Members of the proposal subcommittee are not eligible. Application Process Proposals must be submitted to the Chair of the Graduate Affairs and Research Committee by March 5. Recommendations will be made to the Dean by the proposal subcommittee. The recipient will be selected by the Dean by the end of the Spring semester. Criteria for Selection Awards are intended to support new research.
New research falls in one of two categories, extensions of previous research and original research.
The intended contribution of the new research must be distinguished clearly from previous research. The selection process undertaken by the proposal review subcommittee will consist of two separate parts. D. Specific plans for disseminating the research results. E. Clear explanation of the project's ability to extend the investigator's current research efforts OR establish investigator in a new research area. The VITA will provide much of this information.