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California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM:
2016 Request for Proposals
http://www.calstate.edu/csuperb/grants/programmatic/
Proposal Due Date: February 1, 2016 before 5:00 p.m. pacific time
Project Title:
Principal Investigator (PI)
Name:
PI Title:
Phone:
Email:
(All official CSUPERB correspondence regarding 2016 Curriculum Development proposals will be sent by email.)
PI Campus & Department:
Co-PIs: (Name, Title, Department and Campus Affiliation for each co-PI)
Total Budget Request:
(Maximum Request = $15,000)
Project Start Date/ Project Duration: (Projects can start approximately June 1, 2016; durations up to 18 months from the project start date)
Are Human Subjects involved in this project? (Yes or No):
Is the IRB review pending? (yes, no or n/a):
If no, list approved IRB date and Exemption Number:
Are Vertebrate Animals used in this project? (Yes or No):
Is the IACUC review pending? (yes, no or n/a):
If no, list approved IACUC date and Animal Welfare Assurance Number:
Note: Successful PIs will be required to provide campus IRB or IACUC approvals to CSUPERB prior to funds being released to the campus. In some cases
IRB or IACUC approvals will be needed from partner institutions before work can begin, so plan accordingly.
Applicant Certification
By signing this application, we the undersigned, certify that the statements herein are true, complete and accurate to the best of our knowledge. We
are aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims may result in the removal of this application from review or in termination of
the grant if it has been awarded.
PI: ________________________________________________________
Signature
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Date
Co-PI: ________________________________________________________
Signature
Print Name
Co-PI: ________________________________________________________
Signature
Print Name
_________________
Date
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Date
Institutional Certification
Chief Research Officers and Vice Presidents of Research system-wide have requested that CSUPERB proposals be routed through campus grant
“clearance” mechanisms. By signing this application we, or our campus authorized designee, acknowledge that our institution has reviewed the proposed
project and supports this grant application.
Department or Unit Chair:
______________________________________
Signature
Dean:
Print Name
______________________________________
Signature
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Print Name
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Date
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Date
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PI:
Project Title:
Campus:
ABSTRACTS
These descriptions are meant to serve as succinct, accurate descriptions of the proposed work when separated from the rest of the application. Do
not include proprietary or confidential information. The technical abstract is used to select reviewers. If the project is funded, the non-technical
abstract will be published at the CSUPERB website for public information and program promotion. The two abstracts combined are limited to
one page total.
Use only single-spaced text, 12 point Times New Roman font or 11 point Arial with 0.75-inch margins for all text entries. Submissions not
following this format throughout the proposal will not be accepted.
TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: (State the proposal’s broad, long-term objectives and specific aims for reviewers.)
NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: (Provide a non-technical description of the project’s overall objectives and key milestones.
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PI:
Project Title:
Campus:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Proposed projects must address the three major tenets of scientific teaching (active learning, student diversity and assessment). Limit 2 pages.
(References and figures - including captions - may be on two additional, separate pages with a limit of 1 page for each.)
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Project Title:
Campus:
DESCRIBE HOW FIRST- AND SECOND-YEAR (LOWER DIVISION) CSU STUDENTS WILL
BE ENGAGED AND IMPACTED AS A RESULT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT
(Limit 1/2 page)
DESCRIBE DISSEMINATION PLAN FOR MATERIALS DEVELOPED AND EVALUATIONS
COMPLETED
(Limit 1/2 page)
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PI:
Project Title:
Campus:
KEY PROJECT MILESTONES AND TIMELINE
(Limit 1 page.)
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Project Title:
Campus:
BUDGET REQUESTED
(Limit 1 page.)
Budget Category
1. Salaries
CSU Faculty, Key Personnel or Students (List/name key personnel below
Amount Requested ($)
and amount requested/person)
Salaries Category Subtotal:
2. Equipment (List requested equipment below and cost of each item)
Equipment Category Subtotal:
3. Supplies/Materials (List requested supplies/materials and cost of each item)
Supplies/Materials Category Subtotal:
4. Travel
Travel Category Subtotal:
5. Other
Other Category Subtotal:
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED
(Maximum Request = $15,000):
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Project Title:
Campus:
BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
(Limit 1 page)
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Campus:
DESCRIBE MAJOR EQUIPMENT, SHARED FACILITIES AND OTHER RESOURCES, INCLUDING
FACULTY OR INSTRUCTOR TIME, AVAILABLE TO PROPOSED PROJECT, WITH SPECIAL
EMPHASIS ON WHAT PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS/UNITS/COLLEGES ARE CONTRIBUTING
TO THE PROJECT
(Limit ½ page. Reviewers use this section to assess the feasibility and sustainability of the project as proposed. Make sure to include signed
department/unit/college letters of support in proposal package.)
CURRENT AND PENDING SUPPORT
(Attach additional pages as necessary.)
Current Support – List all (internal and external) support to all CSU PIs involved that are relevant and/or
overlapping to the project proposed here. Include Title of Grant/Award/Support, Funding Source, Amount of Award, Duration of
Funding, and indicate whether the aims of the project overlap with aims proposed here.
Pending Research Support – List all pending (internal and external) support to all CSU PIs involved relevant
and/or overlapping to the project proposed here. Include Title of Grant/Award/Support, Funding Source, Amount of Award,
Duration of Funding, and indicate whether the aims of the project overlap with aims proposed here.
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SHORT CV FOR THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AND ALL CO-PRINCIPAL
INVESTIGATORS
(Include a one-page CV for the principal investigator and for each co-principal investigator. Each CV should list no more than 5 recent
publications related to this project.)
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