The principal investigator may not be a graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, research associate, or visiting faculty. Grant awardees must have started their Pitt position no later than October 1 of the award year. Each will be assigned to one of three committees Science and Engineering, Health Sciences, or Social Sciences and Humanities. The Vice Provost for Research makes final decisions on funding. Small grants are made from the Central Research Development Fund.
Review committees give preference to proposals submitted by junior-level faculty.
Please note that account numbers may not be assigned until after July 1st. Notification of funding decisions will be made by May 1, 2001.