Faculty Exploratory Research Grants

The Institute of the Environment offers a program to "seed" relevant projects. As part of the Faculty Exploratory Research Grants Program, three annual grants of up to $10,000 are awarded, on a competitive basis, for projects involving interdisciplinary global change research or another related research activity. The program is also designed to help foster the development of one or more major interdisciplinary proposal for submission to extramural funding agencies or private contributors.

Qualifications

The program is only open to the Institute of the Environment faculty members.

Proposals will be evaluated by a peer-review committee composed of a subset of the Institute of the Environment faculty. Reviewers' recommendations will be forwarded to the Institute's director for the final selection of awardees.

The program does not fund graduate assistantships, publication costs, travel (unless documented fully as being an integral part of the project objectives), general-purpose equipment, or summer salary. Costs such as short-term student wages, field research, general operations, supplies, and specialized research equipment pertaining to the project will be considered.

Application Procedures

To apply, interested faculty members must submit a proposal outlining their research plans. An investigator may submit only one proposal during any review period and is eligible to receive only one award within a five-year period. The proposal deadline for the 2010—2011 fiscal year is 5:00 PM on Friday, March 12, 2010.

Your application packet must include the following:

  • Cover page
  • Budget page with justification
  • List of all current research support
  • Project description and objectives (maximum two pages)
  • Description and justification of travel expenses, if included
  • Curriculum vitae (maximum two pages)

Awards will be announced no later than May 14, 2009 for the 2010—2011 competition. Project funding will begin July 1, 2010, and end June 30, 2011. Final reports are required and are due by August 14, 2011.

Submit application packets to:

Institute of the Environment
715 N Park, 2nd floor
PO Box 210156

For more information, contact M. Lou Regalado at (520) 792-8712 or email regalado@email.arizona.edu.