Texas A&M-Commerce
Faculty Research Enhancement Program (FREP)
Application Form
2016-2017
TITLE OF PROPOSAL
APPLICANT INFORMATION - Investigator(s) / Department(s) / College(s) / Rank / Years at A&MCommerce/Year Terminal Degree Awarded/Year of First Tenure-Track Position
RESEARCH PLAN ABSTRACT – Please be brief.
SUPPORT HISTORY - List all (internal and external) proposals submitted during the past five years.
Project title, funding source, time period
Amount
Requested
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT - List funds from other sources that will be used for this project. If the results of this
research project will be used to apply for funds from other sources, then also list these sources.
Will you be requesting released time from teaching in this proposal? Yes
No
If yes, please indicate the academic session(s) during which you are requesting a release.
Department Chair’s initials indicating approval of released time if funded:
ENDORSEMENT
Important Additional Information for the Faculty Research Enhancement Program
With justification, budget requests can include faculty released time, wages for students or other assistants,
computer software, equipment, and other legitimate costs associated with the project. Travel will only be funded for
collection of data and international travel is not an allowable cost. When faculty released time is requested, it must
be sufficient to cover the hiring of an adjunct to teach the course you are requesting release from. Requests for
equipment and/or software require quotes and endorsement from the applicant’s Department Head and Dean since
the department and college will bear the cost of upgrades and maintenance.
Once funded, changes to the budget will not be made except under only the most severe of circumstances and then
only with the approval of the Vice Provost for Research. On the rare occasion that changes to the budget are
granted, the scope of work cannot change and funds allocated for student help must be expended on students.
Final reports are due by 30 September of the year the funding expires. Failure to provide the reports by the deadline
will disqualify the awardee from future research support. The report should include a final statement showing
disbursement of all funds. It is the awardee’s responsibility to submit an electronic copy of this report to the Office of
Research and Sponsored Programs.
Applicant (s):
Project Title:
This proposal has been reviewed and approved by me:
Principal Investigator
Date
Department Head
Date
Co-Principal Investigator
Date
Dean
Date
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BUDGET
Description
Amount
Faculty Salaries
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Student Wages
$0.00
Supplies (under $5,000)/Materials
$0.00
Travel (only for collection of data)
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Equipment (over $5,000)
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Other Expenses
$0.00
Total
$ 0.00
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BUDGET JUSTIFICATION (Breakdown all expenses completely and justify each)
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL – SPECIFIC AIMS
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL – BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCE (pg. 1)
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL – BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCE (pg. 2)
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL – DESIGN & METHODS
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LITERATURE REFERENCES
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TIMELINE
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COLLABORATORS
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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
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CURRICULUM VITA OR BIOSKETCH (pg. 1)
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CURRICULUM VITA OR BIOSKETCH (pg. 2)
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Attachments:
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Collaborator Letters (if applicable)
Responsible Conduct in Research and Scholarship Training
Institutional Review Board Approval Letter (if applicable)
Institutional Animal Care and Use Approval Letter (if applicable)
Institutional Biosafety Committee Approval Letter (if applicable)