Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee

All required application materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted electronically to the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 28^th, 2024. The application process must be completed in the Kuali platform starting at this webpage: Statistical Support Grant Pilot Program

Putting the browser into full-screen mode will provide the best viewing of this page, and all supporting files may be uploaded to that site. The following pages of this document may be used to guide the student and faculty mentor through the preparation of the application. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration. Applications submitted past the deadline cannot be considered.

Awards:

These awards are competitive and thus only those proposals that reside within the parameters of this Request for Proposals and are of highest quality will be considered for appropriate support allocations. Members of the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC) will review proposals and recommend awardees to the Provost. The Provost will announce the award recipients by Friday, May 31^th , 2024.

Academic Honesty:

Please note that these proposals should be written by the student proposer, any proposal that was clearly written by the sponsoring faculty member will be disqualified. Likewise, any student proposal that contains plagiarism or exhibits any other form of academic dishonesty will be disqualified.

Please distribute this information widely so that interested students and faculty can consider research projects for this exciting program.

Any questions about the program should be addressed to Dr. Sandip Dutta at duttas2@southernct.edu.

Any questions about the use of the Kuali platform can be addressed to the Sponsored Programs and Research Office at spar@southernct.edu.

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Description and Purpose:  Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of student and faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support mechanisms for such scholarship and creative activity. The Conference Travel Grants for Students aims to provide graduate and undergraduate students with funds to support travel costs and/or registration fees for national or international conferences whether virtual or on ground for the purpose of presenting their scholarship.  Proposals from students who wish to attend a conference without presenting their work will not be considered for funding.  Proposals from students whose work demonstrates a high probability of producing, for example, a published manuscript (or other relevant scholarly representation aligned with their discipline, i.e., art exhibit, book contract) will be given priority.

Eligibility:  Matriculated graduate or undergraduate students (both full and part time), whose conference proposal has already been accepted by the conference organizers, are eligible to apply for this support.

• • Faculty cannot be the lead author. 
  • Student presenter must be the first or second author.  If two students are on one panel, they cannot get full funding but will have to split the award amount.
  • No more than two students for one paper or poster will be allowed.
  • Student must have completed at least one semester at SCSU.
  • FT faculty may not apply for these funds even if they are enrolled as a Graduate Student.
  • PT faculty who are enrolled in a graduate program at SCSU may apply for AAUP travel funds or for a student travel grant, but not both.

Review Process:  Applications will be reviewed by a group of faculty members representing a broad range of disciplines, who have been appointed by the Provost to serve on the University-wide Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC). These grants are sponsored by the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Deans.  Students with other concurrent funding must disclose their funding.

Award Amount: Matriculated graduate students may apply for up to $1,000 for a national conference or up to $1,500 per international conference, depending on the budget submitted.  Undergraduate students may apply for up to $500 for a national conference only. Please note: regional conferences cannot be awarded under this Call.  Funds for both types of students may only be applied towards the costs of registration, transportation, and hotel room expenses.  All travel must abide by regulations of the CDC and CT Department of Health as they exist at time of travel.  Funds may not be used for faculty travel expenses. 

For virtual conferences: Matriculated graduate or undergraduate students may apply for up to but not more than the cost of registration for a virtual conference.  Funds may not be used for faculty registration expenses. 

Application Process:  The application and all required documents must be submitted via the Kuali portal system using this link: Conference Travel Grants for Students.

All the following documents must be submitted (in PDF format).  Incomplete applications will not be funded.

• Conference announcement
• Student's Conference abstract and proof of acceptance of the student's abstract
• Unofficial transcript
• Budget of travel-related expenses.

Please note that only the cost of registration, estimated traavel to and from the conference site, and the estimated expense for a hotel room during the conference should be listed in the budget. For virtual conferences only the cost of registration (not supplies) for the conference can be submitted.

• Proof of conference registration costs.

Students must indicate a faculty mentor on the form; the faculty mentor is expected to formally approve the application through the electronic portal.

We recognize that conferences send acceptance at different times, therefore there is no hard deadline for submission of proposals.  However, after committee review and approval, commitments to fund will be granted on a first come, first serve basis. Therefore, students should apply as soon as possible after they receive organization/society/conference acceptance. Funds are ordinarily distributed on a reimbursement basis following processes used by the university Travel Office. All expenses, following travel, must be fully reconciled prior to the end of the fiscal year (by no later than June 30, 2024).

Further Information

For questions, please contact Professor C. Michele Thompson thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Please note that awardees are responsible for completing the University/State required Travel Authorization and associated paperwork within the required timeframe to be reimbursed.

