All Programs
In February 2007, the Vice President for Research assembled a committee with broad-based representation and charged it to identify opportunities and best practices for growing sponsored research at Utah State University. The efforts of this committee have now been compiled into a Strategic Plan for Growing Sponsored Research. A summary of the committee’s actions is available at this link, and a complete copy of the Strategic Plan is available by request. One of the key recommendations to emerge from this report was that existing seed grants should be restructured toward more targeted programs with specific missions/goals and expected outcomes. To satisfy this recommendation, the Research Office is announcing the availability of three new seed grant programs, GEM, RC, and SPARC, effective July 1, 2008.
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PROGRAM
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ELIGIBILITY
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FUNDING
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REQ. OUTCOME
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Past:
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Tenure- track asst. profs during 1st 2 yrs |
1-yr, $15,000 max
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Funds can be used for 1 mo faculty salary support, student RA, travel required to do research, supplies and equipment needed to complete the project. |
Final report at project completion
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Tenured, tenure-eligible, or research faculty |
1-yr, No limit; ave. ~ $20,000.
(annual)
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Same as above
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Final report at project completion
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New:
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Tenure-eligible asst. profs, research asst. profs., or research professionals with <4 yrs in rank |
1-yr, $5,000 max
(semiannual)
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Requires active collaboration between the junior faculty member and a successful senior colleague Funds cannot be used for salary support of junior faculty member, but mentors can receive $1,000. |
Develop and submit an external grant proposal within 3 mo of project completion Serve on review panel for 2 yrs afterward
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All tenured or tenure-eligible faculty, research faculty, or other USU research professionals |
1-yr, $20,000 max
(semiannual)
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Funds can be used for 1 mo faculty salary support, student RA, travel required to do research, supplies and equipment needed to complete the project. |
Develop and submit an external grant proposal within 3 mo of RC award end date |
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Same as RC, but must also engage faculty from more than 1 dept, research center, college or institution |
1-yr, $35,000 max
(semiannual)
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Funds use is same as above plus travel to meet with collaborators or representatives of funding agencies To obtain full award level, PIs must utilize a professional proposal development service |
Develop and submit an interdisciplinary external grant proposal seeking >$1M within 3 mo of SPARC award end date |
V.P. for Research
Research Office
Old Main Room 159, UMC 1450
Logan, UT 84332-1450
phone: 435.797.1180
fax: 435.797.1367
vp.research@usu.edu
