TWU Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
2016-2017 Chancellor's Research Fellows Program
Application Deadline:
5:00 pm, Thursday, March 24, 2016
ACT 7th Floor, Denton
Program Description
The Chancellor’s Research Fellows (CRF) Program at Texas Woman’s University (TWU) brings
additional peer support and resources together to support TWU faculty protégés and their
mentors. The objectives are:
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to identify faculty with strong potential for obtaining external funding for research;
to provide additional research support that will help protégés and mentors succeed in their
research agendas;
to facilitate the building of internal and external partnerships.
Besides strengthening TWU’s research base, the CRF Program will help create a culture of
research and scholarship that will enhance academic programs. There are two cohorts of
Research Fellows in the program.
1. Protégé Cohort: faculty who demonstrate a strong potential for research but need some
assistance in order to enhance their research program to become competitive for external
funding,
2. Mentor Cohort: individuals who have a successful record of research publication and external
funding and possess the ability to successfully mentor research protégés.
The activities of the program will include development of a research plan for protégés, review of
scholarly work in progress, and participation in approximately two research Roundtable meetings
each semester.
Program Funding
The CRF Program is supported by funds received from the Chancellor’s Circle and the TWU
Foundation. It is anticipated that mentors will receive awards of approximately $3,000 and
Protégés will receive awards of approximately $5,000.
Part of the funding will support TWU faculty members’ individual research needs; this may
include travel, supplies, equipment and/or research time when it can be arranged by the academic
unit. Other costs may also be considered. Mentors who are not TWU faculty members will
receive individual payments. The duration of the awards will be from September 1, 2016 –
August 31, 2017, and are contingent upon funding availability.
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Eligibility
Applicants to the Protégé Cohort must be full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members at
Texas Woman’s University. They should have some preliminary work and publication in their
areas of research. Applicants to this cohort must demonstrate a strong potential for research but
need assistance to accomplish their research programs and be competitive for external funding.
Protégés from previous years may reapply for a second award (but not a third). Protégés will be
selected with the expectation that they will continue in service at the University for at least one
academic year following the program period. Persons known to be in the terminal year of their
employment at TWU are not eligible to apply as a protégé in this program.
Applicants to the Mentor Cohort must be faculty members or researchers with successful records
of research publication and funding and shared research interest with the protégé. The mentors
are not required to be TWU faculty. The application of a mentor who is the former chair or postdoc advisor of the protégé, but who does not share the protégé’s research focus, will not be
viewed as favorably as mentoring relationships based on shared research interests.
Application and Submission Instructions
Each protégé applicant may submit only one application. The application must include the
following (in this order):
1. Cover Sheet signed by department chair / unit administrator and dean of the college of the
TWU protégé and mentor applicants. If the protégé and mentor are from more than one TWU
department and/or college, the signatures of both chairs and/or deans should be included in
the appropriate box. If the mentor is not a TWU faculty member, then it is not necessary for
the chair and dean of the non-TWU mentor to sign.
2. Application Form. Protégé applicants and their prospective mentors will apply as a team and
share one application form.
3. Current Curriculum Vitae. TWU faculty members may use the format required by TWU for
annual review, promotion, and tenure applications. See the Faculty Resources section of the
Academic Affairs website. Non-TWU mentor-applicants must submit comparable vitae.
Submit the fully signed original application to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
(ORSP), Denton, ACT 7th floor by the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Review Process
Selection Committee: The Chancellor’s Research Fellows Selection Committee will review
applications and select the Fellows. The committee will have representation from the Graduate
Council’s Research Committee, the Research Support Committee, the Council of Chairs, the
Academic Deans, and a Chancellor’s Research Fellow who is not in the current class and who
has not applied to be in the 2016 – 2017 class. The Assistant Provost for the Promotion of
Research and Sponsored Programs will be responsible for administration of the Chancellor’s
Research Fellows Program.
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Selection Criteria for Protégés: The following criteria will be considered when selecting the
Chancellor’s Research Fellows Protégés:
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Potential for obtaining external research funds,
Proposal submission record (internal and external),
Funding record (internal and external),
Research publication record,
Research presentation record,
Other scholarly work,
Description of research agenda.
Faculty should demonstrate a strong potential for research but need some assistance in order to
enhance their research program to become competitive for external funding,
Selection Criteria for Mentors: The following criteria will be considered when selecting the
Chancellor’s Research Fellows Mentors:
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Scholarly research record and match of research interests with those of the protégé,
Research funding record,
Research publication record,
Other scholarly work,
Description of research knowledge, skills, and match with protégé’s needs.
Mentors should demonstrate a successful record of research publication and external funding and the
ability to successfully mentor research protégés.
Award Notification: It is anticipated that awards will be made and recipients will be notified by
June 30, 2016.
Expectations and Reporting Requirements
Protégés:
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Attend the initial CRF organizational meeting early in the fall semester,
Construct a research development plan and timeline that may include (but is not limited to)
 submission of a research proposal for external funding,
 submission of at least one manuscript in area of research to a refereed journal, and
 presentation of research at a professional meeting.
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Attend and participate in CRF Roundtables,
Submit at least one piece of scholarly work (i.e., manuscript, research proposal, etc. as
defined in research development plan) to the CRF for review;
Participate in the review of other CRF scholarly work; and
Submit written progress reports to ORSP as requested until research plan timeline is achieved.
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Mentors:
Mentors will focus their efforts on their assigned protégé but will serve as a mentor to all
protégés in the group through the following activities:
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Attend the initial CRF organizational meeting early in the fall semester,
Assist protégé in building a research development plan,
Attend and participate in CRF Roundtables,
Review and provide meaningful critique for scholarly work submitted by protégés; and
Submit written progress reports to ORSP as requested until research plan timeline is
achieved.
Failure to meet the requirements of the program may affect future eligibility to receive internal
research support.
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2016-2017 Chancellor’s Research Fellows Program
Cover Sheet
Protégé Applicant’s Name:
First
Department:
Last
E-mail:
Are you currently a CRF protégé? Yes
No
Have you ever been a CRF protégé? Yes
Protégé Applicant’s Signature
No
Date
Mentor Applicant’s Name:
First
Department / Name of Institution:
Last
E-mail:
Mentor Applicant’s Signature
Date
Department Chair / Unit Administrator:
I support the applicants’ participation in the CRF Program and guarantee course release for TWU participants, as
appropriate. Add a support statement from the department in the space below:
Signature(s)
Date
Dean:
I support the applicants’ participation in the CRF Program.
Signature(s)
Date
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Protégé Information
Provide a description of your Research Agenda by addressing the following items in no more
than four pages. The space provided below will expand to accommodate more text.
1. Briefly describe your proposed research project (include: (a) objectives, (b) methods, (c)
timeline, (d) expected outcomes)
2. Briefly describe what resources (e.g. facilities, personnel, and funding) are available to you
for the proposed project.
3. Regarding the proposed project, describe your strengths and weaknesses, conceptual,
technical, or both (e.g. Do you already have the required tools, skills, and conceptual abilities
to complete the project or do you need assistance in specific areas?) For example, do you
need assistance in (a) execution of the research, (b) proposal development, (c) manuscript
preparation/submission, (d) technical skills?
4. Describe the reasons for your choice of mentor. Have you and your mentor discussed your
project and your needs? How will your mentor help you overcome your weaknesses? Please
be specific regarding your expectations from the mentor. Have you and your proposed
mentor collaborated in the past? When and how often? How has this mentor/protégé
relationship been successful?
5. How will participation as a CRF enhance your progress toward becoming an independent
researcher and enhance your strengths and reduce your weaknesses?
6. What are your expected outcomes from participation in the CRF program?
7. Describe how the current project will further your overall research agenda.
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Mentor Information
Provide a description of your ability to be an effective mentor for this applicant by addressing
the following items in no more than three pages. The space provided below will expand to
accommodate more text.
1. Have you collaborated with the CRF applicant in the past? What was the outcome?
2. Have you discussed the proposed project? How often have you and the protégé already
interacted?
3. What role do you expect to play in the proposed project and in the proposed mentor/protégé
relationship? Be specific in your plan for the proposed mentor/protégé relationship (e.g. On
what frequency will you interact in person or via electronic communication, etc.?)
4. Have you previously successfully mentored (officially or unofficially) other junior faculty?
Briefly describe the outcome. What specific contribution do you believe you made to this
relationship/outcome?
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2016 – 2017 Chancellor’s Research Fellows Program
Evaluation Sheet
Applicant:
Evaluation. Rate each item in the space at the far right of the line where 1 = Outstanding;
1.
Statement of research project
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Research resources
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Self-evaluation of strengths and
weaknesses relating to the project
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Explanation of choice of mentor
5.
Evaluation of expected outcomes as a
researcher and as a CRF member
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Realistic outcomes of the project
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Research publication record (vita)
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Research presentation record (vita)
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Other scholarly work (vita)
Satisfactory
2
3
4
Does Not
Meet
Expectation
Excellent
1
Meets
Minimal
Expectation
Outstanding
2 = Excellent; 3 = Satisfactory; 4 = Meets Minimal Expectation; and 5 = Does Not Meet Expectation.
5
10. Probability of partnerships
11. Perceived effectiveness of mentor
12. Departmental support
TOTAL
13. Comment on internal and external research proposal record here:
14. Comment on internal and external research award record here:
15. Please offer constructive feedback to the applicant here:
Evaluator:
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Score
N/A