Research

"Research is formalized curiosity.  It is poking and prying with a purpose."
Zora Neale Hurston (American folklorist and Writer, 1903-1960)

Internal Support for CLA Faculty Research

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Many units of the University offer faculty support programs.  See below for a partial list of the most established programs.  Keep in mind that programs change frequently and it is not possible to list all of them.

RESEARCH EXPENSES FOR FACULTY MEMBERS

Clifford Kinley Trust
The Kinley Trust is administered by the Office of the Vice President for Research.  This endowment was established to fund research which uses a social science perspective to explore methods for improving the human condition.  CLA faculty receive an announcement for this competition via email from the CLA dean's office.
Eligibility:  Faculty principal investigators at the West Lafayette campus
Application:  Brief (1 page) pre-proposals describe the research project that is planned; selected applicants are invited to submit full proposals (10 double-spaced pages plus budget, etc.)
Funding level:  Up to $20,000
Deadline:  Pre-proposals must be received in the CLA dean’s office in early January
Webpage:  OVPR - Clifford Kinley Trust

Faculty Program of Study in a Second Discipline
The Faculty Fellowships for Study in a Second Discipline offer faculty members an opportunity to extend their scholarship through a new area of study that complements their major area of teaching and research.  Fellowships will be awarded for one or two semesters.  The Office of the Provost will make available a sum of $3,500 per semester to the recipient in the form of supply and expense support for travel, equipment, software, and other similar expenses.  The department and school/college will assume responsibility for covering the teaching assignments of the faculty recipient during the period of engagement in this program.  The home department of the recipient will receive the sum of $7,000 to help offset the cost of lost instruction.  A maximum of five semesters of study will be awarded each year.
Deadline:  December 14, 2009
Webpage:  Office of the Provost Faculty Fellowships for Study in a Second Discipline 

International Programs
Grant programs are offered by the Office of International Programs for Purdue faculty and staff on the West Lafayette campus.
Webpage:  International Programs Grants & Fellowships

Library Scholars Grant Program
This program is sponsored by Purdue University Libraries.  The program helps researchers access materials that are not immediately available through the Purdue Libraries, including unique collections, archives, and digital resources that are housed at other institutions, companies, or archives.
Eligibility:  The Library Scholars Grant Program is designed to provide grants to untenured tenure-track Purdue faculty members and recently-tenured associate professors
Application:  Cover page, one-page narrative, budget, letter of support, brief resume (3 pages maximum), and list of publications
Funding level:  Up to $5,000
Deadline:  ~November each year
Webpage:  Library Scholars Grant

PRF Research Grants
The PRF Research Grants are one-year awards made by the Office of the Vice President for Research to assist faculty who supervise Ph.D. research in the development of new or the continuation of ongoing research projects by providing support for a half-time (0.50FTE) PRF Research Assistantship for a 12-month period.  In some departments these grants are used to provide funds to a faculty member for a Research Assistant, and in others they are used to support graduate students working on their dissertations.  Faculty and tudents should contact their department head or graduate studies director to determine how the grants are being administered in the department.
Faculty Eligibility:  Graduate faculty members who supervise Ph.D. research
Student Eligibility:  Graduate students in good standing who are working for the Ph.D. degree may be appointed as PRF Research Assistants
Application:  5 double-spaced pages and supporting documents
Funding level:  Salary for a half-time RA plus graduate student medical insurance and fringe benefits
Deadline:  Provided in an e-mail announcement to department heads in the fall semester, who then inform their faculty of the department’s deadline
Webpage:  OVPR - PRF Research Grants

TRAVEL TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

PRF International Travel Grants
PRF International Travel Grants pay for a portion of travel expenses of faculty who have an active role (presenting papers or serving as officials) at recognized international meetings.  Grant requests are sent to the College of Liberal Arts associate dean for research.  Applications are ranked by faculty reviewers before they are submitted to the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Eligibility:  Tenured and tenure-track faculty
Application:  One to two pages and supporting documents
Funding level:  $1,000
Deadlines:  Provided in e-mail announcements to CLA faculty early in the fall and spring semesters.
Webpage:  OVPR - PRF International Travel Grants

FACULTY SUMMER SALARY

PRF Summer Faculty Grants
These grants provide salary support to encourage faculty to continue full-time scholarly work during the summer.  Applications are submitted to the CLA dean, who appoints a committee to evaluate and rank them.  Then the applications are submitted by the dean’s office to the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Eligibility:  Assistant professors or associate professors who obtained tenure no more than three years prior to the summer for which they are requesting support, who will be in residence in the following academic year
Application:  The application may not exceed 5 double-spaced pages and should contain the following sections:  application form; abstract; statement of the problem; significance of the problem; and a plan of research.  Include a vita only if not more than two pages.
Funding level:  $8,000 (less taxes) for two summer months (8 weeks)
Deadline:  Provided in e-mail announcement to faculty at the end of the fall semester or early in the spring semester
Webpage:  OVPR - Summer Faculty Grants

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