Faculty Awards and Grants: Pilot Supplemental Research Grants

Projects should be:

• a continuation of current or recently funded work
• need additional data or preliminary work to compete for new funding

Please see the FAQ’s on research funding expenditures for more details.

Eligibility:

• Faculty that have a current externally funded or one that was completed within the last 2 years.
• Faculty must have plans for new application on project from bullet 1.
• If faculty have more than $10,000 in internal funding available, they must provide an additional justification for protecting those funds and making this request.
  • Internal funding includes start-ups, research funds, endowed chairs, for example. Service funds are excepted from this requirement
• Applicant cannot have a current, active internal grant at time of this award start.
• Must have completed all required elements related to any previous internal funding (such as submitting a final report)

Project funding is up to $10,000 over 1 year. No extensions allowed.

Award acceptance requirements:

1. A final report submitted to OSR within one month of project completion.
2. Work with Communications on relevant stories or otherwise share with the community, as appropriate.
3. Acknowledge the support received from Bryn Mawr College, naming the appropriate fund, in the publication of the supported work or other public documents.
4. Faculty must submit of an application for external funding on the project supported by this grant within the year following funding completion.

Submit your application via the online form (available soon). This form includes basic coversheet information and allows for upload of the application materials.

Required sections:

• Proposal narrative (3 pages max)
  • Recommended sections to include:
    • A statement of the research problem and/or goals of the project
    • The scholarly significance of the work
    • The specific tasks this grant will support, including a timeline
• Future plans (1-2 pages)
  • Next steps for the project
  • Plans for the next grant application(s) must be detailed and why this supplemental support is necessary.
• Budget (2 pages max)
  • Please use the provided budget form to list costs by line item
  • Budget justification – detailed explanation for each line item
• Biosketch (2 pages max; funder formats accepted)
• Selectively required:
  • Bibliography/References (no page limit)
  • Justification related to exceeding funding threshold described under eligibility.

Applicants are reminded that the review committee will consist of tenured Faculty from across the College. Applications should be written to be understandable to those outside the applicant’s field.

All proposals should conform to the following format. Failure to adhere to the format and total maximal length of the proposal will result in Administrative Withdraw of the application without consideration by the Review Committee.

• Use one of the following fonts: Arial (font size 10 or more) or Times New Roman (font size 11 or more).
• Line spacing: Single spacing is acceptable
• Margins (all sides): ¾” or more.

Budget guidelines:

All eligible expenses must be allowable per the College expense policies.  Please refer to the related guidance on allowable expenses and reach out to OSR with any questions.

Proposals for these grants will be evaluated by a Review Committee, which will be composed the FA&G Committee and may also include Ad Hoc faculty members if needed. The Review will be moderated by the Director, OSR.

Internal review criteria:

• Significance of the proposal
  • Does the project address an important problem(s) or goal(s)?
  • Does the project employ novel or creative approaches or methods?
  • Is the project in line with the aims of this mechanism (Supplemental Grant)?
• Impact
  • Is the proposal likely to advance the faculty’s work towards a new grant application?
  • Does the proposed plan seem appropriate and/or feasible?
• Feasibility of project design and timeline
  • Are the concepts, design, methods, and analyses adequate and appropriate?
  • Are all the necessary expertise and/or resources included?
  • Is a timeline presented and is it appropriate and achievable?
• Clarity of the application
  • Well-defined goals, approach, and expected outcomes
• Reasonable and justified budget (not scored)