Applications (downloadable in pdf format) are accepted four times a year.

Deadlines for 2007-2008 Academic Year:

FALL:  September 7, 2007 and November 9, 2007

SPRING:  February 1, 2008 and March 21, 2008

A. Funding for Research Projects
The purpose of this category is to assist in the costs of research, with the clearly intended outcome of presentation and a submitted publication. Funding is available for individual projects for up to $1500/semester/group. Applications to other funding sources is encouraged:

Allowable expenses:
1. Start-up money for a new project, or continuation of a current      

    project
2. Legitimate costs include:
    a. Cost for a research instrument, e.g., questionnaires, CD-ROMs
    b. Research assistants
    c. Laboratory costs: costs of chemicals, procedures, and           

        instruments (limited)
    d. Travel to become familiar with other research in the area, 

        workshops, liaison

What will not be considered:
1. This fund is not intended to replace departmental or external    

    funding.
2. Hardware, software, or printers should be funded through                  individual departments.
   (These items will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

    Call Peggy Flannigan with questions.)

Research Checklist:
___1. Clear and concise description of the current research project     

         (maximum 4 pages):
          a) Merit (contribution to the field, benefit to the department,

             college, or university)
          b) A problem statement (clear, concise statement of research)
          c) Objectives (to be achieved in this research and future if

              applicable)
          d) Methodology, and (summary of methods and procedures)
          e) Expected outcomes (time-line for completion, will this lead                  to future research)
___2. Letter of support from the chair.
___3. Detailed budget and rationale: overall and funds requested

         from CRS (1 page). It is important to show personal,     

         departmental, or external contributions. What part of the

         overall cost will CRS funding contribute?
___4. Abbreviated curricular vita of principal investigator (1-2 pages   

         demonstrating research expertise)

___5. If previous grant received, update publication status for that

         research.

Commitment:
By accepting this grant, you commit to:
1. Submit a 1-page report to CRS at completion of this research
2. Present at a Research Forum meeting, if requested.
3. Submit a presentation or publication of this research and hand in a 

    copy of the abstract or manuscript respectively.
4. Submit an abstract for presentation at a national/state meeting   

    and/or a manuscript for publication to a peer review journal within 

    one year of completion of the research supported by this grant. 

    Send a copy of the abstract or manuscript to CRS.

B. Support for Research Presentations
The purpose of this funding resource is to assist faculty who have been accepted, through a peer review process, to present their research (posters or oral) at national or international meetings. Funding is available up to $1500 per presentation (if it is a group presentation, it is up to individuals to decide how the money is used). All individuals claiming support must be listed on the program as presenters.

Allowable expenses (to be submitted with proposal):
1. Travel support in addition to departmental funding and personal  

    expenses or outside funding:
    a) Air or car fare for all presenters
    b) Hotel stay for 2 nights (before and after presentation)
    c) Meals for 1 travel day and 2 conference days
2. Costs of presentation material

Presentation Checklist:
___1. Name of the conference and evidence of acceptance, such as

         a  letter of acceptance or program of the meeting or section

         of presentation with names of the presenters.
        a) State whether oral or poster presentation
        b) If oral presentation, state the length of the presentation
        c) In case of multiple presenters, include name of each 

            presenter, with their specific topic and time of presentation
        d) Statement whether this is the first time for presentation of      

            this research or an extension of previous research. If not   

            first  time:
              i.   list conference(s) and date of previous presentation
              ii.  clearly state the rationale for a repeat presentation,

                   e.g. new data or follow-up study
              iii.  include copy of manuscript submitted to peer-review

                   journal or reference of publication
___2. Include abstract as submitted to the conference
___3. State commitment to submit to a peer-reviewed journal within   

         one semester following the presentation. To which journal do  

         you anticipate submitting?
___4. Submit a copy of the article as submitted to the journal the

         following semester (acceptance is not necessary).
___5. Statement of contribution from department
___6. Letter of support from department chair.

___7. If previous grant received, update publication status for that

         conference presentation.

Commitment:
By accepting this grant, you commit to submit a manuscript for publication to a peer review journal within six months after this presentation. Send a copy of the manuscript to CRS.

C. Funding to assist publications
Limited funding (up to $500) is available to assist authors with the cost of publications when additional charges are involved:

1. Statement of acceptance from the journal and publication date.
2. A clear statement that this is a refereed peer-reviewed journal.
3. A copy of the costs, e.g., journal charges and illustrations.
4. Copy of the article as accepted for publication, including journal

    title and authors.

To be considered for funding, ALL proposals must be in by the stated deadlines. Proposals submitted after the deadline will only be considered for the next semester.

Application forms are available from Paige Dickinson in the Dean's Office, or the CRS Website

Notification:
The CRS Administrative Council evaluates proposals and makes recommendations to the CRS Director who submits them to the EHS Dean for final approval. The researchers will be notified within a reasonable time by mail.

Questions should be addressed to:
Peggy Flannigan, ext. 2568, pnflan@bradley.edu