3. Identifying Internal Funding Opportunities
The Office of the Vice President for Research offers a number of internal funding programs.
The Texas A&M University Office of the Vice President for Research offers a number of internal funding programs. Some of these programs provide funds to travel to meet with a program manager, to plan an interdisciplinary program, to gather preliminary data, or to conduct a small research project. All of these programs are designed to increase the submission of proposals to external sponsors:
- Travel Award Program
- Program to Enhance Scholarly and Creative Activities
- Proposal Planning Grant: Preliminary Studies Program
- Proposal Planning Grant: Interdisciplinary Program
- Proposal Consultation Award
Travel Award Program
This
program covers travel expenses associated with research proposal development
activities, and is designed to increase submissions of proposals to external
funding agencies. Before application to this program can be made, there should
be strong evidence from the potential sponsor that the trip will be productive
and substantially increase the possibility of securing funding. Normally, this
program is designed for domestic purposes.
Eligibility............................ Tenured and tenure-track faculty and research scientists
Maximum Award................. $1,500
Deadline............................. 5:00 p.m. on the first Friday of each month
Learn More......................... http://vpr.tamu.edu/osp/TAPRFP.htm
Program to Enhance Scholarly and Creative Activities
This program supports scholarly and
creative activities primarily in the humanities, arts, and other disciplines in
which there are fewer opportunities available for federal funding. A variety of
activities are eligible for support, including travel to collections and
libraries to evaluate original documents.
Eligibility............................ Tenured and tenure-track faculty
Maximum Award................. $10,000
Deadline............................. Yearly; submission deadlines are posted on the website
Learn More......................... http://vpr.tamu.edu/osp/sca.html
Proposal Planning Grant: Preliminary Studies Program
This grant supports the collection and/or
analysis of preliminary data needed to develop research proposals in the social
and behavioral sciences, education, and the humanities that will be submitted
to external funding agencies.
Eligibility............................ Tenured and tenure-track faculty
Maximum Award................. $15,000 (exclusive of required college/departmental match)
Deadline............................. Yearly; submission deadlines are posted on the website
Learn More......................... http://vpr.tamu.edu/osp/prelimstudies.html
Proposal Planning Grant: Interdisciplinary Program
This grant supports activities leading to
the submission of innovative, interdisciplinary research proposals – including
program and center proposals – in the social and behavioral sciences,
education, and the humanities that will be submitted to external funding
agencies. Research areas that are already strong on campus and that are
composed of several investigators working on a common theme, but not
necessarily overlapping projects, are targeted.
Eligibility............................ Tenured and tenure-track faculty
Maximum Award................. $15,000 (exclusive of required college/departmental match)
Deadline............................. Yearly; submission deadlines are posted on the website
Learn More......................... http://vpr.tamu.edu/osp/interdiscstudies.html
Proposal Consultation Award
This award pays for consultation on drafts
of research proposals prior to their submission to external funding agencies.
It is designed to increase the funding success of proposals for research in the
disciplines of social and behavioral sciences, education, and the humanities.
The maximum award amount is $1,500. The
award amount will vary based on the anticipated dollar amount of the external
proposal. The award will pay one or more stipends not to exceed $1,000 per
consultant to scholars who are highly qualified to provide substantive
feedback, including concrete suggestions for proposal improvement, on drafts of
proposals. The consultation is expected to occur during the final phases of
proposal preparation so that consultants will have adequate time to react to
one or more drafts of the proposal. Thus, the proposal submission date should
be no less than 30 days or more than 120 days from the date of submission of
this request for funding.
Eligibility............................ Tenured and tenure-track faculty
Maximum Award................. $1,500 (exclusive of required college/departmental match)
Deadline............................. Any time
Learn More......................... http://vpr.tamu.edu/osp/consultationawardprogram.html
