External Grants
Contact the following people for information on applying for external grants.
Foundation and External Grants
Lori Roderick, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Office of Advancement, Sorensen Hall
X7182
Grant Incentive for Faculty
As an incentive to encourage those who seek external grant funding, the College provides Proposal Incentive Awards (PIA). These awards are granted after submission of a proposal or application to an external granting organization. The awards are $250 for proposals with budgets between $20,000 and $60,000, and $500 for proposals with budgets in excess of $60,000. The maximum award will be $750 in any given year. In the cases in which a proposal has more than one principal investigator, the PIA will be shared. Proposals submitted to more than one funding agency that are only modestly revised are eligible for only one incentive award. PIA funds will be provided either as a stipend (subject to taxes) or can be added to your Professional Meeting Allowance account tax-free.
External Grants Proposal Procedure
Step one: Talk with Grants Officers about funding ideas and the relationship to current projets.
Step two: Complete and submit the External Grant Initiative Form to the Associate Dean of Grants and Assessment or the Director of Coprorate and Foundation Relations in accordance with the External Grants Submission Policy.
Step three: Talk with your department chair or program director about program implications, advice on your project and/or your long-term career goals.
Step four: Write the proposal. Obtain appropriate help as needed (e.g., the Associate Dean of Grants, Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations, Human Resources, the Business Office, the Human Research Review Committee (HRRC) or the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)).
Step five: Complete and obtain the appropriate certifications/approvals/signatures for the External Grant Approval Form. Be sure to include a copy of the completed proposal including budget. As a final stop, submit the form and the proposal to the Academic Dean's Office or the Advancement Office as appropriate. NOTE: Be sure to include a completed Supplemental Certifications/Approvals Form and a Financial Disclosure (Conflict of Interest) Form if applicable. Please allow adequate time for review.
Step six: Make revisions if necessary.
Step seven: Submit copies of the revised final proposal and the completed External Grant Approval Form to the Academic Dean's Office and the Advancement Office.
Step eight: If the proposal is successful and an award is made, please notify the Academic Dean's Office and the Advancement Office immediately.
