COUNCIL ON RESEARCH MEETING
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
9:30am-11:30am
Life Science Research Building, Conference Room 1010
AGENDA
Call to Order
Kajal Lahiri, Chair
Review of minutes from March meeting
Vice President for Research report
James A. Dias, Vice President for Research
New Business
1. For discussion:
a. GSA Undergraduate Research proposal
b. Report on FRAP A outcomes 2008-2012
Adjourn
cc. Adrienne Bonilla
Theresa Walker
Conference Award guidelines revision suggestion:
Current requirements:
1. Application Cover Sheet – complete in entirety.
2. Itemized Budget - complete in entirety.
3. Budget Justification
4. Financial statement detailing expenditures funded from prior award (s) if you are requesting
support for “repeat” events, biennial or annual conferences.
Recommended revision:
1. Application Cover Sheet – complete in entirety.
2. Itemized Budget - complete in entirety.
3. Budget Justification
 If the budget includes a stipend for conference participants, please explain why a stipend is
being paid and the method for determining the amount to be given to participants, and
whether such a stipend is common in your field.
4. Financial statement detailing expenditures funded from prior award (s) if you are requesting
support for “repeat” events, biennial or annual conferences.
FRAP Award guidelines proposed revision
Current guidelines (page 1, paragraph 2) state:
The FRAP award is to be used to support the direct costs of research. Examples of
supportable projects include laboratory experiments, field studies, artistic projects,
and humanistic/scholarly endeavors. There is no provision for summer faculty salary
or stipend, and project funds may not be expended for the purchase or maintenance
of office or computer equipment (with the exception of some software packages) or
for travel to conferences. In considering possible award levels, review bodies will
evaluate the overall resource needs of the project and the viability of the project
should it be recommended for only partial support.
The budget page includes:
Equipment
$
(exclude general purpose and
computer equipment; special
justification required)
$
Proposed revision
In order to standardize the requirements, amend the text on page 1 to read:
The FRAP award is to be used to support the direct costs of research. Examples of
supportable projects include laboratory experiments, field studies, artistic projects,
and humanistic/scholarly endeavors. There is no provision for summer faculty salary
or stipend, and project funds may not be expended for the purchase or maintenance
of office or computer equipment (with the exception of some software packages) or
for travel to conferences. Expenditures on some types of computer equipment and
software packages which are a direct cost of research may be considered if special
justification is provided. In considering possible award levels, review bodies will
evaluate the overall resource needs of the project and the viability of the project
should it be recommended for only partial support.