A Brief Overview of CRC Competitive Proposal Programs

Proposal Deadline: 12/10/20

This program provides up to $20,000 of summer salary support to assist with research or creative endeavors that encourage outside funding.  A typical budget might include faculty salary, student assistant stipend, research-related travel, and supplies.  Please note that any fringe benefits related to salary will be deducted from the award total.  Specifics appear in the official Request for Proposals.

Proposal Deadlines:  10/1/20 and 3/11/21

This program averages $40,000 per award in support of acquiring new equipment or infrastructure enhancements (such as upgrades to existing equipment, data sets, and data or tracking systems) to be used on FSU's campus.  Funds may also be used to refresh existing equipment or pay service contracts on existing multidisciplinary equipment on FSU's campus. The award only provides funding for equipment that supports multidisciplinary FSU alliances involving research and creative activity.  This program does not support project-related expenses including installation, operation, repairs, maintenance, or replacement of this equipment or tool.  Specifics appear in the official Request for Proposals.

FYAP Workshop:  9/11/20
Proposal Deadline: 10/22/20

The First Year Assistant Professor (FYAP) award program provides assistant professors in their first year at FSU the opportunity to submit a funding proposal, simulating the external funding process.  Applicants are to submit well-written, competitive proposals that clearly indicate a planned effort to establish or continue an ongoing program of research or creative activity at FSU. This program provides $20,000 per project for summer salary support; these funds may also be used for additional research-related expenses (travel, supplies, etc.) pertinent to the summer research.  Please note that any fringe benefits related to salary will be deducted from the award total.  Specifics appear in the official Request for Proposals.

Proposal Deadline:  None; apply at least 30 days prior to intended travel

*NOTE FOR 2020/2021:  Travel restrictions due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic are currently in place.*

This program supports faculty traveling to meet one-on-one with program managers or representatives of funding agencies or organizations.  These meetings must be directly related to a faculty member’s new program of research or creative activity for which they have yet to receive external funding.  The intent for this funding is that these visits will assist in establishing a relationship with the program manager, leading to repeated funding with that agency or organization.  This program provides up to $1,000 per award in travel funding.  Specifics appear in the official Request for Proposals.

Proposal Deadline: 11/19/20

This program supports the initial formation of multidisciplinary FSU alliances planning research or creative activity.  The proposal must describe how the initial joint efforts will result in new programs of research or creative activity that will lead to external funding, as well as how FSU will benefit from the establishment of these new multidisciplinary research and creative projects.  This program provides up to $25,000 per project.  Specifics appear in the official Request for Proposals.

Proposal Deadlines:  10/1/20 and 3/11/21

The purpose of this program is to provide seed funding, either for a new direction or continuing early support of existing research or creative activity, which will allow the principal investigator to obtain external support for the continuation of his or her efforts.  This program provides $25,000 per project; it does not provide funds for faculty salary.  Specifics appear in the official Request for Proposals.

Proposal Deadlines: 10/8/20 and 3/18/21

The purpose of this program is to provide a source of funding to assist faculty with the completion of a project for which other funding sources are not available.  This program provides $3,000 per project; it does not provide funds for faculty salary.  Specifics appear in the official Request for Proposals.

Nomination Deadline:  1/28/21

This program recognizes successful FSU specialized faculty members who are several years into their careers and is intended to identify and honor FSU's future research/scholar/scientist leaders in eligible job codes (refer to the eligibility requirements in the Call for Nominations). This program provides a one-time award of $10,000 (to be used during the 12 months following the award) to promote the recipient's research or creative program at FSU.  Funds cannot be used toward faculty member's salary.  Specifics appear in the official Call for Nominations.