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FACULTY RESEARCH GRANTS
Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
Faculty Research Grants
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Purpose: to promote and support scholarly research
acti ities
activities
What does “research” mean?
 Creative
work
 Advancing knowledge
 Increasing skills
 Improving understanding
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Expectations:
 Demonstrate
originality
 Results should be tangible
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Who reviews your proposal?
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This year – nine colleagues from all three colleges:
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Patricia Ardovino (Rec. Management & Therapeutic Rec.)
Jo Arney (Political Science/Public Administration)
Omar Granados (Modern Languages)
Karl Kattchee (Mathematics)
Seth King (Physics)
Tesia Marshik (Psychology)
Vivek Pande (Accountancy)
John Ready (Art)
Mayank Singh (Computer Science)
Alternates:
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David Anderson (Sociology & Archaeology)
Colin Belby (Earth Science)
Bethany Pogreba (English as a Second Language)
Ryan White (Marketing)
Who reviews your proposal?
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If requesting funds for international travel:
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 Dean’s Council
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review ONLY international travel components
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Proposal Items Page
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Synopsis
 Engaging
and non-technical for non-experts
 First impressions do matter
Proposal Narrative
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Format (Read and follow directions!)
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Why is your project important?
 What has been done
(by you and by others)?
 What are the applications?
 What are the benefits?
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Objectives
What are the anticipated, specific,
measurable results?
 How will you disseminate?
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Proposal Narrative
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Research methods
Who?? What?
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 Work plan/timeline
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International travel
NEW this year!
 Why is it important?
 What are the objectives?
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Collaboration
Scholarly outcomes with an international focus
Past FReG and/or International Development Fund awards
References
Proposal Budget
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Ask for what you need.
Past awards
 $3,500-$19,000
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(average: $8,450)
Summer stipend
 Up
to $5,000 for individual
 Up to $7,500 total for multiple applicants
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Student help
 What
will they do?
 Why is it important?
 Wages – what is reasonable?
 No course credit
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Proposal Budget
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Equipment
 Cost
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sharing
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Travel
 NEW
this year – international travel!
 Must relate to research
 No conferences for dissemination
 Use per diem rates online
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Supplies and services
 Consumable
items and incidentals
 Consultants (e.g., translator)
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Don’t forget the budget justification!
Submission
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Due 4:00 p.m. on Wed., October 24, 2012 to
grants@uwlax edu
grants@uwlax.edu
NEW process this year:
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Upload proposal materials in Digital Measures (DM)
Email DM report to department chair
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Communicate with department chair to verify
approval
Email approved DM report to grants@uwlax.edu
before the deadline
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Allow enough time BEFORE deadline for review & approval
CC your department chair & co-PIs
Award announcement: before end of fall semester
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What’s next?
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Presentation to committee
 Sell,
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sell,
ll sell!
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 Tell them something they don’t know.
 Don’t get bogged down in technical details.
 Allow time for questions.
Tips for Success
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Submit early.
D ’t underestimate
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the presentation.
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Remember your audience.
Ask for reviews.
Get a mentor.
Review
ev ew successful
success u proposals.
p oposa s.
When in doubt, ask.
Consider your next proposal.
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QUESTIONS?
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