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NMU Internal awards for faculty

October 2019Janelle Taylor – Graduate education and researchMollie freier – chair, faculty grants committee

What is covered:

Types of internal awards at NMU

Items needed to apply

Post-award reporting

Tips for a successful application

Internal awards available

Reassigned Time AwardFaculty Research Grant PRIME FundGrace Magnaghi Research Grant

Curriculum Development Grant

Instructional Improvement Grant

Peter White Scholar Grant

Faculty Merit Award

Internal awards: the overarching theme

NMU OFFERS INTERNAL FACULTY AWARDS AS A WAY TO SUPPORT FACULTY SCHOLARLY EXPLORATION WITH THE GOAL OF POTENTIAL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTERNALLY FUNDED GRANTS

Reassigned time award (RTA)

AWARD INTENTION: The Reassigned Time Award grants faculty time in a semester to dedicate to a scholarly project PROJECTWHAT IS THE AWARD: A 1 to 4 credit course releaseWHO CAN APPLY: AAUP faculty onlyWHEN TO APPLY: Applications for the winter semester are due the first week of the fall semester; applications for the fall semester are due the first week of the winter semester

Pay attention to the *if applicable*

requirements section

!

Final report from previous RTAs

IRB or IACUC approval letter or proof of submission

Any permits or permissions that may be required to finish the project

Faculty research grant (FRG)

AWARD INTENTION: Resources for faculty to seek advancement through significant scholarly achievements such as publications, artistic works, research projects, manuscripts, etc. This award should result in a tangible deliverable or substantial gains toward external funding opportunities.WHAT IS THE AWARD: Up to $7000 over a 24 month time period

WHO CAN APPLY: Full-time AAUP and NMUFA faculty members

WHEN TO APPLY: October 28 2019

Check out the

Evaluation Rubric

used by the Faculty Grants Committee.

PRIME Fund

AWARD INTENTION: Intended as seed money for projects with impactful outcomes and high likelihood of external funding. Built as an cross-disciplinary award for teams who span departments and areas of expertise.WHAT IS THE AWARD: $20,000 per team for 1 year projectsWHO IS ELIGIBLE: Teams of two or three faculty and/or staff from different disciplines

Must involve at least 2 students

Must result in one quantifiable deliverable

Must be used to develop external funding proposal

Questions? Contact Erica Goff at x2456

Summer submission deadline!

Curriculum development grant

AWARD INTENTION: to support efforts at the departmental or inter-departmental level to modify, advance, or improve curriculumWHAT IS THE AWARD: $2400WHO IS ELIGIBLE: All full-time faculty on term, continuing, tenure track, and tenured appointmentsWHEN TO APPLY: March 30 2020

Special documents:

Departmental Statement:

how the proposed project would relate to the mission of the department. This should be prepared and signed by the departmental curriculum committee

Requests for release time

to be absorbed by the department must be approved by your department head and dean

Proposals must demonstrate how the proposed work exceeds normally expected curriculum development

Instructional Improvement grant

AWARD INTENTION: To support projects that offer one or more faculty members the opportunity to improve their instructional skills, implement new teaching methodologies, or develop innovative materials. WHAT IS THE AWARD: up to $2400WHO IS ELIGIBLE: All full-time faculty on term, continuing, tenure track, and tenured appointmentsWHEN TO APPLY: March 30 2020

The Curriculum Development and Instructional Improvement grants are assessed together and often referred to as

CDII

-The signature of the department head must be on the Project Summary Sheet

- If release time is requested to be absorbed by the department, the application must have a letter of approval signed by the dept. head and dean

Peter white scholar award

AWARD INTENTION: To facilitate significant enhancement of scholarly research at NMU by supporting faculty with a proven scholarly record to undertake a project that would significantly advance their work. Similar to an expended Faculty Research GrantWHAT IS THE AWARD: $17,500WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Full-time faculty who are contracted to teach into the award yearWHEN TO APPLY: February 24 2020

The winner of the Peter White Scholar Award attends the Peter White Dinner to receive the award, and again after the project to present their research

Grace magnaghi

research grantAWARD INTENTION: To support scholarly research about the U.P. by using the Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives and the Lydia M. Olson LibraryWHAT IS THE AWARD: Flexible based on foundation funds (past awards tend between $1000 - $3000) WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Scholars who are interested in the history and culture of the U.P. *This award is also available to studentsWHEN TO APPLY: NOW! Deadline: November 15 2019

This grant has recently been expanded and has the potential to grow again

Scholarly dissemination through publication and/or presentation is a required outcome of this award. Awardees often speak at the

Sonderegger

Symposium

Faculty merit award

AWARD AMOUNT: $5000WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Faculty who have held the rank of Professor for five or more yearsWHEN TO APPLY: Applications due to Departments: February 1

If you are interested in applying for this award, contact Brent Graves, AAUP President, at x1812

Grant submission materials

Cover pageBe sure to plan time for required signatures, usually from your department head or deanAbstractProject NarrativeObserve page limits set by the grant guidelinesThe project narrative in general should address: the problem or need for the research/scholarly activity, objectives, methodology, timeline, future funding and project plans, project personnelBudgetIf you need help quantifying and creating a budget, contact the Director of Grants, Erica Goff x2456ReferencesCVs for all personnel

Generally limited to 2 pages

Letters of support from applicable persons or entities

Any permissions or permits that may be needed to carry out the research

IRB or IACUC approval or a letter indicating the project has been submitted for review

Post-Award

After you have won an internal award, keep track of reporting, spending, and deliverable requirements! Final reportsBe sure to submit them on timeInclude them in future award requestsSpendingKathy Frazier is the Controller’s Office Grant Accountant. If you have grant account questions, ask her. Be aware of the length of the award, most awards provide the funds for 12 to 24 months.

If you are unable to complete your award project in the allotted time, you may ask for an extension of the fund. To do this, email

grants@nmu.edu

and include a viable reason for the extension

Deliverables

What does your award require you to produce? Creative works? Publications? Presentations? Be aware of the requirements and write grants that are reasonable for you to accomplish in the given time period with the available funds.

Guidelines and help

Get to know the Grants and Contracts Faculty Internal Funding Opportunities page: https://www.nmu.edu/grantsandcontracts/faculty-internal-oppsNote the Guidelines link next to each award. This is where the application details live. Check out the evaluation rubrics for any award you apply for as you create the applicationIf you need help making a budget, contact Erica Goff at efranich@nmu.edu or x2456Submit award applications and final reports to

grants@nmu.edu

QUESTIONS?

Janelle Taylor jantaylo@nmu.edu

x1407

grants@nmu.edu

https://www.nmu.edu/grantsandcontracts/faculty-internal-opps