In collaboration with the colleges of Georgia State University, the Center promotes the availability of existing efforts that develop and expand excellence in teaching and learning. The program links faculty mentees that have not yet established a sponsored research agenda with experienced mentors and provides an informal seminar for mentees to cover the basic components of proposal preparation. Faculty members are not eligible for Faculty Mentoring funds if they have ever received external grants for research or are currently receiving CIF support. The Research Initiation Program encourages and supports scholarly research and other creative activity at Georgia State University. This grant program is intended to help full-time faculty meet the costs associated with their research activities.
Priority is given to new and promising research efforts.
One campus-wide competition is held each fiscal year with a Spring deadline. The Research Team Grants foster collaboration among two or more faculty members at Georgia State University for the initiation of research and the preparation of proposals for external funds. Teams of faculty members from different departments are encouraged to apply. One campus-wide competition will be held each fiscal year. The Dissertation Grant Program encourages and supports dissertation research at Georgia State University.