Transcript Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Office

Office of the Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs and
Provost
Summer Competitive Scholarly
Research Grants
Funding
 Funding support comes from donations
to the University and is administered
through the VCAA office
 The UIS Research Board reviews the
applications and recommends funding
of projects up to a maximum of $5,000
Purpose
 Scholarly Growth of Faculty
– Disciplinary & creative activities that keep
faculty members abreast of developments in
relevant fields of knowledge
– Development of new areas of scholarly
competence needed within the campus
– Generates knowledge to inform public policy
Purpose
 Scholarly Growth of Students
– Supports faculty-led research and creative
activity involving students
– Must focus on students’ scholarly
development and participation in discipline
level inquiry, and
– Must foster their achievement of levels of
competence in particular discipline areas
Summer Grants are Ideal for:
 Projects already underway that you
could complete with concentrated time
and attention in the summer
 Research that you typically cannot do
during the regular school year
Submission Process
 All grant proposals must be submitted to
the Dean of the College
 Dean will forward proposals to the Grants,
Contracts, and Research Administration
office
 Dean will rank the proposals and include a
letter of support for each grant that is
forwarded for consideration
Proposals Must Include
 Guidelines posted under “Faculty” tab at
http://www.uis.edu/academicaffairs/
 Basic Information
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Project title
Name of faculty member
Faculty member’s college
Contact information
Date of submission
Proposals Must Include
Project Description (3 – 5 pages in length)
 Description of project & its
relationship to literature in the
field
 Statement of need or
description of the problem
 Objectives and goals
(distinguish between summer
and longer-term)
 Explain how project fits overall
research and/or scholarship
agenda and how award
advances agenda at this point
 Involvement of students (if
applicable)
 Identification of anticipated
outcomes (journal article,
curriculum materials, etc.)
 Discussion of probability of
subsequent external funding to
continue or expand project
 Listing of previous NIAs and/or
campus support received for
research during past 4 years &
progress
Proposals Must Include
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Detailed Budget
– Up to $5,000
• Contractual
– Student support base rate of $8.25 per hour
– Higher rate must be justified – may require department/college approval
• Travel
– must be itemized & based on current state rates (check OBFS travel section
– http://www.obfs.uillinis.edu/)
• Commodities or supplies
– Detailed with costs identified
• Stipend
– Cannot exceed the hourly rate for researcher’s salary
– Cannot be duplicative of stipend or salary already being earned for same period of time
• Equipment
– Itemized list with accurate prices
Proposals Must Include
– Research references (if applicable)
– A two-page vita
• List recent publications & activities most
relevant to the proposed project
Submission Requirements
– Submit an electronic copy (preferred) or a
hard copy of the proposal to your Dean
– Electronic submissions
• Must be sent as a single document in an email
attachment (Word or PDF) to your Dean
Research Board
– Composed of individuals from various
disciplines
– Present information in terms
understandable by colleagues from other
disciplines
– Do not assume Research Board is familiar
with your scholarly history
• Document your scholarly history
Timeline
– Submission deadline to Dean
• March 22, 2013 by 5:00 pm
– Dean submission deadline to Research Board
• April 5, 2013
– Notification of awards
• April 26, 2013
– Funds must be spent by
• August 16, 2013
– Final report to Research Board
• September 6, 2013