Internal Faculty Funding

OVERVIEW

RSP offers grant programs supporting the research, scholarly and creative communities at Western, funded through a combination of self-sustaining and permanently budgeted funds. Application dates vary, consult specific grant pages for deadline information.

FACULTY SUMMER TEACHING GRANT

This program provides faculty with $7,000 in summer salary to engage in projects that will result in significant advancement of instruction. A subcommittee of the RCA Council reviews proposals and makes funding recommendations to the Vice Provost for Research. A combined total of 30 faculty summer teaching and faculty summer research grants will be made annually. For additional details please refer to the Request for Proposals. Applications should be electronically submitted using this eSign Form. The following are examples of some recent successful proposals:

 

FACULTY SUMMER RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES GRANT

This program provides faculty with $7,000 in summer salary to engage in projects that will result in significant advancement of their professional development and field of research, scholarly or creative work. A subcommittee of the RCA Council reviews proposals and makes funding recommendations to the Vice Provost for Research. A combined total of 30 faculty summer teaching and faculty summer research grants will be made annually. For additional details please refer to the Request for Proposals. Applications should be electronically submitted using this eSign Form. The following are examples of some recent successful proposals:

MINI GRANT

This program provides faculty with up to $1,000 to support their research, scholarly, and creative work. Funds may be used for supplies, equipment, research-related travel, performances, exhibitions, displays and similar creative activities, as well as other necessary expenses. Funds may not be used to pay salaries (including student salaries) or for conference attendance or to present results at other professional venues or for the development of instructional materials, curricula, general purpose (departmental) equipment, or dissertations. Funds may only be used for expenses incurred during the award period (pre-award spending is not supported). The term of the grant is up to one-year, and any unexpended funds remaining at the end of the grant period will be returned to the program. Recipients can hold no more than one Small Grant at a time. This program is open to all faculty (tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure track) as well as exempt staff and other university employees for whom research or creative work is expected as a condition of employment. Please use this eSign Form to submit an application. Applications are accepted at any time. Limited funding is available. For additional details please refer to the Request for Proposals.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION GRANT

This program provides up to $2,200 to assist with manuscript preparation and publication. Allowable costs include indexing, licensing fees for copyrighted materials, page charges, open-access fees, and figure preparation. Professional editing costs for books (but not journal papers) is also supported. For additional details please refer to the Request for Proposals. Please use this eSign Form to request support for manuscript preparation and/or publication. Applications are accepted at any time. Limited funding is available. Recipients may hold up to three manuscript preparation grants at a time.

PILOT PROJECT GRANT

This program provides up to $5,000 to help seed ambitious new projects with the potential to open significant new opportunities for research, creative expression or scholarship. For details, please see the Request for Proposals. Please use this eSign Form for your submission.

NEW INITIATIVES FUND

The New Initiatives Fund (NIF) provides up to $10,000 to support efforts at securing external funding for new cross-cutting initiatives.  The program provides teaching release, salary, and other support to help individuals and small teams pursue major opportunities where the effort is concentrated but the benefits would be widespread. For details, please see the Request for Proposals. Prospective applicants are encouraged to discuss their concepts with RSP before preparing proposal.   

FRASER ENDOWMENT FOR EQUIPMENT FOR THE SCIENCES

The Fraser Endowment for Equipment for the Sciences supports the acquisition of multi-user capital instrumentation. Such equipment is typically housed in a University-wide facility, makes significant contributions to research or teaching in multiple departments and colleges, and has a high acquisition cost. Closely related instrumentation essential for supporting capital equipment, such as that used for sample preparation and site preparation costs may also be considered for support. Scientific computing infrastructure is also scientific equipment. The endowment is not expected to fund ongoing operational, staffing or maintenance costs and is managed with a goal of augmenting, rather than substituting for external funds. Priority will be given to matching or leveraging Federal, State or private funds. For details, please see the Request for Proposals.