Faculty members on sabbatical leave are not eligible for grant support during the sabbatical. A grant recipient may hold only one grant at a time, but may seek additional support the following semester if the proposed work is completed. An applicant who has received an award in the past three years, but failed to submit the required final report, will not be considered for an award. In the case of continuing research, a progress report must be submitted before continuing support can be considered. Requests approaching this maximum amount should be significant proposals and ideally leading toward externally sponsored research.
All grants are to be used to cover research expenses.
Costs of clerical assistance, travel, specialized research equipment, supplies, materials, and costs associated with inter-library loans are included. The only off-campus expenses permitted are reproduction, duplication, or instrumentation usage. All requests for support must be in connection with a specific research project. Projects supported may be currently underway or may be in the process of initiation but no expenses incurred prior to the beginning of the grant maybe reimbursed. In many cases, work supported under the Grant Program may be oriented toward preparation of applications for support from outside sources.