Guidelines for Grant Applications before submitting your
completed application.
2.
If your budget includes salary for yourself, have Business Services note the
maximum allowable monthly salary and initial the application in Section B.
3.
If your budget includes salaried personnel other than yourself, have the Director of
Human Resources initial the application in Section A.
4.
If your application includes travel, consider the use of the Tarleton Corporate
Travel Card.
5.
If your research requires the use of human subjects or experimental animals, you
must have appropriate Institutional Review Board approval. Provide your approval
number here.
Forms can be found @ www.tarleton.edu/facultyresearch
6.
If your proposal involves the purchase of supplies or equipment, contact the
Business Services Office regarding possible requirements which may affect your
request (forms, bids, etc.).
7.
Obtain signatures of department head.
8.
UPLOAD THIS CHECKLIST, THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, AND
PROPOSED BUDGET VIA MAESTRO (maestro.tamus.edu) FOR SUBMISSION
AND REVIEW ON OR BEFORE THE SPECIFIED DEADLINE. Proposals received
after the deadline will not be accepted.
______________________________________
(Applicant Signature)
________________________
(Date)
______________________________________
(Department Head Signature)
________________________
(Date)
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TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY
University Research Committee Grant Application
TITLE OF PROPOSAL:
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
UIN:
COLLEGE:
OFFICE PHONE:
RANK:
DEPARTMENT:
YEARS AT TSU:
DURATION OF PROPOSED RESEARCH: From
(Note: Project may not extend beyond
the funding year)
to
mm/dd/yyyy
SECTION A
BUDGET
Amount
requested
SALARY OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
SALARY OF STUDENT ASSISTANTS,
SECRETARY, OR OTHER (Explain on budget
Amount
recommended
by committee
Initial Dir. Of
Human
Resources
worksheet)
CAPITAL OUTLAY EQUIPMENT (itemize and
justify on budget worksheet for all items over $500.)
EXPENDABLE SUPPLIES (itemize by types on
budget worksheet.)
TRAVEL (Describe and itemize on budget worksheet.)
TOTAL
SIGNATURES
Applicant ______________________________________
Date _____________
The department can cover applicant teaching responsibilities if release time is requested.
Department Head ________________________________ Date____________
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SECTION B
SALARY REQUESTS FOR THE PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
You do not have to have a teaching assignment to receive a principal investigator’s salary. For
more information see the URC Guidelines.
Maximum allowable monthly salary:
$
________
Initial, (L. Beaty or A. Sims)
Position Description Research %
________
Initial, (L. Beaty or OFR)
Research salary is requested for:
Fall $
amount
Spring $
amount
Summer I $
Summer II $
amount
Total $
amount
amount (to pg. 1)
If you are requesting salary, explain how your departmental workload will be reduced during
your research activity. (Examples: “I will not teach any courses during the second summer
session or I will only teach 9 hours during the Fall semester.”) If requesting salary, please
make sure your department head signs the first page of the application along with the
checklist.
SECTION C
RELATED FUNDING SUPPORT
(See Application Guidelines)
1. Is the proposed study a continuation of a previously funded project? Yes
indicate date, title, amount.)
2. Have external funds for this study been solicited? Yes
date, amount, and if received. If no, explain why not.)
No
No
(If yes,
(If yes, indicate source,
3. Would funding of this proposal enhance the probability of external funding for this and/or
expanded or related studies? Yes
No
Explain.
4. List external funding agencies and programs to which you plan to apply. Explain why these
agencies or programs would be interested in your project.
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SECTION D
PREVIOUS GRANTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Organized Research Grants from Tarleton State University. For each, indicate title, date,
amount, and resulting publications and presentations. Indicate whether or not a final report for
each project has been submitted to the University Research Committee. If the study has not
been completed, provide a progress summary including publication intentions.
2. Awarded Grants. Indicate title, date, amount, and resulting publications (specify if
refereed) and/or presentations. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
3. External Funding Requests. List all external grants for which you have applied in the last
five years.
4. Relevant publications or presentations. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
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SECTION E
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED RESEARCH
Executive Summary: *****Summarize the project in one page with double spacing using
language that reviewers from non-related disciplines may understand. *****
Purpose of the study:
Research questions/hypotheses (when appropriate):
Justification for the project:
Method:
Anticipated implications of the project’s findings:
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Technical Narrative: We cannot stress enough to write this narrative using language
that someone who is not in your discipline may understand. Please address the
following sections. Sections are to be double spaced; add additional pages as
necessary.
Problem:
Purpose of the study:
Research questions/hypotheses (when appropriate):
Review of relevant literature including research:
Broader impact to the field (justification of importance to the field):
Method (design, description of sample [participants/subjects], instrument(s), data
collection):
Anticipated data analysis procedures to be used:
Anticipated implications of the project’s findings:
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