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Friday, April 6, 2018
Friday, March 2, 2018
Texas Department of Transportation Research Proposals
Texas Department of Transportation announces the FY2019 RFP #1 schedule and project solicitations (dates are approximate):
The list of open research requests is located here:
TxDOT Open Research Request for Proposal
All proposals must adhere to the updated TxDOT University Handbook which is also available on the above website.
Please contact Beverly Morehouse in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies as soon as possible if interested.
| April 12 | University proposals are due to RTI |
| April 16-May 16 | Proposals are evaluated |
| May 16 | Proposal evaluations are due to RTI |
| June 7-14 | Review board and FHWA approval |
| June 19-21 | RTI notifies universities of project awards |
The list of open research requests is located here:
TxDOT Open Research Request for Proposal
All proposals must adhere to the updated TxDOT University Handbook which is also available on the above website.
Please contact Beverly Morehouse in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies as soon as possible if interested.
Thursday, February 22, 2018
National Endowment for the Humanities Increases Fellowship amount
NEH has increased the Fellowships monthly stipend from $4,200 to $5,000. As a result, the minimum award is now $30,000 (for six months of full-time work). The maximum award is now $60,000 (for twelve months of full-time work).
The number of applications to an NEH grant program can vary widely from year to year, as can the funding ratio. Information about the average number of applications and awards in recent competitions is meant only to provide historical context for the current competition.
For more information, please visit the program website: NEH Fellowships
Program Statistics
In the last five competitions the Fellowships program received an average of 1,125 applications per year. The program made an average of 77 awards per year, for a funding ratio of 7 percent.The number of applications to an NEH grant program can vary widely from year to year, as can the funding ratio. Information about the average number of applications and awards in recent competitions is meant only to provide historical context for the current competition.
For more information, please visit the program website: NEH Fellowships
Monday, November 27, 2017
Grant Writing Workshop at Lamar University March 9, 2018
Lamar University invites SFA faculty and staff to their upcoming Grant Writing Workshop with representatives from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Health (NIH).
The event is March 9, 2018 and the FREE registration includes breakfast and lunch. The event is limited to 95 persons (and 50 have already registered).
Registration must be received no later than January 19, 2018 by 5:00pm.
https://www.lamar.edu/forms/research-and-sponsored-pgms/grant-writing-workshop-registration.html
The event is March 9, 2018 and the FREE registration includes breakfast and lunch. The event is limited to 95 persons (and 50 have already registered).
Registration must be received no later than January 19, 2018 by 5:00pm.
https://www.lamar.edu/forms/research-and-sponsored-pgms/grant-writing-workshop-registration.html
Monday, October 9, 2017
Virtual NSF Grants Conference
Experience
the Fall 2017 National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grants Conference virtually.
The upcoming conference in Phoenix, AZ on
November 13-14, 2017
will be webcast live to the research community.
View the plenary sessions to gain key insights into a wide range
of
current issues at NSF including: the state of current funding, new and current policies and procedures, and pertinent administrative issues.
Click here
to register.
Check out the webcast agenda
for more information.
These sessions will be recorded for on-demand viewing once the
conference has concluded. |
Monday, October 2, 2017
RCA applications now available
The FY18 guidelines and application materials for the Research/Creative Activity Grants (RCA) are now available on the ORSP website.
The RCA grants provide substantive support for research and creative activities and are awarded through the annual fall competition. These grants are intended for larger faculty research and creative projects that require more support and time.
In addition to a 6-week summer salary for the PI, the RCA grant provides funding up to $10,000 for other allowable costs. Refer to the guidelines for more detail.
The final deadline to submit to ORSP is Friday, October 27, 2017 at 5 p.m. Individual departments and colleges may have earlier deadlines.
Guidelines and applications are available on the Internal Funding section of the ORSP website.
The RCA grants provide substantive support for research and creative activities and are awarded through the annual fall competition. These grants are intended for larger faculty research and creative projects that require more support and time.
In addition to a 6-week summer salary for the PI, the RCA grant provides funding up to $10,000 for other allowable costs. Refer to the guidelines for more detail.
All Research Enhancement programs
are available to individuals with a full-time, tenure-track academic
appointment as detailed in SFA policy 8.11 (Professor, Associate Professor,
Assistant Professor, Instructor, and Librarian I-IV).
The final deadline to submit to ORSP is Friday, October 27, 2017 at 5 p.m. Individual departments and colleges may have earlier deadlines.
Guidelines and applications are available on the Internal Funding section of the ORSP website.
Friday, September 15, 2017
FY18 Research Enhancement Program
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the University Research Council are pleased to announce the FY18 competition for the Research Grant Development and Research Pilot Studies competitions.
The Research Grant Development (RGD) program provides support for a faculty member to develop an external research grant application. The faculty member may either receive a summer stipend or receive a course release in the fall/spring semester (and the grant will cover the costs of the faculty replacement or adjunct).
The Research Pilot Studies (RPS) program provides support of up to $3,000 to assist faculty in initiating pilot projects. Allowable costs include travel to collect data, supplies, materials, non-capital equipment, and student assistant wages.
The deadline for spring projects is October 9, 2017 with recipients notified in December. For summer 2018 and fall 2018 projects, the deadline is March 23, 2018.
Guidelines and applications are available on the ORSP website.
The Research Grant Development (RGD) program provides support for a faculty member to develop an external research grant application. The faculty member may either receive a summer stipend or receive a course release in the fall/spring semester (and the grant will cover the costs of the faculty replacement or adjunct).
The Research Pilot Studies (RPS) program provides support of up to $3,000 to assist faculty in initiating pilot projects. Allowable costs include travel to collect data, supplies, materials, non-capital equipment, and student assistant wages.
The deadline for spring projects is October 9, 2017 with recipients notified in December. For summer 2018 and fall 2018 projects, the deadline is March 23, 2018.
Guidelines and applications are available on the ORSP website.
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