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±«Óãtv Professors Union Faculty Research Awards

The following RFP applies to faculty covered under the UDM/UDMPU contract

Request for Proposals - Academic Year 2024-2025

The deadline for proposal submission is January 15, 2024

In accordance with the ±«Óãtv/UDMPU Contract - Internal Research Grant Fund - $175,000 in research monies is available to McNichols faculty covered by the ±«Óãtv/UDMPU Contract for the academic year 2024-25. All McNichols faculty are strongly encouraged to apply for and spend Faculty Research Award (FRA) grant monies.

In accordance with the contract, the MFA created an Internal Research Fund committee for the academic year 2023-24 to review proposals. The committee members are as follows:

CBA - Staci Kenno Pinkerton
CES – Klaus Friedrich
CHP - Jaime Sinutko
CLAE – Lee Eshelman
LIB – Jill Spreitzer
MFA Rep – Cindy Gillham
SACD - Thomas Provost
UDMPU - Diane Robinson-Dunn
ADMIN – Michele Favoretto

Please be aware of the following:

  • The deadline for submission is January 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
  • All funds must be spent before June 30, 2025.
  • There is currently no limit on requested funds; however only one proposal, as the Principal Investigator, is allowed per faculty during this 2024-25 cycle.
  • Faculty who serve on the committee and submit a proposal will not be involved in any way in the review of his/her proposal.
  • Proposals are funded based on available resources and merit. (The average grant was $5300 in 2021/22, $9,300 in 2022/23 and $8500 2023/24)
  • The proposal and all supporting documentation must be electronically submitted through the UDM .
  • Ensure that you are following the naming convention for your project in Cayuse and the attachments should all begin with FRA-24_LastName. See the Cayuse User Instructions.
  • You may download Cayuse User Instructions
  • Proposals must contain all items requested on the RFP and strictly adhere to instructions.
  • IRB approval must be completed or pending by January 15th, 2024- If applicable. For any questions related to the IRB approval, visit the review board website or contact the IRB Board Chair.
  • Progress Report: If you were awarded a 2023-24 FRA grant with a spending deadline of June 30, 2024, a Progress Report is required to be submitted with your new/continuing application for this year (2024-25). You will find a link to the Progress Report in Cayuse and a required document upload in the Attachments section.
    PLEASE NOTE: If the required Progress Report is not uploaded in Cayuse, your new application will not be submitted to the committee for review.

Links

  1. 2024-25 FRA Request for Proposal
  2. Cayuse User Instructions
  4. Past UDMPU Faculty Research Awards
  5. Excel Budget Sheet
  6. OSPRA Compliance
  7. Procurement Services Policies
  8. ±«Óãtv Job Classification and Pay Levels Guidelines (pdf)
  9. Progress Report Template (pdf)

 

Please feel free to contact the committee chairs with questions or concerns. Thank you.