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- IUS Research Policy Manual (PDF)
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Research
- External Grant Information
- IU Southeast Research Policy Manual (PDF, 880 kb)
- IU Southeast Faculty Research and Creative Activity Reports
- Frequently Asked Questions
Faculty Development Travel Grants
These grants offer partial support for travel to conferences and workshops whose relevance is inter-disciplinary or cross-disciplinary. They may not be used to supplement annual meeting travel funds. These funds are administered jointly by the Research and Grants and Improvement of Learning Committees. All IU Southeast faculty are eligible. Applications for Faculty Development Travel Grants (PDF) are reviewed by a joint subcommittee of the Research & Grants and Improvement of Learning Committees.
Faculty/Student Working Groups Summer Fellowships
The purpose of the fellowships is to provide support for faculty working with 2 to 4 students on individual or joint research projects or creative work. Provides a full summer faculty fellowship for the faculty member and a fellowship for each student participant. The amount of the award varies, but in no case may it exceed 20% of the faculty member's 10 month salary. Only tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible. Applications for Faculty/Student Working Groups (PDF) are reviewed by the Research & Grants Committee.
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Faculty/Student Working Groups
Grant-in-Aid of Research
These grants provide support to cover expenses of research. The maximum is established each year by the Research and Grants Committee. The award has rarely exceeded $1,000 for an individual applicant. All IU Southeast faculty are eligible. Applications for Grant-in-Aid of Research (PDF) are reviewed by the Research & Grants Committee.
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Grant-in-Aid of Research
International Enhancement Grants
Administered by the Office of International Programs in Bloomington, the purpose is to encourage tenure and tenure-track faculty from the regional campuses to gain new international expertise or to supplement activities or projects with an international focus. Proposals include: curriculum development which incorporates an international component; professional development which adds an international perspective or skill (e.g. acquiring competence in a new language); applying new technologies to enhance teaching of international courses; development of collaborative international projects; travel abroad to explore a potential study abroad course. Awards: Up to $1,500. Applications (PDF) are reviewed by the IU IEG Committee.
International Projects and Activities Grants
Administered by the Office of International Programs in Bloomington, the purpose is to support tenure and tenure-track faculty and librarians from all IU campuses for research abroad or for overseas projects and activities, i.e. those that aim to explore the ideas and behavior or people and cultures other than our own. The approach and methodology must involve personal and/or institutional engagement abroad. Funds could be used as seed money for larger international projects requiring external funding. Awards: Up to $2,000. Applications are reviewed by the IU IPAG Committee.
Large Grant Program
The program allows IU Southeast faculty to apply for up to $5000 in funding to support research or creative work. Only tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible. Preference will be given to proposals that seem likely to result in external funding or increase the number of students participating in research and creative activity. Applications may take the form of requests for equipment, for matching funds, for large-scale survey studies, or for reassigned time from teaching to provide sufficient time complete an application for external funds. Applications for large grants (PDF) will be reviewed by the IU Southeast Research & Grants Committee. The Chancellor will send in the names of all applicants and abstracts of those applications recommended by the Research & Grant Committee and Dean for Research to the VP for Research.
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Large Grant Program
Mentor Partnership Program
The Research and Creativity Mentor Partnership program is aimed at fostering interdepartmental and/or intercampus collaborations to support the development of faculty skills and achievements in their field of scholarship and creative work. Only tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible. Applications are reviewed by the Research & Grants Committee.
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Mentor Partnership Program (PDF)
Office of International Programs/Chancellors Fund
The IU Southeast International Programs Committee reviews applications to the OIP/Chancellors Fund. Faculty, adjuncts, and students may submit proposals that request support for international research, international travel, or support of instructional development with an international focus. Information and application forms are available under OIP/Chancellors Fund at the International Programs website.
|Overseas Conference Fund
Administered by the Office of International Programs in Bloomington, the purpose is to provide partial support to tenure and tenure-track faculty or librarians from any department or campus for travel expenses to an international conference held abroad. Applicant will present a competitively selected or invited paper. Travel to conferences held in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico is not supported under this program. Awards: From $400 to $800. Individuals can receive no more than a total of $1,000 in any twenty-four month period. Fund Applications (PDF) are reviewed by the IU OCF Committee.
Quick-Response Mini-Grants
These funds are available to pay minimal costs associated with research/creative work, the publication or presentation of such work or for the preparation of proposals for the funding of such work. Generally, the awards are approximately $50. Mini-grants are administered by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. All IU Southeast faculty are eligible. Submit a memo detailing the request to the Dean for Research.
Research Support Program
The purpose of this fund is to provide $10,000 to facilitate research and creative activity for new tenure-track faculty and to assist in their efforts to procure external funding and to recruit student assistants. Proposals must include a detailed budget, current curriculum vitae, and two letters of support, one letter of support must come from the school dean. The IU Southeast Research & Grants committee will review the Applications for Research Support (PDF) and make recommendations to the Dean for Research, who will make recommendations to the chancellor. The chancellor will make the final decision in consultation with the Vice President for Research or his designee. In the event that there are no new tenure-track faculty members or no fundable applications, the funds will be added to the Large Grant Program funding available to all tenured or tenure-track faculty members.
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Research Support Fund
Sabbatical Leaves of Absence
Sabbatical leave will be for one semester at full salary or for one year at half salary. Only tenured faculty are eligible. Applications for sabbatical leaves of absence are reviewed by the Research & Grants Committee. Applications are reviewed in two steps: draft applications are due October 1 and final applications are due November 21. For more information, see the IU Southeast Research Policy Manual.
Second Meeting Travel Grants
These grants offer partial support for faculty members who have committed their annual meeting travel funds and have the opportunity to participate in some other significant way at a second professional meeting. All IU Southeast faculty are eligible. Applications for Second Meeting Travel Grants (PDF) are reviewed by the Research & Grants Committee.
Software
The Integrated Technology Committee is authorized to fund requests for software (i.e. programs executable on computers and/or information in forms that permit access by such programs) for academic purposes. Software may also be included as a line item on budgets submitted for Grants-in-Aid of Research and Improvement of Teaching Grants. All IU Southeast faculty are eligible.
|Student Assistant Grants
These grants provide support to cover expenses of an undergraduate student research assistant. All IU Southeast faculty are eligible. Applications for Student Assistant Grants (PDF) are reviewed by the Research & Grants Committee.
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Student Assisstant Grants
Summer Faculty Fellowships for Research
The purpose of the fellowships is to provide support for full-time summer activities related to research or creative work. Half fellowships may be awarded in special circumstances, only. The amount of the award varies, but in no case may it exceed 20% of the individual's 10 month salary. Only tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible. Applications for Summer Faculty Fellowships for Research are reviewed by the Research & Grants Committee.
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Summer Faculty Fellowships
Summer Faculty Fellowships for Teaching
The purpose of the fellowships is to provide support for full-time summer activities related to teaching enhancement or curriculum development. Half fellowships may be awarded in special circumstances, only. The amount of the award varies, but in no case may it exceed 20% of the individual's 10 month salary. All IU Southeast faculty are eligible. Applications Summer Faculty Fellowships for Teaching (PDF) are reviewed by the Improvement of Learning Committee.
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Summer Faculty Fellowships
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