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Deadline: Completed proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

Description and Purpose
Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support for such scholarship and creative activity. In recognition of the increased responsibilities placed on senior-level faculty members, the Senior-Level Faculty Research Fellowship was created to support and encourage research, creative activity, and scholarship among senior-level faculty members with a significant amount of reassigned time for these purposes. The Fellow may generate publication(s), performances, or exhibitions from their previous research, or they may conduct new research or creative activity or produce and submit a major grant proposal for external support. The work must be original to the proposer, i.e. editorial work will not be considered. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system.

Applications will be reviewed by a group of faculty, representing a broad range of disciplines, who have been appointed by the Provost to serve on the University-wide Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee.

This fellowship is sponsored by the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and is independent from the reassigned time allocated in the AAUP contract. This reassigned time will be coupled with a proportionate release from service responsibilities for the semester, or semesters, of the fellowship.

For this project, ONE fellowship of NINE hours of reassigned time will be awarded for Academic Year 2024 – 25. In consultation with their Chair and their Dean the fellow may take all nine hours in one semester or may take 3 hours in either Fall or Spring semester and 6 hours the other semester of AY 2024 – 25. The proposer must state, in the workplan section of the proposal, how the credits will be distributed--all in one semester or divided between both. ALL reassigned time hours for this fellowship MUST be used during AY2024 – 25.

Eligibility, evaluation criteria, and proposal guidelines follow.

Eligibility
Senior-level faculty are here defined as all full-time faculty at the rank of Professor. Such faculty who have completed at least one year of service at SCSU by the end of Fall 2023 are eligible to apply for this fellowship. The applicant must hold a terminal degree in their field.  Previous winners of this award are not eligible to apply for three years after the academic year during which they held the Fellowship.

Criteria
The Committee will use the following criteria to rate the quality and completeness of proposals:

1. Significance: Evidence of a well-focused and worthy purpose, presented in relationship to previous scholarship. Please include in your application a discussion of how the project will contribute to your discipline or field of study.
2. Workplan: An appropriate and feasible method as well as a plan of action or a setting of conditions that will result in accomplishing the objectives of the project. Please include a proposed schedule or timeline noting how the credits will be distributed--all in one semester or divided amongst both.
3. Outcomes and Reporting: Likelihood of significant outcome, such as publication, performance, exhibition or grant proposal. Applicants should be aware that a final report highlighting scholarly accomplishments will be due 90 days after the completion of the project. Furthermore, it is expected that the recipient will complete a manuscript for a publishable article, or its scientific or creative equivalent, and make a public presentation at Southern or within CSCU, or they will submit a major grant proposal. These responsibilities must be fulfilled within two years following the end of the fellowship year.

Proposals
A fellowship proposal must contain the following:

1. Cover Sheet and Abstract: Completed in the Kuali Build Electronic Application.
2. Proposal Narrative: The narrative should respond to and be organized by the headings given in the “Criteria” section (i.e., Significance, Workplan, Outcomes and Reporting). The narrative should fit onto no more than five double-spaced pages of printed text using 12- point font and one-inch margins. A bibliography or works cited page is required in order to help the committee understand the significance of your research and should not exceed one page; this page will count toward the five-page limit. No other materials/appendices will be allowed in the application. Please keep in mind that the review committee consists of faculty in a range of disciplines, so that proposals will likely be read by faculty who are not necessarily discipline specialists. Therefore, proposals should be written for an informed generalist while still giving enough specific information on the significance of the research and the soundness of the proposed method to allow a reasonable evaluation by faculty from outside of your area. A brief review of related research undertaken by the applicant and/or others will help the committee understand the significance of the proposed project. A creative arts proposal should contain a description of the work to be produced, materials and facilities to be used, and production details.
3. Curriculum Vitae: Please include a curriculum vitae indicating your educational background, professional experiences, previous and present research, and other scholarly accomplishments. This CV should not exceed 4 pages and should concentrate on the candidates most recent and most relevant, to the proposed project, accomplishments.
4. Human Subjects and Vertebrate Animals: If the research involves either human subjects or vertebrate animals, you must indicate so on the proposal cover sheet (on the electronic form). As with any research project, the Fellow must seek approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for human research subjects or the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for vertebrate animals. The Fellow should contact the appropriate committee for information on submission procedures and timing. In no case should work with human beings or vertebrate animals as research subjects be undertaken until the proper approval is obtained. Failure to obtain proper approval may result in the termination of the fellowship. Letters of approval from the IRB or IACUC must be attached to the final report.

To Apply
The application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed and submitted in electronic format within the Kuali system at the link below by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024.

