听Below is a summary assembled by the Research & Innovation Office (RIO). Please see the full solicitation for complete information about the funding opportunity.

***Match Requirement*** The applicant鈥檚 institution is required to match the award with at least an additional $5,000. The match cannot be used for overhead or indirect costs.

Program Summary

These competitive research awards provide seed money for junior faculty members that often result in additional funding from other sources. Awards can be used to support faculty summer salary, graduate student salary, travel, equipment, or other assistance relevant to the faculty member鈥檚 research (not overhead or indirect costs). Applicants are encouraged to develop research collaborations with government, private-sector, and other academic researchers. Such alliances enrich and extend not only the reach of your efforts, but the nation鈥檚 research enterprise, overall.

Deadlines

蜜糖直播 Internal Deadline: 11:59pm MST November 11, 2024

Sponsor Application Deadline: January 8, 2025

Internal Application Requirements (all in PDF format)

  • Research Proposal (2 pages + 1 optional page of references relating to the proposal): Please address the following: research goals, objectives, and relevant background; expected outcomes and relevance; research design and methodology; competence of applicant to perform the proposed research; available research facilities and resources; budget justification.
  • Matching Support Certification (up to 1 page): A statement confirming the source and which dean or chair has committed to providing cost-share or matching funds if the project is funded.
  • PI Curriculum Vitae

To access the online application, visit:

Eligibility

Full-time assistant professors at ORAU member institutions within two years of their tenure track appointment (January 1, 2023, to January 7, 2025) at the time of application. Research projects must fall within one of these five disciplines:

  • Engineering and Applied Science
  • Life Sciences
  • Mathematics/Computer Sciences
  • Physical Sciences
  • Policy, Management, or Education

Limited Submission Guidelines

Only two nominations are allowed per institution.

Award Information

Award Amount: $5,000

Match Requirement: $5,000

Award Duration: 1 year (June 1 to May 31)

Review Criteria

Reviews will be conducted by scholars with expertise in the discipline of the application. Each application will receive three independent reviews. Reviewers evaluate the proposals using the following criteria:

  • Scientific/technical merit
  • Proposed method/approach
  • Applicant's research performance competence/adequacy of facilities/resources to conduct the proposed research
  • Likelihood research will lead to fundable research and/or publishable work
  • Overall quality of application