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Research Opportunities

 

Internal Research Support

I. Departmental: Contact Department Head/Chair

    Departmental ICRE
    • 1. Cost-share commitments
    • 2. Start-UP
    Departmental Budgets
    Lab Fee (Instructional Development Activities)

II. College of Sciences and Mathematics: Contact Associate Dean for Research

    1. Dean Research Initiative (DRI)
    • $5k max
    • Cost-Share required
    • "Seed" Research Activities
    • Non-tenured Faculty encouraged
    • Call for proposals, fall odd years
    • Only one award per faculty member
    2. Associate Dean's Discretionary Funds
    • Small Scale Assistance (<$1k) for special needs
    • Travel, Page Charges, etc.
    • Cost-share encouraged
    3. COSAM Indirect Cost Recovery Funds (ICRE)
    • Primarily used to support cost-share
    • Formula funded (1:1:1) - department: college: VPR
    4. Discretionary Research Grant-in-Aid (RGIA)
    • Amount <$500
    • Limited to once a year support
    5. Promoting Research in Sciences & Mathematics (PRISM)
    • Support for interdisciplinary research infrastructure
    • Call every other year

    Other:
    6. COSAM Travel Fund: Contact COSAM Travel Committee
    • Amount <$500
    • Limit one award per year
    • Bi-annual call
    7. Truelove Undergraduate Scholarships
    • Support for Undergraduate Research Projects in Life Sciences
    • Coordinator and Contact - Bob Boyd, Biological Sciences
    • May apply at any time

III. Office of the Vice President for Research: Contact Michael Moriarty, VPR

    1. Competitive RGIA
    • Amount $3k-10k
    • Cost Share required above $3k
    • Non-tenured Faculty encouraged
    • Proposals Due in January
    2. Mentor Program
    • Amount <$3k
    • Annual
    • Proposals due fall
    3. Small Equipment Grant Program
    • Amount $1-5k
    • Cost Share required above $1k, 1:1 MATCH
    • Proposals due fall
    4. Biogrants Program
    • Amount $25-85k for 2 years
    • Possible one year extension
    • External Matching Funds encouraged
    • Exploratory Research to support competitive proposal development
    5. Undergraduate Research Fellowships
    • Seven per year: competitive application process
    • Roughly $6k/year funding (stipend for student and research support)
    • Applications due in fall
    6. Oak Ridge Associated University- Faculty Grant Program
    • Non-tenured faculty
    • $10-20k
    • Three applicants per campus

IV. AU Space Grant Program: Contact JM Wersinger, Director (wersijp@auburn.edu)

  • Two graduate Fellowships per year $20k each
  • Six undergraduate scholarships per year ($1k each)

V. Miss/AL Sea Grant: Contact Barry-Costa Pierce, Director Bep@seahorse.ims.usm.edu

  • Support Marine-related research
  • Fellowships available

VI. AU-CMB: Contact: Skip Bartol, Director (fbartol@auburn.edu)

  • Peak program to support cellular & molecular biosciences
  • Six graduate Fellowships per year $18K each
  • Summer undergraduate scholarships ($3k each)