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Research Support – Research Collaboration
The Research Support Fund provides funds to help underwrite expenses associated with faculty research through departmental allocations and competitive grants. Faculty may use Research Collaboration funds to cover the travel and housing costs of bringing research collaborators to the University of Cincinnati from 1-14 days. If the cost of the research collaboration trip is for $2,000 or less, faculty must use the department’s annual research support allocation first. Please refer to the Department Allocated Research Support page f or further details. For collaboration costs above $2,000 or after department resources have been exhausted, faculty may apply to the Research Collaboration competitive program.
Faculty who require direct interaction with a research collaborator from outside of Cincinnati may apply to this fund. Expenses involved in bringing visiting scholars to the University of Cincinnati include airfare plus a stipend of $140 per day. No other direct costs are covered.
Application Guidelines
A complete application packet of SIX COLLATED COPIES should include the following:
1. A completed Research Collaboration cover sheet
2. A proposal narrative (500-1000 words) that explains the need for the research collaboration related to a specific research project. Details should be given concerning:
a) The impact of the requested collaboration on their research and scholarship. Specifically, the case must be made that co-location of the collaborator in Cincinnati for the specified period is critical to advancing the research project.
b) The project goals and methodology;
b) Other faculty or students involved in the project;
c) The significance of the requested funding to the completion of the project;
d) The proposed schedule for the project;
3. Itemized budget: Travel costs can be economical airfare or car mileage (local travel costs are not covered), plus $140 per diem. In the case of summer collaboration, the applicant should contact the Taft Faculty Chair about availability of Taft House. In such a case, the collaborator will be housed at the Taft Center and provided $100 per diem.
4. 2-page C.V. of applicant and of the research collaborator (the C.V. should indicate scholarship interests, publications and awards that pertain to the proposed project).
5. Support letter from Department Head. If the total request is less than $2,000 but the department has insufficient funds to cover the full costs, the letter should indicate the status of department allocated research support funds relative to the proposal and how much of the department allocation will be used. If the cost is above the $2,000 cap, the letter should speak solely to the merits of the proposal.
Criteria for Selection
1. The quality or promise of quality of the applicant's work as a scholar or creative writer and teacher.
2. The significance of the contribution that the proposed project will make to thought and knowledge in the field of the project.
3. The conception, definition, organization, and description of the proposed project.
4. The current state of the research, the schedule to do the research, and the timeliness of the grant to ensuring the completion of the project.
5. The likelihood that the applicant will complete the project.
6.The manner in which the application fulfills the stated requirements.
7. Evidence of productivity from any Taft grants in the past five years.
Applicants who anticipate the need for multiple meetings over the course of a single project should include those sessions in a single initial request, when possible, and make a clear case as to the need of the follow-on session. Applicants should seek to leverage Allcoated Department Research Support money in support of their collaborative efforts.
Funding Limits for Research Support
Each award category for Research Support has distinct funding caps. Cumulatively, no faculty member may receive more than $100,000 in Research Support awards during a five-year period. If several faculty members submit a joint request, they may apportion the cost of the award among themselves in any manner they choose. If they do not indicate an apportionment, it will be assumed that the cost is to be apportioned equally among all faculty listed on the proposal.
Contact information:
2625 Clifton Avenue
PO Box 210369
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0369
Mail Location: 0369
Phone: 513.556.0675
Fax: 513.558.7136
Email Taft Secretary at taftcenter@uc.edu.
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