Council on Research and Creativity

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Council on Research and Creativity

• Grant Writing Workshop
• August 2004

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Mission of the CRC

• Faculty members advise VP for Research on use of
  resources for the stimulation of research and
  other forms of creative activity
• Members offer counsel to faculty across the
  campus
• Members administer funding programs

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Purposes of Funding Programs

• Completion of advanced projects
• Initiation of new projects
• Formation of project teams
• Facilitation of meetings with external funding
  program officers
• Provision of seed money making possible
  successful external funding applications
• Generation of overhead on grants, making possible
  continued support of research and creative
  activity at Florida State University

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Indirect cost or grant overhead?

• The direct cost of project is funded.
• You get all of what you asked for if you received
  the full award from the funding agency.
• Or, you receive all of the direct the agency
  chose to award you.
• You lose nothing.

• Indirect cost is an add-on not affecting the
  amount of your direct.
• State grants pay 5 indirect to FSU.
• Federal grants pay FSU up to 46.
• Indirect supports research at FSU.
• Everyone gains.

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• No indirect cost coming in no CRC funding
  programs, nor certain other kinds of support.

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Applying for grants including indirect cost is a
priority for all faculty.

• But not all grant opportunities include overhead.

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Grants without indirect cost are also important.

• External funding for projects makes possible
  their completion
• Internal funding can be directed to other
  projects that can eventually become eligible for
  external support
• External support validates the merit of a project
  and the professional standing of the P.I.

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Faculty at Research I Universities apply for
external funding.

• The CRC helps FSU faculty to do so successfully
  with eight programs.

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CRC Programs

• One-time Activity Grant
• COFRS Grant
• Planning Grant
• Funding Agency Travel Grant

• Interdisciplinary Support Grant
• Private Sector Collaborations Grant
• New Directions Program Grant
• First-Year Assistant Professor Award

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Planning Grant

• Funded is preparation of a successful grant
  application
• Up to 10,000 for R.A. salary and expenses
  travel, supplies, and services
• No equipment no P.I. Salary
• Term 12 months

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Interdisciplinary Support Grant

• Funded is the formation of a research group that
  will define a project and develop an external
  funding application
• Up to 25,000 for travel, lodging, supplies and
  services requisite for meetings and group
  coordination

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Public Sector Collaboration Grant

• Up to 15,000 is available for a 50-50 match with
  a public sector organization
• Support of a faculty-mentored graduate student
  participating in an extramural research /
  creative activity project

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First-year Assistant Professor Award

• 13,000 in summer salary / fringes
• Initiation of a new project
• Continued work on or completion of a pro-ject

• Preparation of appli-cation for external support
  of an ongoing project
• Completion of a pro-ject, which positions one
  positively for ex-ternal funding of a new project

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New Directions Program Grant

• Up to 10,000 for a previously funded P.I. to
  chart a new course in externally supported
  research and other creative activity
• Attend conferences or workshops in order to
  establish connections with those working in a new
  area of interest
• Travel, faculty salary support, book purchases,
  and a modest level of equipment purchase

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Funding Agency Travel Grant

• 500.00
• Travel

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COFRS Award (Committee on Faculty Research
Support)

• 8,000 for summer
• Faculty and/or R.A. salary and fringes
• Travel, supplies, and services
• No equipment purchases
• Does not preclude a teaching assignment

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One-time Activity Grant

• 3,000.00 for expenses necessary to complete a
  project, but not for faculty salary or
  augmentation of another grant.

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