THECB Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program (NHARP)

The Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program is a competitive peer-reviewed grant program created in 1987 by the 70th Texas Legislature. The purpose of the program is to encourage and provide support to faculty members and students in Texas institutions of higher education, both public and independent, to conduct basic research.
Program Highlights: 

• Maximum award is $100,000 for the two-year grant period
• Targeted research areas are basic research in:

1. Biomedicine
2. Energy and the Environment

• There are no limits on the number of pre-proposals that institutions may submit. If the statewide number of pre-proposals exceeds 150, then institutions will be asked to select a smaller number of pre-proposals submitted to go forward to review. The smaller number will be based on a proportional share of statewide pre-proposal submissions
• Only “Early Career Investigators” may submit a proposal
• Principal investigators are limited to one submission
• Notice of intent and pre-proposal are required for each proposal
• Budget cannot include faculty summer salaries

An “Early Career Investigator” is defined as a non-tenured, tenure track faculty member or a research professional (not including post-doctoral students, research assistants/associates, or instructors) from an eligible institution who has been employed at the institution in that capacity for not less than two years and not more than five years, as of the pre-proposal submission date.
LAST DAY FOR NOTICE OF INTENT: October 31, 2013, 5:00 PM C.T.
PRE-PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 31, 2013, 5:00 PM C.T.
DEADLINE FOR INSTITUTIONAL SELECTION OF PRE-PROPOSALS: November 21, 2013, 5:00 p.m. C.T.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 20, 2014, 5:00 PM C.T.

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