Note: Applications submitted through the Kuali portal route directly to the department chairperson for approval, then to the RSAC Chairperson for submission acceptance. Please alert your department chairperson of the application so they can respond to the electronic notification in a timely manner.

Link to electronic application: RSAC Faculty Research Fellowship Application

Proposals that fail to adhere to these application guidelines will not be reviewed.

Proposal Review
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of faculty appointed by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs to serve on the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee. The sub- committee designated to evaluate Fellowship applications will represent a broad range of disciplines. The sub-committee may solicit feedback from additional readers in the event that special expertise is required to evaluate the proposal.

Each reviewer will be asked to assign a rating from "1" for weak to "5" for excellent for each of the three criteria listed above. The scores from the readers will be added to produce total scores, which will assist in ranking the proposals.

The Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee will make recommendations to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, who will announce the awards.

In order to avoid undue hardship for a department, the recipient of the fellowship should work with the school dean, department chairperson, and the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs to choose the semester(s) for the fellowship.

Questions
Questions regarding the content or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson via email: thompsonc2@southernct.edu
Questions regarding Kuali and the application process should be directed to the SPAR office: spar@southernct.edu

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Description and Purpose

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support mechanisms for such scholarship and creative activity. The Joan Finn Faculty Research Fellowships aim to provide untenured faculty members at the assistant or associate rank with a significant amount of reassigned time at an early stage in their careers at Southern for these purposes. The Fellow may generate publication(s) from his/her dissertation or other previous research or conduct new research or creative activity. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system.

Applications will be reviewed by a group of faculty, representing a broad range of disciplines, who have been appointed by the Provost to serve on the University-wide Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee.

This fellowship is sponsored by the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and is independent from the reassigned time allocated in the AAUP contract. This reassigned time will be coupled with a proportionate release from service responsibilities for the semester of the fellowship.

For this project, two fellowships of NINE hours of reassigned time each will be awarded, one for the Fall 2024 or one for the Spring 2025 semester

Eligibility, evaluation criteria, and proposal guidelines follow.  A link to the submission portal in Kuali Build is included here and throughout this CFP.

These fellowships, now named in honor of the late Joan Finn, professor emerita of Exercise Science who did much to launch them, are an excellent opportunity for untenured faculty members who satisfy the criteria below, and the University hopes that those eligible will consider applying.

Eligibility

Full-time, permanent untenured faculty at the assistant or associate professor rank who will have completed at least one year of service at SCSU by Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 are eligible to apply for this fellowship.  The applicant must hold a terminal degree in his or her field and must not have entered the tenure review process.

Criteria

The Committee will use the following criteria to rate the quality and completeness of proposals:

1. Significance: Evidence of a well-focused and worthy purpose, presented in relationship to previous scholarship. Please include in your application a discussion of how the project will contribute to your discipline or field of study.
2. Plan of Work: An appropriate and feasible method as well as a plan of action or a setting of conditions that will result in accomplishing the objectives of the project. Please include a proposed schedule or timeline.
3. Outcomes and Reporting: Likelihood of significant outcome, such as publication, performance, or exhibition. Applicants should be aware that a final report highlighting scholarly accomplishments will be due 90 days after the completion of the project.  Furthermore, it is expected that the recipient will complete a manuscript for a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent and make a public presentation at Southern or within CSCU. These responsibilities must be fulfilled within two years following the end of the fellowship semester.

Proposals

A fellowship proposal must contain the following:

1. Cover Sheet and Abstract:  Use the form provided in Kuali Build.
2. Proposal Narrative:  The narrative should respond to and be organized by the headings given in the “Criteria” section above (i.e., Significance, Workplan, Outcomes and Reporting). The narrative should fit onto no more than five double-spaced pages of printed text using 12-point font and one-inch margins.  A bibliography or works cited page is required in order to help the committee understand the significance of your research and should not exceed one page; this page will count toward the five-page limit.  No other materials/appendices will be allowed in the application.  Please keep in mind that the review committee consists of faculty in a range of disciplines, so that proposals will likely be read by faculty who are not necessarily discipline specialists. Therefore, proposals should be written for an informed generalist while still giving enough specific information on the significance of the research and the soundness of the proposed method to allow a reasonable evaluation by faculty from outside of your area. A brief review of related research undertaken by the applicant and/or others will help the committee understand the significance of the proposed project. A creative arts proposal should contain a description of the work to be produced, materials and facilities to be used, and production details. 
3. Curriculum Vitae:  Please include a curriculum vitae indicating your educational background, professional experiences, previous and present research, and other scholarly accomplishments. 
4. Human Subjects and Vertebrate Animals:  If the research involves either human subjects or vertebrate animals, you must so indicate on the proposal cover sheet. As with any research project, the Fellow must seek approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for human research subjects or the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for vertebrate animals. The Fellow should contact the appropriate committee for information on submission procedures and timing. In no case should work with human beings or vertebrate animals as research subjects be undertaken until the proper approval is obtained.  Failure to obtain proper approval may result in the termination of the fellowship.  Letters of approval from the IRB or IACUC must be attached to the final report.

