OVPR Internal Funding Opportunities


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All internal grants are restricted to the budgets as approved by the selection committees. Any unauthorized expenditures will become the responsibility of the department or college/school. P. I.'s are responsible for copying their department head on their internal grant applications, and reporting their project budgets to their departmental administrative staff. This is especially important with regard to salary supplements. STARTING IN THE 2006 PROGRAM YEAR, ALL AWARDEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THIS WEB SITE.

INTERNAL GRANTS AWARDED

Extension and Final Report Forms Extension Request Form Final Report Form
Discretionary Grants	Grants for publication assistance, travel, or other research support will be considered at any time during the year. Application for these grants should be submitted to the dean of the applicant's college or school.
Competitive Research Grants Competitive Research Grant Application Form FY2005-2006 Calendar Policy & Procedures Committee Membership	Competitive Research Grant (CRG) funds may be used to stimulate research in new areas, pursue novel ideas, assist new investigators in initiating research projects, and foster research that has promise of future extramural funding. The Committee encourages proposals from faculty members in areas where extramural funding is not traditionally available. In all cases, the scientific, scholarly, and creative merit of the proposed work will be a primary consideration.
Creative Research & Scholarship Award CRA Overview FY 2006 Calendar Nomination Form Request for Nominations	To recognize the research achievements and contributions of Auburn University faculty by the presentation of two annual awards. These awards will be presented to faculty who have distinguished themselves through research, scholarly works, and/or creative contributions to their fields. Criteria used to evaluate the research and scholarly activities include, but are not limited to: • Publications in key journals; • Authorship of books or other scholarly works; • Inventions/Patents; • Creative pieces of art, music, theater, architecture, etc.; • Success in extramural funding; • Recognition by peers; • Prestigious honorary awards and medals; • Invited lectureships; • Membership in distinguished societies, etc.
Biogrants Program FY2005-06 Calendar Biogrant Overview Biogrant Full Proposal Instruction Biogrant Preproposal Coverpage Biogrant Preproposal Guidelines INFORMATION FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS Biogrant Committee Members Biogrant Committee Confidentiality Agreement Guidelines for Proposal Reviewers	The objective of this program is to facilitate Auburn University faculty in making significant advances and increasing regional and national competitiveness in the biological sciences. For the purpose of this competition, "biological science" is defined in the broadest possible terms as basic or applied research in the fields of life, agricultural and biomedical sciences. Cross-disciplinary research is strongly encouraged. Full proposals by invitation only after review of preproposals.
Faculty Mentoring Program Request For Proposals Committee Members FY2005-06 Calendar Program Overview Instructions	The purpose of this program is to encourage the development of a mentoring relationship between a junior faculty member and a senior faculty member. The focus of this mentoring relationship is to facilitate the development of the junior faculty members' research program. All junior faculty members are eligible to participate in this program. Mentors may be selected from senior faculty at Auburn University or may be senior individuals from outside the university. Former major professors or postdoctoral advisors are not eligible to serve as mentors. The mentor selected should have strong research credentials in an area that will assist the junior faculty member in developing his/her research program.
Undergraduate Competitive Research Fellowship	Qualified undergraduate students of sophomore standing or higher may compete for 20 one-year research fellowships. Fellowship awards may be in any degree program at Auburn University. Two one-semester fellowships also are available. Request for Proposals will be issued annually.

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