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To: IUB Faculty
From: Sarita Soni, Vice Provost for Research
Date: August 31, 2006
Subject: IUB/PU Collaboration in Life Sciences & Informatics Research Pilot Grant Program (RFP) Round II

Deadline: TBD

Announcing the Indiana University/Purdue University Collaboration in Life Sciences & Informatics Research (CLSIR) pilot grant program Request for Proposals

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. The State of Indiana is fortunate in Indiana University and Purdue University to have two major research-intensive, state-supported universities that are recognized leaders with complementary strengths in life sciences and informatics research. While these two institutions collaborate at many levels on programs to advance student learning and to advance the discovery of new knowledge, we believe there exist further opportunities for collaboration and synergy to advance the frontiers of life sciences and informatics research in Indiana.

2. It is the vision of this collaborative program that by jointly investing in pilot funding in a few focused areas, Purdue University West Lafayette and Indiana University Bloomington can catalyze the formation of new interactions between researchers that will lead to productive, continuing life sciences and informatics research programs. This follows a similar successful project between Purdue University and the IU School of Medicine.

3. The overall objective of this Collaboration in Life Sciences & Informatics Research (CLSIR) pilot grant program is to foster and encourage collaboration between Purdue University and Indiana University Bloomington faculty to initiate life sciences and/or informatics research projects that have the potential to develop into larger, continuing, externally funded research programs.

4. Successful CLSIR Pilots will have high scientific merit; involve roughly equal participation by Purdue and IUB researchers; and exhibit high potential to leverage external resources and spawn a larger, ongoing research program.

5. Applications to this program are considered small grants and should have a maximum requested amount of $50,000 and be limited to one (1) year duration. During the current fiscal year, this program will fund up to three projects.

WHO MAY APPLY

6. IUB: All tenured or tenure-track faculty at or above the Assistant Professor level; all research professors.

7. Purdue: All tenured or tenure-track faculty at or above the Assistant Professor level; all research professors.


RESTRICTIONS

8. Facilities and Administrative costs, or indirect costs, will not be allowed.

9. Requested grant funding period cannot exceed 12 months. However, funded projects may be extended with no additional funding with approval of both institutional officials.

MECHANISM FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

10. Applications will be considered one time per year. Submission due date is October 6, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.

11. Support of the following individuals, as indicated by signature on designated line on application, is required:

  1. Principal investigator
  2. Collaborator(s
  3. IUB: Department chair and school dean
  4. Purdue: Department head and college or school dean
  5. IUB: Department chair and school dean of collaborator(s)
  6. Purdue: Department head and college or school dean of collaborator(s)
  7. IUB: Institutional official
  8. Purdue: Institutional official

12. Applications will be assigned for review at the next scheduled meeting of the joint review committee, which will meet in November.

13. Awards will be announced in November. Projects should have a start date no earlier than January 1, 2007.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT:

14. Purdue: http://www.purdue.edu/research/vpr/funding/iu-purdue.html.

For questions about this program, please contact Christine King,

15. IUB: http://www.research.iu.edu/funding/internal_b.html.

For questions about this program, please contact David L. Taylor,


ALL PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY

16. Completed signature pages should be scanned as a PDF file and included with the electronic submission.

17. All proposals are to be submitted through Indiana University, by e-mailing David L. Taylor at

with a copy to Mary Ryker at

 
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