Watch this space for details as they become available. Awards will be made to Virginia Tech faculty on a competitive basis in response to proposals that describe strategies for improving our sponsored research activities, the distinction of our scholarship, and the quality of graduate education in all academic disciplines. A broad range of strategies to carry out these activities will be considered. Enhancement of efforts to obtain multi-year funding from external sources will be important but not critical. Please note that the proposal titles and activities cited above are in no way intended to restrict the nature of the proposals received.
Innovation is encouraged.
Successful proposals will include strong academic programmatic endorsements and appropriate offers of cost sharing on the part of the academic unit and college from which the proposal comes. Those proposals that fail to meet these criteria will not be funded. Continuation of this program in subsequent years is not assured, and thus, priority will be given to those proposals that show evidence of the attainment of the desired objectives within the 2000 calendar year. Proposal forms are attached to this announcement. Note the special Central Capital Fund form required for requests for research facility renovation.