Research Growth Initiative, Round 3 Mark Harris and Shane Dunlap, Graduate School

Mark Harris2 Internal Research Funding  Research Committee Awards  Restricted to individuals with < $100k startup  $150k, 17 funded  Most to Humanities and Professions  Arts and Humanities Travel Awards  Two rounds, $25k total  45 awards last year  Student Travel Awards  Two rounds, $30k total  92 awards last year  Research Growth Initiative  465 proposals in round 1 & 2  86 funded (~$12 M)

Mark Harris3 RGI: Purpose and Lessons Learned  Goal: Support development of new faculty projects  New areas  Seed funding models  Increasing external support  Lessons Learned  Focus on high-quality work with impact  External review process  Improvements to process

Mark Harris4 RGI Round 3  Timeline  Application forms available online   Due date: 11:59 PM, October 8  Complete process: middle or late March  Similar program structure  Criteria: Quality, Risk, Reward  External review process  Initial review by expert for all proposals  Review panels for top-ranked proposals  Funding level similar to prior rounds  Case Managers

Mark Harris5 Changes in Round 3  Application has three parts  On-line entry of basic project data  Budget spreadsheet (Excel)  Four page proposal narrative (PDF)  Reviewers  Please suggest qualified reviewers  Budget  Now Mac compatible  Faculty teaching buyout: 12.5% of academic year salary  Electronic proposal approvals  Department and School/College

Mark Harris6 What Next?  Information and Help  RGI Web site: initiative/  Case Managers:  If applied previously, you have one assigned from previous submission (listed on the RGI website: initiative/case-managers/ ) initiative/case-managers/  If need one, please call Steve Atkinson  or