Writing Good Proposals Workshop 2015 – 2016 Call

University Professional Development/Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity Grants

Funding Options University Professional Development

Grants (UPD) Research, scholarship and Creative

Activities Grants (RSC)

All activities must occur between July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

UPD Grants Primary Purpose

Assist probationary and tenured unit 3 employees working to meet the qualifications for retention, tenure, or promotion

Full professors, librarians at a rank equivalent to full professors, lecturers, and coaches are eligible for UPD grants. Granted in unique and limited circumstances.

Awards, other than assigned time, may be made to temporary faculty in unique and limited circumstances

UPD awards by be granted up to $8,000 (most are funded in $2,000 - $5,000 range)

UPD Grants Support 2 Areas

1. Mini-grants for research, scholarship, and creative activities which includes innovative pedagogy

Buy equipment and/or supplies Conduct research Travel to present papers at professional meetings, or to publish

the results of previous research. Pay student assistants, for clerical support, etc. Pay for transcription/translation/analysis services.

2. Funds for one to three units of assigned time for scholarly purposes.

Funds may be used to undertake a research project leading to publication, or to complete publication of already completed research,

Funds for other activities that lead to positive career advancements, including preparing to teach a greater variety of courses.

Course releases may be requested for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016. Current costs are $1,750 per unit.

RSC Grants Support Mini-grants for research, scholarship, and creative

activities which includes innovative pedagogy.

Faculty members at all ranks (part-time and fulltime), including librarians and coaches, are eligible to compete for RSCA funding.

Test promising ideas Conduct research (data collection, field research) Obtain preliminary results prior to applying for external grant Pay student assistants, for clerical support, etc. Pay for transcription/translation/analysis services.

How to Apply Complete application and the Bio sketch form

(equivalent to a two page CV summary) at:http://www.csusm.edu/gsr/faculty/updrsc.html

Dean’s signature not required. However, your college dean’s office will review your application. Check with your dean’s office about the college review procedures.

Incomplete and late applications are disqualified. Applications must be submitted by 11 AM, on Monday, February 16, 2015.

Highlighted tips for writing a good grant proposal

1. Write for a general faculty audience not familiar with your field and discuss the relevance to your field. Avoid jargon.

2. The rubric reflects the most important elements for writing a compelling proposal. The

proposal must clearly state the process you will follow to produce a finished product, or “deliverable”. Make sure to follow the rubric as you prepare your proposal.

3. Requests for assigned time are for “Fall 2015 or Spring 2016 semester”. Detailed justification is needed. Be very specific as to your activities and how they fit into a plan for project completion.

4. Budgets must be itemized, detailed, and justified. Include estimated research

costs and sources to support these costs.

5. Be detailed and specific about the nature of student involvement (How did you calculate # of hours and pay scale?) Be specific, how does their involvement promote your professional development? (Funds are not intended to solely support student research)

6. Tie attending professional conferences to tangible outcomes. If you are not presenting then list compelling tangible outcomes.

7. If you are asking for funding to increase your knowledge base, or need to pay to develop skills to support a project, explain how knowledge or skills gained will remain with

the university.

8. Tell us if you will receive or have applied for funding from other sources.

Contacts:

Wesley Schultz, AVP for Research

Pamela Stricker, Chair

Rong-Ji Chen, Member

Eun Kang, Member

Ofer Melich, Member

Kimber Quinner, Member

Silvia Rolle-Rissetto, Member

Zhiwei Xiao, Member

Questions?