Utilizing Internal Utilizing Internal Funding Resources to Funding Resources to Develop Successful Develop Successful Grant ProposalsGrant Proposals

SSP Core FacilitySSP Core Facility September 17, 2008September 17, 2008

Survey, Statistics, and Survey, Statistics, and Psychometrics Core FacilityPsychometrics Core Facility

The mission of the SSP Core Facility is The mission of the SSP Core Facility is to promote and enhance the quality of to promote and enhance the quality of social and behavioral science research social and behavioral science research at the University of Nebraska. at the University of Nebraska.

Provide consultation, referrals, and Provide consultation, referrals, and workshopsworkshops

Long term goal is to support the Long term goal is to support the increase in external funded research increase in external funded research grants at the UN.grants at the UN.

SSP support for SSP support for internal proposalsinternal proposals Developing ideas for effective uses Developing ideas for effective uses

of seed fundingof seed funding Designing a pilot study and Designing a pilot study and

identifying resources to help identifying resources to help conduct pilot (data collection, etc.)conduct pilot (data collection, etc.)

Feedback on writing internal Feedback on writing internal proposalproposal

SSP support after SSP support after internal awardinternal award Analyzing and interpreting pilot dataAnalyzing and interpreting pilot data Overall research design, sampling, Overall research design, sampling,

etc. for external grant proposaletc. for external grant proposal Incorporating pilot data into grant Incorporating pilot data into grant

proposalproposal Feedback on writing external proposalFeedback on writing external proposal

The problem in The problem in obtaining external grant obtaining external grant supportsupport

Early career and new investigators Early career and new investigators are at a competitive disadvantage are at a competitive disadvantage in the grant review process in the grant review process

Until you have demonstrated that Until you have demonstrated that you can actually carry out a you can actually carry out a research project, it is often difficult research project, it is often difficult to get funded, even with the new to get funded, even with the new investigator funding supportsinvestigator funding supports

The solution… Internal The solution… Internal FundingFunding The basic notion is that it The basic notion is that it

provides funds to start a research provides funds to start a research program that will become self program that will become self sufficient over timesufficient over time

Thus, there is a clear expectation Thus, there is a clear expectation that this funding will lead to that this funding will lead to externally funded grant proposalsexternally funded grant proposals

Internal grants help Internal grants help build case for external build case for external grantgrant Establish the need, the relevance Establish the need, the relevance

of the proposed researchof the proposed research Demonstrate the feasibility of the Demonstrate the feasibility of the

methodological approachmethodological approach Support that the investigator can Support that the investigator can

carry out the proposed data carry out the proposed data collectioncollection

UNL Internal FundingUNL Internal Funding Office of Research AwardsOffice of Research Awards

– Layman AwardsLayman Awards– Minority Health-related ResearchMinority Health-related Research

Research CouncilResearch Council– Faculty Seed GrantsFaculty Seed Grants– Interdisciplinary Research GrantsInterdisciplinary Research Grants– Grants-In-AidGrants-In-Aid

Office of Research Office of Research Awards Awards (Layman/Minority (Layman/Minority Health)Health) Important dates:Important dates:

– Faculty Forum on October 1, 2008Faculty Forum on October 1, 2008– Applications due November 13, 2008Applications due November 13, 2008– Awards announced Spring, 2009 Awards announced Spring, 2009 – Funding runs July 1, 2009 – June, 2010Funding runs July 1, 2009 – June, 2010– Final report due August, 2010Final report due August, 2010– Submit external proposal by June, 2011Submit external proposal by June, 2011

Office of Research Office of Research Awards Awards (Layman/Minority (Layman/Minority Health)Health) EligibilityEligibility

– UNL faculty member on a continuous appt., UNL faculty member on a continuous appt., a research professor, or senior lecturera research professor, or senior lecturer

Limitations on funding allocation (e.g., Limitations on funding allocation (e.g., no faculty salary)no faculty salary)

Requirement to submit an external Requirement to submit an external funding proposal within two years funding proposal within two years – include external opportunities in proposalinclude external opportunities in proposal

Layman GrantsLayman Grants For pilot projects, prototype development, For pilot projects, prototype development,

faculty development and preliminary faculty development and preliminary educational or public service programs that educational or public service programs that will enhance ability to obtain external will enhance ability to obtain external fundingfunding

