Funding Opportunities
Level I Funding
Overview
The SSRI provides financial support to increase the quantity and quality of interdisciplinary research at Penn State.
The Level I funding mechanism is primarily designed to assist PSU faculty to form interdisciplinary research teams by supporting meetings to discuss mutual interests, develop research questions, identify leaders, conduct literature reviews, and collect pilot data. Although faculty external to PSU may be included, our focus is on developing PSU collaborative teams.
Level I proposals range from $500-$5,000.
Level I proposals should be short (2 pages) and may be submitted at any time during the academic year.
The SSRI/CYFC Director, Associate Director, and relevant college Associate Deans will review these proposals and typically provide a decision within two weeks.
Funds are allocated for a 6-12 month period.
Level I funds are intended to provide support for:
- the development of new, innovative research projects
- the creation of interdisciplinary networking groups
- administrative support to hold meetings (including travel)
- graduate assistant time
- paying outside consultants
- small pilot studies
Level I funds are not intended to support:
- expenditures generally made by departments and colleges (e.g., travel to professional conferences, seed money for an individual project)
- the delivery of outreach programs or services
Criteria for Review
- Priority is placed on new ideas that involve cross-department and/or cross-college (interdisciplinary) collaboration.
- A well articulated plan of activities.
- Teams comprised of investigators who range in seniority and experience.
Structure and Submission of Proposals
Proposals must be submitted via email to Terry Noll (tmg3@psu.edu). To complete your proposal submission, you must download, complete, and email the form below:
Proposal Submission Form (Word document)
On those occasions where proposed research will involve either primary data collection or the use of secondary data, investigators are expected to prepare and submit the appropriate requests for IRB approval of research involving human or animal participants (whichever is appropriate to the project).
Project Monitoring
We will be in touch periodically to learn more about each project and help to facilitate its successful completion. We encourage you to keep us up-to-date on your progress.
If during the course of your project you find that you need to make changes to the project team, description, design, or budget, please send a note to the SSRI/CYFC Associate Director, cc'ing Terry Noll (tmg3@psu.edu), with the specific details of these changes.
Should you have any questions about these funding opportunities, please contact:
Susan McHale, Ph.D.
Director, SSRI/CYFC
Phone: (814) 865-2663
Email: x2u@psu.edu
Keith Aronson, Ph.D.
Associate Director, SSRI/CYFC
Phone: (814) 865-6909
Email: kra105@psu.edu
Terry Noll, MEd
Project Coordinator, SSRI/CYFC
Phone: (814) 865-5226
Email: tmg3@psu.edu
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