If research will involve human cells, tissues, or potentially infectious materials, you must also indicate this on the cover sheet and seek guidance from the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).

Proposals that fail to adhere to these application guidelines will not be reviewed.

To apply

The application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed and submitted through the electronic portal at this link: RSAC Faculty Research Fellowship Application by 4:00 p.m. on January 17th, 2024

Proposal Review

Applications will be reviewed by a committee of faculty appointed by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs to serve on the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee. The sub-committee designated to evaluate Fellowship applications will represent a broad range of disciplines. The sub-committee may solicit feedback from additional readers in the event that special expertise is required to evaluate the proposal.

Each reviewer will be asked to assign a rating from "1" for weak to "5" for excellent for each of the three criteria listed above. The scores from the readers will be added to produce total scores, which will assist in ranking the proposals.

The Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee will make recommendations to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, who will announce the awards.

To avoid undue hardship for a department, the recipient of the fellowship should work with the school Dean, Department Chairperson, and the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs to select the semester for the fellowship.

Deadline

All proposals must be received in electronic format to: RSAC Faculty Research Fellowship Application no later than 4PM Wednesday January 17th.

Questions

Questions regarding the content and review of applications may be directed to C. Michele Thompson, Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee Chair at thompsonc2@southernct.edu

Questions regarding the electronic form can be directed to the SPAR office, spar@southernct.edu

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Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce that funds are available to support undergraduate research assistants for full time faculty members during the Spring Semester 2024. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Assistants, is funded by the SCSU Office of the Provost.  Grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to Faculty Members to support one and only one undergraduate research assistant to assist with the faculty member's research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus.

Faculty members who wish to apply for this grant will submit proposals stating the objectives of the research project on which they plan to employ an undergraduate assistant, stating exactly what the responsibilities of this student will be, and they will include an itemized budget.   The budget may include line items such as a stipend for students, travel expenses for students, and the cost of equipment and/or supplies to be used by the student research assistant.  Equipment and any leftover supplies will remain the property of Southern Connecticut State University.

The purpose of this program is to support a research experience for undergraduates and to support faculty research.

Eligibility: 
To be eligible, a faculty member must:  

• be a full-time tenured or tenure track faculty member at SCSU;
• have completed one full year as a full-time faculty member at SCSU as of the start of Fall Semester 2023;
• have a research project that would gain additional benefit from the support of an undergraduate research assistant
• and preferentially add to the opportunity to pursue additional external funds

For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before submitting the proposal and evidence of approval from IRB and/or IACUC must be submitted with the proposal. (Because of the short timeline “expedited” approval or “exempt” status will likely be necessary.) 

To Apply:
The application must be submitted via the Kuali portal using this link: Faculty Application for Undergraduate RA by 4:00 p.m. on Monday November 27, 2023.  Without exception, incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed nor receive consideration.  

The electronic application will require:

1. Identifying information as a cover sheet

A PDF attachment of your Statement of research: using a maximum of five pages (single-spaced, 11-point Times New Roman font), please describe the:

          a.  Research problem;

          b.  Research design (methodology and status of IRB and/or IACUC clearances, if applicable);

          c.  Research resources (e.g. laboratory access, equipment, libraries, etc.);

          d.  An outline of anticipated expenses relative to the project,

          e.  A detailed description of the responsibilities of the undergraduate research assistant and their anticipated, specific contribution to the applicant's research. Will any special training of the student be required and/or are there special skills the student will need to have to assist in this research? 

          f.  Are there any safety concerns for the student in this research and if so, how will the student be trained to ensure a safe experience?

          g.  Are there any other funds that will be used to support this research and if so what is the source of those funds?

2. A PDF attachment of your full CV
3. A PDF attachment of your IRB or IACUC approval if such is needed

Awards:
Members of the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC) will review proposals and recommend awardees to the Provost.  The Provost will announce the award recipients the last week of December 2023.

Final Report:
A report of no more than 2 pages is due one month after the end of the project.  Relevant professional “products” (peer reviewed publications, other published works, national/international presentations, relevant productions or works, etc.) are an expectation of this scholarship and a requirement prior to any additional support of this nature..

