Research Clusters Grant
CLAS and CSCE will co-fund grants of up to $5000 annually for projects in each research
cluster. Grant applications will be due on March 1 and October 1. The granting period will be
one year. The Research Clusters Steering Group will review the grants and make
recommendations to CLAS and CSCE. A report on grant activities will be due to CLAS and
CSCE at the end of the year.
Successful applications will:
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request funding for projects focusing on one of the five Research Clusters
(Borders, Brain, Health, Urban, and Water)
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involve students
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include participation from 3 or more disciplines
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demonstrate how a collaborative effort will help solve the question/problem under
investigation in a way that individual effort is less likely to do so
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include plans for dissemination of results internally (e.g. faculty research
colloquium, SSD) and externally (e.g. conferences, publications), and
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use the grant as seed money to help with seeking external grant funding for a
larger project
Special consideration will be given to projects that include a technology transfer component or a
community engagement component.
Guidelines for Research Clusters Grant Application
Please submit an application of 4-5 pages to the CLAS Deans office by March 1 or October 1,
as an electronic attachment for review by the Research Clusters Steering Group. Please include
CVs of each participating researcher.
Title of project: ____________________________________________________________
Circle the most relevant research cluster:
Borders
Brain
Health
Urban
Water
Project start date: ______________________
Duration of project: ______________________________
Total amount requested: ___________________________
Participants (name, department, designation):
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Other internal or external funding sources where one or more participant has submitted a
proposal within the past two years to fund this project or a subset of this project:
______________________________________________________________________
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Other current internally or externally funded projects in which participants are involved:
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Description of project (possible subsections include the following):
Background or context
Question or problem under investigation
Methodology or approach
Expected outcomes from the study
Literature cited
Contributions from each discipline and participant:
(How do the multiple disciplines contribute to the study of the question or problem such that a
single perspective would not?)
Plans for student involvement:
Plans for dissemination:
Technology transfer component, if relevant:
Community engagement component, if relevant:
Budget breakdown:
Travel
Equipment/supplies
Other
Budget justification narrative:
Minimum level of support that would allow the project to go forward: