UW-Stout College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
Merle Price Faculty Mentor-Mentee Research Award Program
Information and Application Guidelines
(Funding for 2016-17)
Purpose of the CEHHS Merle Price Faculty Award Fund
The purpose of this fund is to provide annual financial support for the College of Education,
Health and Human Sciences (CEHHS) to nurture the growth and development of new tenuretrack faculty through close involvement with senior faculty mentors. Through these guided
relationships, mentor-mentee pairs will pursue one or more of the following activities jointly:
collaboratively conduct and disseminate research; travel for the purpose of conducting
research or presenting at national conferences; submit a professional manuscript coauthored by the mentor and mentee to professional journals or for presentation at
professional conferences; submit a research-based grant proposal. Funding for mentormentee partners would be awarded after review of submitted proposals by senior faculty from
across the college with strong backgrounds in research and professional development.
Administration of the fund will be through the Dean of CEHHS.
These awards shall be known as the Merle Price Awards and are intended to honor the service
and mentoring of Merle Price, longtime UW-Stout Dean of Students. Merle Price affected the
lives of generations of Stout students, including donors Robert and Kathleen McCord, who
provide the funding of the award with great appreciation and admiration for Merle Price.
This support may be combined with other funding, such as the CEHHS Collaborative Research
Cohort grant, Faculty Research Initiative or Scholarship of Teaching and Learning grants.
Interested individuals are encouraged to contact Research Services for information about other
research support and/or for assistance with development of a research program.
Criteria for Funding
1. A faculty or academic staff member whose responsibilities include research is eligible to
serve as the mentor. Additionally, the mentor must have a minimum of four years of
experience. A faculty or an academic staff member whose responsibilities include
research, in his/her first four years, is eligible to be the mentee. Mentors and mentees do
not need to have previously been in a formal mentoring relationship. The mentor and
mentee must jointly apply for the award.
2. A faculty member who serves on the review (CEHHS Governance) committee is not
eligible to apply unless an alternate serves on the committee during the review process.
3. The application should be limited to no more than four pages and include:
a. research goals and intended outcomes.
b. description of how the research related to individual, college and/or university
goals.
c. description of the intended activities and timeline.
d. plan for how the research award outcomes will be evaluated.
e. detailed budget.
f. evidence that one or more of the designated outcomes will be achieved:
i. collaboratively conduct and disseminate research,
ii. travel for the purpose of conducting research,
iii. travel to present research at a national conference,
iv. submit a professional manuscript co-authored by the mentor and mentee
to professional journals or for presentation at a national conference,
and/or
v. submit a research based grant proposal.
4. A curriculum vita of mentor and mentee needs to be attached.
Budget
Funding can be requested for CEHHS faculty/staff summer contracts, services and supplies
(travel, postage, software, etc.), student work, and LTE support. A maximum of $6,000 can be
requested, with approximately $3,000 funded by the Merle Price Award and approximately
$3,000 from CEHHS.
Application Procedures
Interested applicants should submit a formal proposal as a Word document to Rose McLean at
mcleanr@uwstout.edu by April 13, 2016. The awardees will receive notification of funding in
early May for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The funds must be expended by June 30, 2017.
Selection Criteria and Procedures
The proposals will be evaluated by the CEHHS Governance Council representing the CEHHS
academic departments.
Proposals will be rated individually and then discussed as a group using the CEHHS Merle Price
Mentor-Mentee Research Award rubric. Proposals will be rated on the following scale:
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Project purpose and problem statement is clear
Objectives are clearly explained, related to the purpose, and achievable
Methodology/research design and timeline is appropriate
The evaluation plan will determine whether objectives are met
Alignment to the CEHHS mission and needs of the College
Alignment to the proposer’s professional development goals
The budget, budget narrative and rationale are reasonable/appropriate
Potential for significant research contribution and future funding
Mentor and mentee have appropriate qualifications to do the research
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Acceptance of Award and Evidence of Completion
Upon receipt of notification of the award, the mentor/mentee will be asked to verify acceptance of
the award and send a thank-you letter to the donors: Bob and Kathy McCord, 2092 Joy Creek
Lane, Henderson, NV 89012-4509.
At the completion of the funding period, awardees must provide evidence of having accomplished
the designated outcomes and will be expected to submit a poster for UW-Stout Research Day and
also present at a CEHHS First Friday Research Symposium.
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