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FY 2019 STEP Program for Faculty Researchers Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects STE STEP Gran rant Pro rogram Web ebsite te www. www.siue. ue.ed edu/ u/fund unding/ ng/inter nterna nal- fund unding/ ng/ste
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Program basics Review Criteria Application Sections Budget Planning Time for Questions
Deadline: 3rd Friday in February,
Check with your Unit for
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Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty and staff to support research and creative activities. Seed funding is used to jumpstart junior faculty research or encourage to the initiation of new research
programs. For
unior fa faculty - Proj
cts mus ust: t:
help undertake pilot projects that will aid in establishing careers as independent investigators and enable successfully applying for extramural funding;
applicants in the pre-mid-term review stage of their career may submit proposals to revise dissertation material. However, applicants must make a strong argument for how the STEP project may propel the applicant’s career in a significant and lasting research direction. For
establi lished fa faculty - Proj
cts mus ust: t:
perform transitional and exploratory research (particularly on novel or pioneering ideas), to determine project feasibility, and to develop preliminary data to support extramural applications.
demonstrate how the STEP project represents a significant transition in their research as
differences between the STEP project and previous scholarly activities, including publications and conference presentations, so that an educated lay reader is able to discern the new direction of the proposed project.
Faculty development (including conference
travel)
Institutional research Public service and consulting Departmental or curriculum development
Full-time continuing members of the faculty Research staff members on continuing
appointments who have served as an investigator
grant
All
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s inclu ludes s submissio ssion of final repo eports an and ex d exter ternal gra rants. s.
to meet requirements)
the most expensive budget portion.
Up to $16,000: awards average $5,000 -
$10,000
Annette and Henry Baich award: $1000 for
best STEP application in sciences (disciplines covered by Sigma Xi)
Research Committee by date indicated in Unit timeline for review and ranking
Research and Development Committee.
early April.
Is it a new direction for an established faculty
member?
Is the budget aligned with request and
timeline? (Summer Salary when all work during Academic year)
Do they meet criteria as detailed in the
Reviewer Rubric? The rubric is available on STEP website (details the criteria, content expected in each category)
The alignm
nment nt of the project with the STEP purpose (25%)
The origin
ginalit lity/c /cre reativ tivity ity and s significan cance e of the proposed research or creative activity (20%)
The clarity
rity an and appro ropria priate teness of
e resear earch ch design ign and proc d procedure (30%)
The research proposal’s pot
potentia ial for
ernal al fund unding (25%)
The appropriateness of the budget
et an and stre trength of
the he b bud udget ju justif tificatio tion (comments only)
Each area is scored on a scale of
Poor
(1), Fai Fair (2) (2) , Goo
(3), VG (4), (4), Excel ellen ent (5) (5) (VG G and E con
sider ered ed in th the “funda dabl ble” ran ange) e)
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Alignment with STEP goals
Intro and Background
Procedures and Project Plan
Facilities and Resources
Timeline
Anticipated Results
competitiveness USE FORM
External Funding Potential
You must provide a written plan for external funding in the narrative. You will use this chart (pg.11 of the narrative) to list potential funding sources. The programs do not have to be an exact match, but use the section to build the argument that your planned STEP outcomes are supported by the funders' research mission, forecast, trajectories or current funding direction. Include argument for your research and competitiveness for external funding potential. In your discussion, include alternatives if the direction of the funders you list in the table changes.
AGENCY PROGRAM DEADLINE AMOUNT
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project
Narrative
Narrative.
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received in the last 3 years
form with the statement, “No internal or external funding received”
Allowable cost categories
Costs related to the “ineligible activities” Salary for collaborators external to SIUE Office supplies and items that should
normally be provided by a department
No funds are available for equipment
maintenance or repair
Conference travel No funding is available for
telecommunication, except for the purposes
If the investigator requests academic year assigned
time for research, salary dollars are for replacement costs at the call staff rate for released
total cost for one class would be.
Summer salary is at the investigator’s base salary
plus cost of living increase
act ou
r dep epart artme ment re regarding any any poten
tial tec technic ical al ov
erload ads.
When calculating salary dollars for summer salary,
applicants should consider the typical 3% 3% annu nnual cost st of
living incr crease or any a antic icip ipate ted d promo
If you wish to hire an SIUE faculty or staff
member as a “consultant,” their compensation must be included under the “salary” budget line.
time (a portion of the monthly base salary) or academic year assigned time (call staff rate)
Hiring students in summer: students must
be enrolled at time of work on grant.
If working with a contractor outside SIUE, be
sure to:
work they will perform, include in appendix
countries as “contractors” can be somewhat
No
No funds ar are available for
el or
relate lated costs ts oc
currin ring ou
tsid ide the proj roject ct period riod, Ju July 1 – Ju June 30.
Travel funds are awarded only for non-local
travel for the purposes of data collection
no consulting or attending professional
conferences
international projects: please contact ORP to
discuss your budget and planning
Cost for participant incentives are allowable. Budget justification should include number
and type of payments. Narratives should include a “Plan B” if you don’t get access to a population or number of participants.
Funding for equipment is limited and only for
specialized items essential to the nature of the research.
Software is a contractual service.
Itemize costs Show the math and justify why each cost is
included in the budget
Salary time, compliments the narrative: why you
need this time over and above regularly assigned research time
The narrative should outline role of students, but
this might be additional space to discuss their roles
Always good to include vendor estimates on
larger purchases and why you chose that vendor specifically for this project
Most reviewers make their decision in the first paragraph. Audience: your “smartest undergraduate” or to the New York Times
reader
Be straight forward, thorough, succinct: state what you’re going to do; argue why it’s important, say how you’re going to do it; state it again with an outlook to the project’s outcomes and life post-grant
Follow the guidelines exactly! Include section headings Keep the scope a feasible one for the STEP project period.
Feel free to call ORP. Let us help with budgets and narrative questions. Have your colleagues read drafts. Contact your chair and dean about your project,
Read funded proposals in our STEP library at the Graduate School.