Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies Office of Research Development and Proposal Coordination

Coordinate Internal Grants Programs 1. Submission and review of new grants 2. Annual review of funded projects Coordinate Institutionally Limited Programs Promote Foundation & Faculty Scholars Funding Opportunities

Competitive Grants Programs Coordinated by the OVPRGS Intramural Research Grants Program (IRGP) 2008 Program – funding for 18 months  New Faculty Awards – $40,000 Max  New Directions Awards - $60,000 Max  Scholarly and Creative Activities Awards- $25,000 Max

Function of the IRGP program Provides internal support to faculty conducting important research and scholarly activities. Investigators who receive IRGP funding either as a PI or co- PI are eligible to apply again to the program three years three years after the end date of their prior funding, dependent on the eligibility criterial.

Prior IRGP awards Prior IRGP grant awards are listed on the web at: gp NOTE: 2008 may be last year of IRGP program.

The key SPG program goals have been to support the initial development of: leading-edge projects that foster highly innovative or conceptually creative research and scholarship in all areas, initiation of new scholarly and creative activities in the arts and humanities, projects that complement the research and scholarship priorities established within departments and colleges, multidisciplinary and single investigator "start up" initiatives, projects that have the potential to position MSU as a nationally and internationally recognized leader, projects that have potential to yield significant payback for the university Strategic Partnership Grants Program

Strategic Partnership Grants Eligibility same as New Directions IRGP Grants Maximum funding in $400,000 over 3 years Proposal evaluation Review panels of Distinguished Faculty and administrators Two stage process: pre-proposals and full Proposals 2008 Process will be completed by June

SPG Annual Reviews Annual Reports Annual Oral Presentation Reviewer evaluations Funding reviewed each year

Present REF Centers – funded for 5 years Center for the Study of Cosmic Evolution Center for Sustainable Materials Literacy Achievement Research Center Center for Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins Center for Renewable Resource Chemistries Matrix: Center for Humane Arts, letters and Social Science Online Center for Microbial Pathogenesis High Performance Computing Center Center for Water Sciences Center for Leadership of the Digital Enterprise

REF Center Reviews Annual Reports Public Presentation of Centers’ progress Review Committees submit summary evaluation of progress Funding reviewed on annual basis is last year of funding of the present REF Centers

Managing Institutional Limited Funding Opportunities A limited submission opportunity is defined as a program/funding announcement where the sponsor restricts the number of applications or proposals that can be submitted from a given institution. The guidelines for such funding opportunities place a responsibility of selection on the institution.

NEW Procedures for limited submission funding opportunities Announcements are posted to the Limited Submission Web site ( and new announcements will be distributed by s to a list serve to which faculty are invited to subscribe, as well as to Research Associate Deans and their support staff.

Procedures for limited submission funding opportunities Faculty deadlines for submissions of pre- proposals will be included on the web site and in the announcements. Pre-proposals will be required for EACH limited submission program. Pre-proposals will be reviewed by an Ad hoc Review committee and this input will be used to select the application(s) to go forward.

Procedures for limited submission funding opportunities If a faculty member brings a limited submission opportunity to the attention of the Office of Research Development and Proposal Coordination within 30 calendar days of the submission deadline, proposals will be submitted on a first come, first serve basis. If the submission deadline is more than 30 days from notification, a solicitation for pre-proposals will be distributed and handled as described above.

Structure of the Internal Pre-proposal Application Cover Page form that includes project title and list of investigators. 3 – 5 page project summary Two page curriculum vita for each PI Total project budget estimate Total project cost share estimate, if applicable Additional supporting information deemed relevant by investigator (not required) Applications that do not follow these guidelines will be returned and PIs will be given 24 hours to conform to guidelines.

Notification of Proposals to go Forward PIs of selected proposals will be notified by PIs of selected proposals are required to confirm intent to submit a full proposal within 5 working days of notification If confirmation is NOT received within 5 days, the review committee will recommend a new candidate Once confirmation is received, candidates not selected will be notified CGA and appropriate Chairs and Deans’ Offices will be informed of the candidates selected to submit full proposals

Faculty Scholars/Career Awards Faculty Scholars and Fellowship Opportunities are posted on the”Institutionally Limited” web site at: ulty_Scholars_and_Fellowship_Programs.htm These opportunities will be announced on the web site and promoted through the Research Associate Deans Group

Funding opportunitiesfrom Foundations Plans are to underway to also list Funding Opportunities from Foundations on the “Institutionally Limited Proposals” Home Page. These opportunities will also be promoted through the Research Associate Deans Group These funding opportunities usually require coordination with University Development.