Questions:
Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson at ext. 2-5614 or via e-mail to thompsonc2@southernct.edu

Questions regarding the electronic form can be directed to the SPAR office via spar@southernct.edu

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Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the continuation of a program to support independent undergraduate research during the Spring Semester 2024. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Faculty mentors will receive payment for one credit for their guidance of the proposed student research.

The student may accept the full $3,000 as a stipend, or, if needed, a portion of the money can be used for expenses related to the project.

The purpose of these grants is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the undergraduate level by having students work closely with a faculty mentor.

Eligibility:

To be eligible, a student must:

• be a matriculated undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
• have completed at least 45 course credits by the end of Fall Semester 2023;
• be enrolled in undergraduate courses for the Spring 2024 term (i.e., seniors graduating in December 2023 are not eligible);
• work with a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at SCSU.

If a student has previously received an undergraduate grant from this program, a copy of the final report from the previous grant must be included with the proposal.

For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before beginning the research.

To apply:

The student application must be submitted via the Kuali Build portal using this link:  Undergraduate Research Grant Application by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 13^th, 2023. Faculty Mentors must then respond to the application and add their reference documents within 24 hours.

Incomplete applications will not receive consideration, nor will late applications.

Awards:

Members of the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC) will review proposals and recommend awardees to the Provost. The Provost will announce the award recipients by December 15, 2023.

Academic Honesty:

Please note that these proposals should be written by the student proposer; any proposal that was clearly written by the sponsoring faculty member will be disqualified. Likewise, any student proposal which contains plagiarism or exhibits any other form of academic dishonesty will be disqualified.

DATE:              October 25, 2023   
TO:                   Southern Campus Community
FROM:             Robert S. Prezant, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
SUBJECT:        Board of Regents 2023-2024 Faculty Awards

The Teaching and Research Awards offered through the Board of Regents are once again open.  Nominations for campus-based recognitions of excellence in teaching or research by full time, tenured/tenure track faculty members at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels are welcome.  Adjunct faculty can be nominated to receive recognition for excellence in teaching.  Further descriptions about the awards and the process can be accessed through the link  below. 

Teaching Award
The awards are given to recognize tenured/tenure track faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers for at least five years and have a minimum of two years’ track record of promoting instructional improvements for their programs/departments. 

Research Award
The awards are given to recognize tenured/tenure track faculty from the state universities who are doing exceptional research/creative work.

Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award
The award recognizes part-time faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers, have taught in the CSCU system for at least six semesters and are eligible for continued appointment in the following academic year.

NOMINATION PROCESS:

Nominations may originate from faculty, staff, or students.  The above links describe each of the awards and the award criteria.  All that is required to nominate a faculty member for a particular award is a simple letter of nomination of less than two typed pages expressing the basis for the nomination – relating nominee’s teaching or research to the award’s criteria as described in the above links.  Please note, the process described in the section “Source of Nomination” in each of the above links is an explanation of what the person who is nominated will later need to do to complete their dossier when officially applying for the award for which they have been nominated—not something that needs to be addressed when nominating a faculty member at this time. 

Based on the instructions above, please submit nominations by no later than 9:00 p.m.  on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to Maryanne Boyen in the office of the Provost (EN A210) via email at boyenm1@southernct.edu.  

Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to nominate noteworthy faculty members for these awards.  As a guide, general information about the process and the awards can also be accessed through the link below.

https://www.ct.edu/facultyawards

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Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce a pilot program to support graduate research that includes statistical analyses during the Summer of 2023. Grants of up to 20 hours of statistics consulting time with a faculty member on campus who is an expert in statistics will be awarded to graduate students to enable research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee must be currently enrolled in a graduate program as Southern and involved in a thesis or research capstone project guided by a faculty mentor.

Successful applicants will be awarded consulting time with faculty on campus who are experts in statistical methods. The consultant’s work will be compensated through a fund set up for this purpose and administered through the Sponsored Programs and Research (SPAR) office at SCSU. A list of faculty members who are available for this purpose will be posted on the RSAC website.

The purpose of these awards is twofold. First, it is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the graduate level by having students incorporate more rigorous statistical analyses into their thesis and capstone research projects. Second, we seek to stimulate grant proposals incorporating the most appropriate statistical research methods written by faculty at SCSU. Projects that could lead to future external grant proposals will be given preference.

PLEASE NOTE: Consulting may be done remotely -for example, by videoconference, phone, or other similar means- or in-person. Applicants may discuss this with their assigned consultant and agree upon a preferred mode of interaction.

