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Each fall, the University Research and Creativity
Committee (URCC) solicits applications for the University Small Grant
Program. Awards are made for $5,000. Applications, complete with cover
page (Excel or PDF),
are mailed to faculty at the beginning of fall semester. To have complete
information, review the cover page document and information listed below.
DATE: August 24, 2007
TO: Faculty Members
FROM: University Research and Creativity Committee
RE: UNIVERSITY GRANT PROGRAM
Deadline: February 29, 2008, 5 p.m.
Applications to the University Grant Program (UGP)
will be accepted by the University Research and Creativity Committee
(URCC) until 5:00 pm on February 29, 2008. The program makes grants
of up to $5,000 to eligible faculty. The guidelines and policies of
the program are described below. Applicants should address questions
about the application guidelines to the Office of the Vice President
for Research, (406) 243-6670.
Eligibility
Proposals in any area of research or creative work are welcome from
all faculty members (visiting, postdoctoral, emeriti, adjunct), postdoctoral
through professor on contract for 2007/2008. academic years.
Program Goals
The UGP strives to advance scholarship at The University of Montana
through stimulation of research and creative work. Particular emphasis
is placed upon the participation (in order of priority) of: 1) junior
faculty (i.e., not yet tenured assistant professors in a tenure-track
appointment in their first five years) with limited experience in sponsored
programs; 2) senior faculty exploring a new area; or 3) other faculty,
including senior faculty with ongoing research who have not received
UGP funding in the last three years, or visiting, postdoctoral, emeriti,
or adjunct faculty. Applicants must specify one of these three categories.
New faculty are eligible for consecutive year funding. Funds are granted
with the expectation that the grant will result in a contribution to
the profession and/or additional extramural support.
Proposal Evaluation
Proposals are evaluated on the basis of the following areas:
1) Objectives:
a) Clearly define the objectives or purpose of proposal.
b) Describe or outline how objectives will be carried out.
c) Explain the relationship of the project to UGP priorities.
2) Significance:
a) Explain the proposal's significance to the applicant's discipline.
b) Discuss the relationship between the proposal and other scholarship
in the discipline.
3) Methodology:
a) Identify procedures, techniques, methods, use and necessity
of equipment, etc.
b) Justify and explain the methodology used.
4) Expertise:
a) Explain the relationship between the proposal and the applicant's
previous research or creative work. (A list of related activities
of up to one page will suffice.)
b) Indicate familiarity with the secondary literature related
to the proposal. (A bibliography of up to one page will suffice.)
5) Budget: (Fringe rates should be calculated at 20% for faculty,
13% for temps, and 1% for students, including research assistants)
a) Itemize budget.
b) Justify budget.
6) For New Faculty:
a) Applicants are encouraged to seek input from colleagues who
have had success at the national level.
b) Secure an endorsement statement (one to two paragraphs) from
the department chair or a senior colleague that describes how this
proposal will fit into the applicant's professional development.
Proposal Review
Proposals will be ranked by ad hoc review committees appointed by the
URCC. Each review committee will rank its proposals and submit that
ranking to the URCC for review. The URCC then will make recommendations
to the Vice President for Research for authorization. Applicants will
be advised of final funding decisions before the end of Spring Break
2008.
Proposal Format
Applicants should submit the original proposal (signed) and three collated
copies of the following:
- a signed cover page;
- a one-page list of relevant accomplishments (publications, performances,
exhibitions, etc.); and,
- the proposal narrative, not to exceed five pages, including a bibliography,
if relevant.
If slides are submitted as part of the proposal, two sets should be
included. If an endorsement statement is submitted for new faculty,
include a copy with each proposal. The proposal must not exceed seven
pages including the attached cover sheet.
Allowable Costs
The URCC will consider requests for salary, materials and supplies,
equipment, travel, photocopying, student support (directly benefiting
the proposed project), and other costs justified by the nature of the
project.
Grant Policies
If awarded a grant, the awardee agrees to the following:
- Awardee must be on contract for the 2007/2008 academic years. Grant
monies may be expended from May 1, 2008, to August 31, 2009. Exceptions
require prior written approval by the Vice President for Research.
- Successful applicants must obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB)
approval for use of human subjects, or Institutional Animal Care and
Use Committee (IACUC) approval for use of animals, if applicable,
prior to release of funds.
- Awardee will formally acknowledge the support of The University
of Montana in all publications, exhibition or performances resulting
from the grant.
- Awardees will submit (within one year of the date of award) a final
written report to the Office of the Vice President for Research. It
may be a one- to two-page summary of results or other documentation
clearly marked as a substitute for a final report. Oral presentations
to URCC members or the Vice President for Research are not acceptable
final reports. Awardees who do not submit a final report will not
be eligible for subsequent grants.
- No change in the use of funds may be made without prior approval
by the Vice President for Research.
- All non-expendable materials purchased with grant funds are the
property of The University of Montana.
- Awardees who receive personal financial gain (e.g., royalties) as
a direct result of a grant shall reimburse the University up to the
amount of the grant.
- An award may not be used to fund dissertation research.
To Apply
Submit the original and three copies of the proposal (cover page + up
to six pages of narrative) to the Office of the Vice President for Research,
116 University Hall, by 5 p.m. on February 29, 2008.
Late proposals will not be accepted.
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