In view of the competitive nature of the grant, if the faculty member awarded the grant leaves Purdue, transfer of the grant to another project director will be approved only in exceptional cases. The proposal for a PRF Research Grant originates with the faculty member who will be supervising the research. Include in the description of the plan of research any special conditions as to equipment, data collection, supplies, interruptions, etc. If your research study requires compliance approvals you must indicate this by checking the appropriate space on the application cover page. Click here to go to the application cover page .
Faculty members submit proposals to the department head.
The department head then forwards them to a departmental committee for evaluation. The number of copies required varies with the particular department and school. There are no format requirements except that the attached form must be used as the cover page. Department heads and academic deans will notify faculty members of their internal deadlines . One copy of each proposal and the dean's ranking must be received in the Assistant Vice President for Research office, HOVD by Friday, January 12, 2001.