Maximum $10,000 awardMaximum $10,000 award Priority to non-tenured tenure-track faculty, Priority to non-tenured tenure-track faculty,

projects consistent with national funding priorities, projects consistent with national funding priorities, importance of Layman to successimportance of Layman to success

Reviewed by panel, Dean, VCRReviewed by panel, Dean, VCR

Minority Health-Minority Health-related Research related Research ProjectsProjects To support research regarding disparities in To support research regarding disparities in

health outcomes among diverse populations, health outcomes among diverse populations, differences in disease prevalence, and differences in disease prevalence, and systematic variations in behavioral processes systematic variations in behavioral processes that contribute to disease and burdenthat contribute to disease and burden

Maximum $50,000 awardMaximum $50,000 award Preference given to collaborative work and Preference given to collaborative work and

research areas with known external funding research areas with known external funding opportunitiesopportunities

Reviewed by panel, VCRReviewed by panel, VCR

Research Council Research Council FundingFunding Important dates:Important dates:

– Applications due October 10, 2008Applications due October 10, 2008– Awards announced December, Awards announced December,

2008 2008 – Funding runs January 1, 2009 – Funding runs January 1, 2009 –

December 30, 2009December 30, 2009

Research Council Research Council FundingFunding Eligibility Eligibility

– faculty member on a continuous appt.faculty member on a continuous appt.– research professorresearch professor– senior lecturersenior lecturer– other UNL appt’s with research responsibilities*other UNL appt’s with research responsibilities*

Limitations on funding allocation (e.g., no Limitations on funding allocation (e.g., no faculty salary)faculty salary)

Reviewed by Research Council (12 faculty Reviewed by Research Council (12 faculty serving 3 year terms)serving 3 year terms)

RC Faculty Seed RC Faculty Seed GrantsGrants For projects that encourage and enhance For projects that encourage and enhance

research, creative and scholarly activities, and research, creative and scholarly activities, and enhance the prospects of obtaining outside, enhance the prospects of obtaining outside, competitive supportcompetitive support

Maximum $10,000 awardMaximum $10,000 award Priority to non-tenured tenure-track faculty, Priority to non-tenured tenure-track faculty,

those attempting to develop a new research those attempting to develop a new research direction, and those without RC funding in past direction, and those without RC funding in past 2 years2 years

Expectation to submit a grant proposal within Expectation to submit a grant proposal within one year of completionone year of completion

RC Interdisciplinary RC Interdisciplinary Research GrantsResearch Grants Supports new initiatives in interdisciplinary Supports new initiatives in interdisciplinary

research, creative and scholarly activities to research, creative and scholarly activities to increase competitiveness of groups in increase competitiveness of groups in applying for external funding and could also applying for external funding and could also serve as ideas for future development for serve as ideas for future development for strategic initiativesstrategic initiatives

Typically up to $20,000 award, but can Typically up to $20,000 award, but can request more (may be renewed for one year)request more (may be renewed for one year)

Expectation to submit a grant proposal Expectation to submit a grant proposal within one year of completionwithin one year of completion

RC Grants-In-AidRC Grants-In-Aid More broadly funding scholarship, More broadly funding scholarship,

unlike Layman and seed grant unlike Layman and seed grant program, no subsequent grant program, no subsequent grant submission requirement (although it is submission requirement (although it is encouraged)encouraged)

Up to $6,500 individual, $10,000 for a Up to $6,500 individual, $10,000 for a joint proposaljoint proposal

Submission ProcessSubmission Processhttp://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/annual_competitions.shtmlhttp://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/annual_competitions.shtml Download and complete the appropriate Download and complete the appropriate

application form by clicking link on websiteapplication form by clicking link on website Obtain signatures from your chair and dean Obtain signatures from your chair and dean Scan the entire application form into one file Scan the entire application form into one file E-mail the scanned file, along with an E-mail the scanned file, along with an

electronic copy of the proposal (in a single electronic copy of the proposal (in a single Word or pdf file), to Word or pdf file), to unlresearch@unl.edu

SSP Core Contact InfoSSP Core Contact Info

Mindy Anderson-KnottMindy Anderson-Knott107 Benton Hall107 Benton Hall

472-7218472-7218mandersonknott2@unl.edu

http://ssp.unl.edu/http://ssp.unl.edu/