Eligibility:
To be eligible, a student must:
• be a graduate student with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0;
• have completed at least 6 graduate-level course credits by the end of Spring Semester
2023;
• be enrolled in graduate courses for the Fall 2023 semester
(i.e., students graduating in May are not eligible);
• be working on a thesis or capstone project with a mentor who is a full-time faculty
member at SCSU.

For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be in place before beginning the consulting with the statistical support faculty member, if the statistical consulting is directly involved in that work. If the statistical consulting involves aid in designing the experiment, prior to its execution, then that should be clearly stated in the proposal and in that case these approvals are not needed for the project and would be sought before the project begins.

To apply:
All required application materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted electronically to the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee by 4:00 p.m. on Monday May 8th, 2023. The application process must be completed in the Kuali platform starting at this webpage: Statistical Support Grant Pilot Program.

Putting the browser into full-screen mode will provide the best viewing of this page, and all supporting files may be uploaded to that site. The following pages of this document may be used to guide the student and faculty mentor through the preparation of the application. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.

Awards:
These awards are competitive and thus only those proposals that reside within the parameters of this Request for Proposals and are of highest quality will be considered for appropriate support allocations. Members of the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC) will review proposals and recommend awardees to the Provost. The Provost will announce the award recipients by Friday, May 26th, 2023.

Academic Honesty:
Please note that these proposals should be written by the student proposer, any proposal that was clearly written by the sponsoring faculty member will be disqualified. Likewise, any student proposal that contains plagiarism or exhibits any other form of academic dishonesty will be disqualified.

Please distribute this information widely so that interested students and faculty can consider research projects for this exciting program.

Any questions about the program should be addressed to Dr. Sandip Dutta at duttas2@southernct.edu.

Any questions about the use of the Kuali platform can be addressed to the Sponsored Programs and Research Office at spar@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the continuation of a program to support independent undergraduate research during the Summer or Fall Semester 2023. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Faculty mentors will receive one credit of 10.12 supplemental pay for their guidance of the proposed student research.
The student may accept the full $3,000 as a stipend, or, if needed, a portion of the money can be used for expenses related to the project.The purpose of these grants is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the undergraduate level by having students work closely with a faculty mentor.

Eligibility:

To be eligible, a student must:

•           be a matriculated undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0;

•           have completed at least 45 course credits by the end of Spring Semester 2023;

•           be enrolled in undergraduate courses for the Summer or Fall 2023 terms (i.e., seniors graduating in May are not eligible);

•           work with a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at SCSU.

If a student has previously received an undergraduate grant from this program, a copy of the final report from the previous grant must be included with the proposal.
Please note that this proposal must incorporate and adhere to all current SCSU and CSCU Covid-19 protocols.
For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before beginning the research.

To apply:

The application must be submitted via the Kuali portal using this link:  Undergraduate Research Grant Application by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. 
Incomplete applications will not receive consideration, nor will late applications. 

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson at ext. 2-5614 or via e-mail to thompsonc2@southernct.edu

Questions regarding the electronic form can be directed to the SPAR office: spar@southernct.edu.

Download the Application Instructions

Submit the Application via Kuali Build

Apply via Kuali Build

Deadline: Completed proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023

Description and Purpose

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support for such scholarship and creative activity. In recognition of the increased responsibilities placed on senior-level faculty members, the Senior-Level Faculty Research Fellowship was created to support and encourage research, creative activity, and scholarship among senior-level faculty members with a significant amount of reassigned time for these purposes. The Fellow may generate publication(s), performances, or exhibitions from their previous research, or they may conduct new research or creative activity or produce and submit a major grant proposal for external support. The work must be original to the proposer, i.e. editorial work will not be considered. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system.

Applications will be reviewed by a group of faculty, representing a broad range of disciplines, who have been appointed by the Provost to serve on the University-wide Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee.

This fellowship is sponsored by the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and is independent from the reassigned time allocated in the AAUP contract. This reassigned time will be coupled with a proportionate release from service responsibilities for the semester, or semesters, of the fellowship.

For this project, ONE fellowship of NINE hours of reassigned time will be awarded for Academic Year 2023 – 24. In consultation with their Chair and their Dean the fellow may take all nine hours in one semester or may take 3 hours in either Fall or Spring semester and 6 hours the other semester of AY 2023 –24. The proposer must state, in the workplan section of the proposal, how the credits will be distributed--all in one semester or divided between both. ALL reassigned time hours for this fellowship MUST be used during AY2023 –24.

Eligibility, evaluation criteria, and proposal guidelines follow.

