Seed grants and faculty fellowships available from Carsey Faculty Research Fund

The Carsey Institute announces the second round of the Carsey Faculty Research Fund for 2004-2005, and invites applications from full-time faculty (including tenure-track, research, clinical and extension faculty) from any college or department at UNH. Funding will support research in the behavioral, health, and social sciences that includes interdisciplinary study. The center encourages policy-oriented research on families and communities, defining policy broadly. However, any strong interdisciplinary research project in the behavioral, health, and social sciences is eligible for support.

Applications now being accepted for summer 2005 and fall semester 2005. Application cover sheet, and other guidelines are available from the Carsey Institute (202 Hewitt Hall, Ext. 2-2821, Melanie Higgins). The deadline for receipt of proposals is April 25, 4:30 pm. Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Carsey Institute Advisory Committee. Awards will be announced by May 15, 2005 and funds will be available for summer.

Both seed grants and faculty fellowships are available. Seed grants from $3,000-$7,500 provide support for research costs, and faculty fellowships provide release time from teaching, up to two courses in a semester. An individual is permitted to apply for both awards; however, only one submission per applicant to each program will be accepted.

General criteria for awards are as follows:

• Only full-time faculty (including tenure-track, research, clinical and extension faculty) are eligible for awards.
• Projects should include interdisciplinary work, or show how the support will lead to an interdisciplinary research project proposal.
• Applicants must use the seed grant funds or fellowship release time to develop research proposals for external funding in the behavioral, health, and social sciences.
• Policy-oriented work on family or community issues is encouraged but not necessary for funding.
• Proposals should have a clear, focused research plan and scope of work, and a budget.
• Seed grant funds can be used for any purposes within the criteria, and can be used for pilot projects, purchasing data sets, student assistants, summer salary, etc.

Application guidelines:
Priority will be given to proposals that convincingly show that funding from the Carsey Institute will provide the basis for the development of a significant proposal seeking external funding.
Format: Please use a font no smaller than 12 point, margins no less than 1”, and 1 1/2 line spacing. Please write for a non-specialist, cross-disciplinary panel of reviewers. The application should include the following parts in order:

1. Cover Sheet.
2. Project Description of no more than five pages, including Statement of Need, Goals, Methods, Scope of Work, and Outcome. Please include justification of how this project will benefit your scholarship, engagement, or professional development.
3. Project budget.
4. Project Bibliography of no more than one page.
5. List of other fellowships and awards sought by the applicant.
6. Vita.
7. Endorsement from the appropriate chairperson, to be sent directly to the Carsey Institute.

Please submit five copies of the application by April 25, 2005.