UM Broader Impacts Group

BIG fosters a community of practice around research and creative scholarship activities that broaden participation in higher education and the workforce, create educational and economic opportunity, and benefit society locally and globally. We work with principal investigators and broader impacts programs to seed new collaborations, develop highly competitive grant proposals, and engage the public, including K-12 students, with University of Montana research.

BIG can help UM principal investigators:

• Develop and edit grant proposals or proposal sections involving broader impacts or public engagement.
• Design and implement evaluation plans for broader impacts activities.
• Connect with existing, high-impact programs at UM that partner with researchers to deliver broader impacts.

Learn more on the Broader Impacts website.

University Grant Program (UGP)

Funded by the Office of Research and Creative Scholarship (ORCS), the UGP is intended to foster innovative research and creative accomplishments.  Unless otherwise specified, funds may be requested by faculty in any area of research or creative work. Successful proposals may be funded at less than the amount requested. This year’s UGP grants include the following.

• Small Grants (10-15 awards totaling $50,000)
• Seed Grants (2-4 awards totaling $50,000)
• Career Enhancement Grants (8-10 awards totaling $50,000)
• Global Research Program (GRP) (8-10 awards totaling $50,000)