Eligibility

Senior-level faculty are here defined as all full-time faculty at the rank of Professor. Such faculty who have completed at least one year of service at SCSU by the end of Fall 2022 are eligible to apply for this fellowship. The applicant must hold a terminal degree in their field. Previous winners of this award are not eligible to apply for three years after the academic year during which they held the Fellowship.

Criteria

The Committee will use the following criteria to rate the quality and completeness of proposals:

1. Significance: Evidence of a well-focused and worthy purpose, presented in relationship to previous scholarship. Please include in your application a discussion of how the project will contribute to your discipline or field of study.

2. Workplan: An appropriate and feasible method as well as a plan of action or a setting of conditions that will result in accomplishing the objectives of the project. Please include a proposed schedule or timeline noting how the credits will be distributed--all in one semester or divided amongst both.

3. Outcomes and Reporting: Likelihood of significant outcome, such as publication, performance, exhibition or grant proposal. Applicants should be aware that a final report highlighting scholarly accomplishments will be due 90 days after the completion of the project. Furthermore, it is expected that the recipient will complete a manuscript for a publishable article, or its scientific or creative equivalent, and make a public presentation at Southern or within CSCU, or they will submit a major grant proposal. These responsibilities must be fulfilled within two years following the end of the fellowship year.

Proposals

A fellowship proposal must contain the following:

1. Cover Sheet and Abstract: Completed in the Kuali Build Electronic Application.

2. Proposal Narrative: The narrative should respond to and be organized by the headings given in the “Criteria” section (i.e., Significance, Workplan, Outcomes and Reporting). The narrative should fit onto no more than five double-spaced pages of printed text using 12- point font and one-inch margins. A bibliography or works cited page is required in order to help the committee understand the significance of your research and should not exceed one page; this page will count toward the five-page limit. No other materials/appendices will be allowed in the application. Please keep in mind that the review committee consists of faculty in a range of disciplines, so that proposals will likely be read by faculty who are not necessarily discipline specialists. Therefore, proposals should be written for an informed generalist while still giving enough specific information on the significance of the research and the soundness of the proposed method to allow a reasonable evaluation by faculty from outside of your area. A brief review of related research undertaken by the applicant and/or others will help the committee understand the significance of the proposed project. A creative arts proposal should contain a description of the work to be produced, materials and facilities to be used, and production details.

3. Curriculum Vitae: Please include a curriculum vitae indicating your educational background, professional experiences, previous and present research, and other scholarly accomplishments. This CV should not exceed 4 pages and should concentrate on the candidates most recent and most relevant, to the proposed project, accomplishments.

4. Human Subjects and Vertebrate Animals: If the research involves either human subjects or vertebrate animals, you must indicate so on the proposal cover sheet (on the electronic form). As with any research project, the Fellow must seek approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for human research subjects or the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) for vertebrate animals. The Fellow should contact the appropriate committee for information on submission procedures and timing. In no case should work with human beings or vertebrate animals as research subjects be undertaken until the proper approval is obtained. Failure to obtain proper approval may result in the termination of the fellowship. Letters of approval from the IRB or IACUC must be attached to the final report.

To Apply

The application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed and submitted in electronic format within the Kuali system at the link below by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Note: Applications submitted through the Kuali portal route directly to the department chairperson for approval, then to the RSAC Chairperson for submission acceptance. Please alert your department chairperson of the application so they can respond to the electronic notification in a timely manner.

Link to electronic application: RSAC Faculty Research Fellowship Application

Proposals that fail to adhere to these application guidelines will not be reviewed.

Proposal Review

Applications will be reviewed by a committee of faculty appointed by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs to serve on the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee. The sub- committee designated to evaluate Fellowship applications will represent a broad range of disciplines. The sub-committee may solicit feedback from additional readers in the event that special expertise is required to evaluate the proposal.

Each reviewer will be asked to assign a rating from "1" for weak to "5" for excellent for each of the three criteria listed above. The scores from the readers will be added to produce total scores, which will assist in ranking the proposals.

The Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee will make recommendations to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, who will announce the awards.

In order to avoid undue hardship for a department, the recipient of the fellowship should work with the school dean, department chairperson, and the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs to choose the semester(s) for the fellowship.

Questions

Questions regarding the content or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson via email: thompsonc2@southernct.edu

Questions regarding Kuali and the application process should be directed to the SPAR office: spar@southernct.edu

The Teaching and Research Awards offered through the Board of Regents are once again open.  Nominations for campus-based recognitions of excellence in teaching or research by full time, tenured/tenure track faculty members at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels are welcome.  Adjunct faculty can be nominated to receive recognition for excellence in teaching.  Further descriptions about the awards and the process can be accessed through the links below. 

