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Fall 2008 Research Development Grant Competition

Call For Proposals

Deadline: 4:00 p.m. (CDT) on Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The Office of the Vice President for Research announces the 4th competition for $1 million dollars in grant support to stimulate the generation of innovative new research efforts at Texas Tech University. The funds will be awarded on a competitive basis. Proposals will be judged on the basis of academic merit, ingenuity and innovation.

To foster creativity, there are no specific guidelines governing the topics eligible for consideration or the scope of the project. Nor are there any limits to the amount that may be requested – except that it may not exceed $1 million. The funds may be used for any research-related expenditure, including salaries, and may be budgeted for two fiscal years (FY09 and FY10). Applicants are encouraged to propose large, multidisciplinary programs that have the potential to introduce new, novel areas of academic activity at Texas Tech.

Instructions

Proposals submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity must be submitted electronically and must be structured in two PDF documents for upload as noted below. APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER FORMAT.

File size for each uploaded document should not exceed 2MB.

The upload process is secured through eraider and includes an electronic form to be completed at the time of submission. Researchers are encouraged to not wait until the last minute and risk a failed submission.

The electronic submission process must be completed no later than 4:00 p.m. (CDT) on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

An electronic receipt for the upload will be automatically routed to the Office of the Vice President for Research at TTU and to the eraider uploading the proposal. A TTU Office of Research Services internal routing sheet is not required.

UPLOAD DOCUMENT 1 (PDF only, 2MB limit):

The cover page (linked here) must contain required PI, Co-PI and chair signatures.

UPLOAD DOCUMENT 2 (PDF only, 2MB limit):

  1. An abstract, not to exceed 500-words, that summarizes the work to be completed during the funding period.
  2. The project proposal should not exceed 10 pages (including figures and tables, but excluding the list of sources cited in the 10 pages). Proposal format must consist of one-inch margins on each numbered page, 1.5 line spacing, font size 12 point or larger and font type one of Arial, Helvetica, Palatino, Palatino Linotype or Georgia.
  3. A budget, using the attached template. As noted in the template, the proposal may be budgeted for two fiscal years: FY09 (September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009) and FY10 (September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010). Unexpended funds may not be carried forward into subsequent years. Please budget as closely as possible to the projected ability to expend the requested funds in the noted fiscal year.
  4. A budget justification that explains each expenditure's contribution to the overall project.
  5. Documentation of any departmental, college, or other matching contributions to the proposed project.
  6. A list of all current and pending projects and proposals that involve the applying PI and all Co-PIs, using the attached format.
  7. A brief curriculum vitae of all faculty participants emphasizing the credentials appropriate to the project. Each vita must not exceed 2 pages in length, with font size 12 point or larger and font type one of Arial, Helvetica, Palatino, Palatino Linotype or Georgia.

Funds will become available upon completion of the reviews, which is expected to be no later than September 2008. If human subjects or animals are involved in the research projects, IRB and IACUC applications must be approved before funds are distributed.

[Warning: Researchers will not be able to view the two uploaded files. Please carefully review these PDF files prior to the upload to make sure what is being submitted is the correct file/version.]

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The Office of the Vice President for Research (2-3905) is available to answer any questions and to provide assistance in the preparation of proposals.

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