GEM Project Timeline

Program Schedule:

GEM projects will be funded semi-annually, with anticipated start dates of January 1 or July 1. Investigators should select the timeline that best ensures they can develop and submit an external grant proposal (GP) within three months of project completion. See Table 1 for a schedule on GEM submissions, awards, and outcome delivery. Applicants will submit proposals to the Dean or Associate Dean as directed by their college. After internal review, colleges should submit one hard copy and an electronic copy (as a single pdf file) of the fully signed proposal to the Vice President for Research Office, UMC 1450 (Old Main room 159).

***Table 1. Schedule for GEM submissions, awards, and outcome delivery.***
Steps	For January 1 Start Date:	For July 1 Start Date:
Applicants confer with their Dean or Assoc. Dean about eligibility¹	March-May	August-October
Grants are submitted to college office	At Dean's discretion (allow ample time for review and signatures by the Dept. Head and Dean)	At Dean's discretion (allow ample time for review and signatures by the Dept. Head and Dean)
College Selection Committee evaluates and ranks proposals	September-October	February-March
College submits ranked proposals to the Vice President for Research Office	October 15	April 15
Notification of awards by the Vice President for Research	December 1	June 1
Grant Period	January 1-December 31	July 1-June 30
External grant proposal submission	Within 3 months of project completion date	Within 3 months of project completion date

¹All USU tenure-eligible assistant professors and non-tenure track research assistant professors or research professionals with no more than four (4) years in rank.

Research Office

Old Main Room 159, UMC 1450
Logan, UT 84332-1450
phone: 435.797.1180
fax: 435.797.1367
vp.research@usu.edu