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Title: Research Corporation Programs in Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy


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Research Corporation Programs in Chemistry,
Physics and Astronomy
  • Silvia Ronco, Program Officer,
  • Research Corporation

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Grant Programs
  • PhD granting departments
  • Cottrell Scholar Awards (CSA)
  • Research Opportunity Awards (ROA)
  • Non-PhD granting departments
  • Cottrell College Science Awards (CCSA)
  • Department Development Awards (DDA)

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COTTRELL COLLEGE SCIENCE AWARDS
  • Individual investigator awards for beginning
    (first three years) or established faculty
  • We support faculty/student collaborative
    research projects at primarily undergraduate
    institutions (PUIs)
  • Eligibility is limited to faculty members at
    Chemistry, Physics or Astronomy Departments

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Renewal Awards
  • Support for up to 2 more years
  • Requires a preliminary letter of request from PI
    before first award is closed
  • Eligibility is based on productivity and long
    term goals
  • Typically 5 of submissions

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Established faculty
  • New research direction is required.
  • High probability of success, if there is a track
    record of previous productivity.
  • Talk to a program officer and send a preliminary
    proposal.

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CCSA Award Activity
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The budget
  • Average award 36,000
  • Average match 12,000
  • We fund
  • Equipment and supplies
  • Summer stipends (maximum)
  • PI - 8 weeks 7,500
  • UG - 10 weeks 3,500

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About matching funds
  • Not required, but expected.
  • Viewed as a measure of institutional commitment
    to undergraduate research.
  • What if no match?
  • Talk to a program officer
  • May affect outcome
  • Submit anyway

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The Research Narrative Page 1
  • Statement of the Problem and Scientific
    Significance of Proposed Research
  • Put your science in context
  • Show knowledge of the field with updated
    references
  • Include a clearly stated hypothesis
  • Make a strong case for significance and
    originality

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The Research Narrative Pages 2 and 3
  • Plan of Procedure
  • Be specific!
  • Address feasibility issues and include
    alternative routes
  • Show long-term goals and sustainability
  • Will your research program attract federal
    funding?
  • How will your research program impact your
    disciplinary field?

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Most common problems
  • Research is derivative of doctoral or
    postdoctoral work.
  • Feasibility and significance are not
    well-addressed.
  • The proposal is too vague and not
    hypothesis-driven.
  • Unrealistic expectations.

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What do I do if things go wrong?
  • Request your reviewers comments and evaluate
    resubmission
  • Do your homework!
  • Take it as a learning experience
  • Talk to a program officer

Remember that not getting what you want is
sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Dalai Lama
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Deadlines and review
  • Target dates are May 15 and November 15.
  • Reviewing process takes approximately 6 months.
  • Proposals are reviewed by external reviewers and
    members of the RC advisory committee

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CCSA new online submission process
  • After March 15, 2007 ONLY online applications
    will be accepted.
  • Application process will contain three steps
  • Eligibility quiz
  • Preparing a complete proposal in PDF format
  • Completing application process on our website.

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CCSA online submission
  • ELIGIBILITY QUIZ
  • Are you a faculty member in a chemistry, physics
    or astronomy department at a college or
    university within the United States and Canada?
    Yes No
  • 2. Does your department offer a PhD program? Yes
    No
  • 3. Does your department offer a bachelors degree
    in your discipline (chemistry, physics or
    astronomy)? Yes No
  • 4. Do faculty in your department mentor doctoral
    students? Yes No
  • 5. Are you a tenured or tenure-track faculty
    member? Yes No
  • 6. Are you a faculty member within the first
    three years of your first tenure-track
    appointment? Yes No

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Chemistry applications (), 2005
Organometallics Physical Organic and Inorganic
Chemistry Spectroscopy Computational Materials Env
ironmental Synthetic Organic Chemistry Biological
Chemistry
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Physics applications (), 2005
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Contact us
  • http//www.rescorp.org
  • Call or visit with a program officer
    (520) 571-1111
  • Silvia Ronco (Chemistry)
  • Jack Pladziewicz (Chemistry)
  • Ray Kellman (VP, Chemistry)
  • Richard Wiener (Physics)
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