GUIDELINES

OBJECTIVE:

The Office of Research & Faculty Development supports faculty in their efforts to secure external support for their research and other academic activities. As part of this endeavor, RFD offers a workshop in the development of research proposals.

ELIGIBILITY:

•  All tenured or tenure-track UO faculty, with an appointment of .50 FTE or more, officers of research of 1.0 FTE, and non tenure-track faculty with an appointment of 1.0 FTE are eligible to apply for the workshop, regardless of discipline.

•  Applicants must hold a UO appointment during the regular academic year of the award, 2008-2009.

•  To be considered for the program, applicants must be far enough along in conceptualizing a research or other academic project that they have identified at least one potential funding source and can provide a statement of the proposed research project and its significance.

•  Applicants must be a principle investigator (PI) on the proposal they plan to submit to meet the workshop program criteria. If the proposal is a collaboration, the applicant must be at least a co-investigator.

•  The submission deadline of the proposal must be at least two (2) weeks after completion of workshop attended and no later than May 18, 2009.

•  Faculty will not be accepted to participate in the workshop in consecutive years.

MATERIALS TO SUBMIT:

Those interested in the workshop must complete and submit the application form. No attachments (e.g., CV, bibliographies, etc.) are required. On the application, you will be asked to name a potential funder for your research project and write a brief statement outlining your research idea and its significance. While your research idea may not be completely formed, workshop organizers must confirm that you have contemplated your project thoroughly enough to be able to construct a research proposal.

AWARD:

Faculty who participate in the two day workshop and submit a proposal through the Office of Research Services and Administration's (ORSA) Electronic Proposal Clearance System (EPCS) to an external funding agency by May 18, 2009, will receive $1500 in the form of research support (i.e. supplies, services, and/or travel), or summer salary. Other Payroll Expenses (OPE) will be covered in addition to the award for those who choose summer salary.

Letters of intent are not sufficient to receive the award. No extensions will be granted.

Submit complete application to
Office of Research and Faculty Development
by application deadline: until workshops are full,
or no later than May 19, 2008 at 5pm.

Email to: rfd@jwj.uoregon.edu (preferred)
With subject line: WPD 2008 application
or
Deliver hardcopy to: 204 Johnson Hall