Research Grant Committee (RGC) application training

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Research Grant Committee (RGC) application
training

• Richard Mocarski Lauren Wilson
• Coord. of Res. Comms. Senior Associate Dir.
• OSP OSP

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Purpose

• Support scholarly activities for tenured and
  tenured-tracked faculty.
• Expected outcomes product will allow the
  researcher to seek external funds.

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Specifics

• Deadline Monday, February 1st, 2010 445 pm
  via electronic application
• Amount Up to 5,000
• Earliest Possible Start Date 5/15/2010

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Eligibility

• Tenured or tenured-track faculty
• Priorities
• 1. Non-tenured tenured-tracked faculty
• 2. Non-tenured tenured-track faculty with
  significant funding unrelated to proposed RGC
  project.
• 3. More experienced faculty who are exploring a
  new direction in their scholarly endeavors.

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Evaluation Criteria

• Objectives and merits of the proposal, including
  the quality of the presentation (clarity, design,
  methods, and analyses).
• Outcomes will the project result in a
  publication, exhibit, performance, or external
  grant application?
• Budget reasonable?
• Prior Review is encouraged

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Proposal Requirements

• Narrative
• Budget
• List of selected publications and/or exhibits
• List of external grant support within the past
  two years.
• List of external grant support applied for during
  the last two years.

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Narrative - Syntax

• Should be written in clear, non-technical
  language (the reviewers are from multiple
  disciplines).
• 5 pages, double-spaced, 12 point font, and one
  (1) inch margins

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Narrative - Content

• Abstract (one fourth of one page)
• Purposed/Objectives rationale for proposed
  research
• Significance of the Project
• To the field of study
• To the applicant
• Research Methods/ Design/ Plan
• Outcomes
• Timeline

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Budget

• The budget form is located on page two of the
  electronic application.
• Please contact your grant specialist should you
  need help in budget preparations
  (http//osp.ua.edu/grant_specialist_responsibiliti
  es.html
• Budget Justification is part of the review
  criteria and should be articulated clearly.
• Budget Justification is limited to 1 page.

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Budget Staples (Normally Allowable Costs)

• Personnel
• Summer Salary for PI
• Must Include Fringe benefits (28.41 for faculty)
• Part of a GRA
• Consultants
• Supplies (tangibles)
• Travel (per diem, transportation, etc.)
• Foreign travel must be justified extensively
• Other Expenses (services, lab fees, participant
  support)

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Budget Nukes (Normally Un-Allowable Costs)

• Office Supplies
• Computers!
• Administrative support!
• Entertainment Costs
• Alcohol
• Anything not directly related to the proposed
  project.
• Anything for another project!

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List of Publications

• 1 page limit (not part of the 5 page narrative)
• List of selected publications and/or exhibits
  books, articles, abstracts, papers presented, and
  reviews. Including literature citations relevant
  to the proposed project.

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Other Support (Current)

• List of all external grant support during the
  past two years. Include
• Funding agency.
• Title of award.
• PI and Co-PI as listed in proposal.
• Total period amount of the award.
• Amount of the award for the current award year if
  a multi-year award.
• For multi-year awards with competing renewals,
  date of initial funding.

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Other Support (Pending)

• List of all external grant applications during
  the past two years. Include
• Funding agency.
• Title of Award.
• PI and Co-PI as listed in the proposal.
• Total period of the award (since last competing
  renewal).
• Total amount of award (since last competing
  renewal).

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Electronic Application Cover Page

• Personal Date (Be Specific)
• Application Area
• A Physical and Biological Sciences, Mathematics
  and Engineering
• B Social and Behavioral Sciences
• C Arts and Humanities
• For further assistance in determining your area,
  please contact Richard Mocarski or Lauren Wilson.

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Electronic Application Package Cont.

• Instructions for Submitting the Electronic
  Application (cover page) Form and Required
  Documents
• Open the form (http//www.extremeform.com/survey/2
  78232/293b/) and make sure that all sections are
  completely filled out including uploading all
  attachments. Once complete, click the Submit
  button.
• Once youve clicked Submit, a Thank You page
  will appear. This ensures your submission has
  been delivered to the appropriate committee. At
  this time, you will also need to email your
  department head, letting them know that youve
  submitted your RGC application.

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Wheres the Guidance?

• RGC Manual
• OSP contact.
• http//osp.ua.edu/policy_procedures.html
• RGC Correspondants
• Richard Mocarski rmocarski_at_fa.ua.edu
• Lauren Wilson lawilson_at_fa.ua.edu

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RGC Policies

• Only 1 proposal will be considered per
  investigator.
• RGC grants are for a 2 year funding cycle.
• Applicants are allowed to receive one RGC grant
  per 2-year cycle.
• All previous awardees must have completed their
  final report and have it on file with OSP before
  submitting subsequent RGC applications.

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RGC Policies Cont.

• All research proposals involving human subjects,
  animals, controlled substances, radioactive
  materials or recombinant DNA must have approval
  by the appropriate University Committee in order
  to ensure compliance with existing regulations.
  Grantees must obtain approval before RGC funds
  are released. RGC grants are for a 2 year funding
  cycle.
• All award recipients must abide by the
  regulations concerning any patentable invention,
  process, design, or improvement set forth in the
  University Patent Policy, please see the
  Technology Transfer Office website for further
  information http//ott.ua.edu.

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Thank You and FAQ

• Richard Mocarski
• 348 7163
• rmocarski_at_fa.ua.edu
• Lauren Wilson
• 348 7812
• lawilson_at_fa.ua.edu