Tarleton State University
Office of Faculty Research
URC-ORG Grant Application
Checklist: (Check as completed otherwise your proposal will not be considered.)
1.
Review the URC Guidelines before submitting your completed application.
2.
If your budget includes salary for yourself, have Business Services note the
maximum allowable monthly salary and initial the application in Section B.
3.
If your budget includes salaried personnel other than yourself, have the Office of
Research review the application prior to submission.
4.
If your application includes travel, consider the use of the Tarleton Corporate
Travel Card.
5.
If your research requires the use of human subjects or experimental animals, you
must have appropriate Review Board approval. Provide your approval number
here if available.
6.
If your proposal involves the purchase of supplies or equipment, contact the
Business Services regarding possible requirements which may affect your request.
7.
Obtain submission approval from your department head.
8.
UPLOAD THIS CHECKLIST, THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, AND
PROPOSED BUDGET VIA MAESTRO (maestro.tamus.edu) FOR SUBMISSION
OR BEFORE THE SPECIFIED DEADLINE. Proposals received after the deadline
will not be accepted.
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TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY
University Research Committee Grant Application
TITLE OF PROPOSAL:
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
UIN:
COLLEGE:
OFFICE PHONE:
RANK:
DEPARTMENT:
YEARS AT TSU:
PRIMARY DURATION OF PROPOSED RESEARCH: From
(Note: Project may not extend beyond
the funding year)
to
mm/dd/yyyy
SECTION A
BUDGET
Amount
requested
Amount
recommended
by committee
SALARY OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
STUDENT SUPPORT
(Explain on budget worksheet)
GRADUATE STUDENT
UNDERGRADUATE
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT (itemize and justify on budget
worksheet for all items over $500.)
EXPENDABLE SUPPLIES (itemize by types on
budget worksheet.)
TRAVEL (Describe and itemize on budget worksheet.)
TOTAL
SIGNATURES
Applicant ______________________________________
Date _____________
The department can cover applicant teaching responsibilities if release time is requested.
Department Head ________________________________ Date____________
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SECTION B
SALARY REQUESTS FOR THE PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
You do not have to have a teaching assignment to receive a principal investigator’s salary. For
more information see the URC Guidelines.
Maximum allowable monthly salary:
$
________
Initial, (A. Sims)
Position Description Research %
________
Initial, (OFR)
Research salary is requested for:
Fall $
amount
Spring $
amount
Summer I $
Summer II $
amount
Total $
amount
amount (to pg. 1)
If you are requesting salary, explain how your departmental workload will be reduced during
your research activity. (Examples: “I will not teach any courses during the second summer
session or I will only teach 9 hours during the Fall semester.”) If requesting salary, please
make sure your department head signs the first page of the application along with the
checklist.
SECTION C
RELATED FUNDING SUPPORT
(See Application Guidelines)
1. Is the proposed study a continuation of a previously funded project? Yes
indicate date, title, amount.)
2. Have external funds for this study been solicited? Yes
date, amount, and if received. If no, explain why not.)
No
No
(If yes,
(If yes, indicate source,
3. Would funding of this proposal enhance the probability of external funding for this and/or
expanded or related studies? Yes
No
Explain.
4. List external funding agencies and programs to which you plan to apply. Explain why these
agencies or programs would be interested in your project.
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SECTION D
PREVIOUS GRANTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Organized Research Grants from Tarleton State University. For each, indicate title, date,
amount, and resulting publications and presentations (last three years only). Indicate whether
or not a final report for each project was submitted to the University Research Committee. If
the study has not been completed, provide a progress summary including publication
intentions.
2. Awarded Grants. Indicate title, date, amount, and resulting publications (specify if
refereed) and/or presentations, last three years only.
3. External Funding Requests. External grants for which you have applied, last three years
only.
4. Relevant publications or presentations. Last three years only.
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SECTION E
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED RESEARCH
Non-technical Summary: **Summarize the project using language that reviewers from nonrelated disciplines may understand. **
What is the purpose of this study?
What research questions and/or hypotheses are being addressed (when appropriate)?
From the scientific literature, what evidence justifies or supports this project?
What data will be collected and how? How will it be analyzed?
What are the anticipated implications of the project’s findings?
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Technical Narrative: We cannot stress enough to write this narrative using language
that someone who is not in your discipline may understand. Please address the
following sections. Add additional pages as necessary.
Problem Statement:
Purpose of the study:
Research questions, hypotheses, and objectives (when appropriate):
Review of relevant literature:
Broader impact to the field of study (justification):
Methods (design, description of sample [participants/subjects], instrument(s),
data collection, etc.):
Anticipated data analysis procedures:
Anticipated implications of the project’s findings:
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