Transcript Research Opportunities at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo

Research Opportunities at the
University of Hawai’i at Hilo
Extramural and Intramural Funding
The University of Hawai’i at Hilo
has an Office of Research, directed
by the Interim Vice Chancellor for
Research and Economic
Development. This office seeks to
help faculty with their research and
scholarly activities, and also seeks to
foster hands-on student training
through their participation with
faculty research projects.
Research funding is divided into
two sources:
intramural and extramural
Extramural funding refers to all
grants, contracts, etc. that support
research from sources outside the
university. This can include
federal agencies, private
foundations, and state or
county agencies.
UH Hilo has its extramural research
administered by the Research
Administration and Program
Development (RAPD) office, which until
9/1/12 was part of the Research
Corporation of the University of Hawaii
(RCUH). It is now a division of the UHH
Research Office.
The Office of Research helps
researchers both with pre-award
(preparation and submission of
proposals) and post-award
(processing of paperwork to
spend your money!) services.
UH Hilo has a staff to help
investigators administer their
grants and contracts. They are
located in PB-14, in the office
that serves both as the Office of
Research and the Graduate
Division for UH Hilo.
UH Hilo also has a Research
Council. This is a group of
senior faculty representing the
major academic units at the
university. The Council advises
the administration about research
policies, and administers some
intramural programs.
The Research Council is chaired
by Dr. Ken Hon,
Professor of Geology.
At UH Hilo, research is a growth
industry. While we concentrate
on our primary mission of
undergraduate education, we also
are committed to scholarship.
Grant Activity at UH Hilo
External (extramural) grants
come with two kinds of money
usually:
• Direct funds – specified in the grant to
carry out the program activities (research
and/or training).
• Indirect funds – A percentage of funds in
addition to direct funds are provided by
many sponsors to help the university
administer research.
Intramural funds for research
are supplied by UH Hilo, through
its Research Council. Funds for
these programs are budgeted by
the administration from indirect
funds that have come from
extramural grant activity.
The UH Hilo Research Council
has established three major
intramural programs:
• Travel Awards
• Research Relations Fund
• Seed Money Grants
Travel Awards
Untenured TT faculty may be
awarded only one travel award per
year; others are limited to one award
every other year. These are designed
to fund travel to conferences for the
presentation of scholarly research or
creative activities, and have a
maximum of $2200.
Travel awards are granted yearround, as different conferences meet
at different dates.
Research Relations Fund
This fund was established to provide
small (less than $5000) competitive
grants to faculty in fields, such as the
Humanities, where extramural
funding is scarce or absent.
Applications for Research Relations
Fund grants are due in early April,
and awards are made once a year,
with the grants good for one year.
Seed Money Grants
These competitive awards fund one
year projects that are likely to lead to
extramural grant proposal
submissions in the near future. The
maximum award is $15,000, but
usually quite a bit less, with
applications due in early April.
“But I don’t have time/resources to
do research”
• Grants can include assistants (students
or others) to help you with your work
• Grants can often include “buyout” where some of
your salary is paid for by the grant, and thus
teaching load is reduced. This requires prior
approval of your department and Dean
• All tenure-track faculty at UH Hilo have 25% of
their time devoted to research and service
For more information, see our
web site:
http://hilo.hawaii.edu/research/
Or, go to the UHH home page, click on
“Academics” and then click on
“Research Programs.”
Or contact me and I’ll try to help:
[email protected]
Dan Brown
933-2975
PB-14-8
Research enhances teaching
as well as scholarship!