Teaching Award

The awards are given to recognize tenured/tenure track faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers for at least five years and have a minimum of two years’ track record of promoting instructional improvements for their programs/departments. 

Guidelines for Teaching Award

Research Award

The awards are given to recognize tenured/tenure track faculty from the state universities who are doing exceptional research/creative work.

Guidelines for Research Award

Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award

The award recognizes part-time faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers, have taught in the CSCU system for at least six semesters and are eligible for continued appointment in the following academic year.

Guidelines for Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award

NOMINATION PROCESS:

Nominations may originate from faculty, staff, or students.  The above links describe each of the awards and the award criteria.  All that is required to nominate a faculty member for a particular award is a simple letter of nomination of less than two typed pages expressing the basis for the nomination – relating nominee’s teaching or research to the award’s criteria as described in the above links.  Please note, the process described in the section “Source of Nomination” in each of the above links is an explanation of what the person who is nominated will later need to do to complete their dossier when officially applying for the award for which they have been nominated—not something that needs to be addressed when nominating a faculty member at this time. 

Based on the instructions above, please submit nominations by no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022 to Maryanne Boyen in the office of the Provost (EN A210) via email at boyenm1@southernct.edu.  

Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to nominate noteworthy faculty members for these awards.  As a guide, general information about the process and the awards can also be accessed through the link below.

2021-2022 Call for Nominations

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the continuation of a program to support independent undergraduate research during the Spring Semester 2023. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Faculty mentors will receive payment for one credit for their guidance of the proposed student research. 

The student may accept the full $3,000 as a stipend, or, if needed, a portion of the money can be used for expenses related to the project.

The purpose of these grants is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the undergraduate level by having students work closely with a faculty mentor. 

Eligibility:
To be eligible, a student must:
• be a matriculated undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. 
• have completed at least 45 course credits by the end of Fall Semester 2022;
• be enrolled in undergraduate courses for the Spring 2023 term (i.e., seniors graduating in December 2022 are not eligible);
• work with a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at SCSU.

If a student has previously received an undergraduate grant from this program, a copy of the final report from the previous grant must be included with the proposal.

Please note that this proposal must incorporate and adhere to all current SCSU and CSCU Covid-19 protocols.

For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before beginning the research.

To apply:
The student application must be submitted via the Kuali Build portal using this link: Undergraduate Research Grant Application by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 14th, 2022. Faculty Mentors must then respond to the application and add their reference documents within 24 hours.

Incomplete applications will not receive consideration, nor will late applications.

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson at ext. 2-5614 or via e-mail to thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Questions regarding the electronic form can be directed to the SPAR office, spar@southernct.edu.

Download the Application Instructions

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support for such scholarship and creative activity. The Mid-Level Faculty Research Fellowship aims to provide mid-level faculty members with a significant amount of reassigned time at this crucial stage in their careers at Southern for these purposes.  The Fellow may generate publication(s) from his/her dissertation or other previous research, or conduct new research or creative activity. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent, and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system and at a national/international conference venue.

Applications will be reviewed by a group of faculty, representing a broad range of disciplines, who have been appointed by the Provost to serve on the University-wide Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee. 

This fellowship is sponsored by the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and is independent from the reassigned time allocated in the AAUP contract. This reassigned time will be coupled with a proportionate release from service responsibilities for the semester of the fellowship.

For this project, ONE fellowship of NINE hours of reassigned time will be awarded, for either the Spring 2023 semester or Fall 2023 semester.

Eligibility, evaluation criteria, and proposal guidelines follow. A reference guide for the electronic form is attached.

Eligibility:
Mid-level faculty are here defined as any full-time faculty at the rank of Associate Professor, with or without tenure, and any tenured full-time faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor.  Such faculty who have completed at least one year of service at SCSU by Fall 2022 are eligible to apply for this fellowship.  The applicant must hold a terminal degree in his or her field.

To apply:
The application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed and submitted through the electronic portal at this link:  RSAC Faculty Research Fellowship Application by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, October 11th, 2022.  

Department Chairperson approval must be received within 48 hours from the deadline.

Proposals that fail to adhere to these application guidelines will not be reviewed.

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson at ext. 2-5614 or via e-mail to thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Questions regarding the electronic form can be directed to the SPAR office, spar@southernct.edu.

Download the Application Instructions

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the continuation of a program to support independent undergraduate research during the Summer or Fall Semester 2022. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Faculty mentors will receive one credit of 10.12 supplemental pay for their guidance of the proposed student research. 

The student may accept the full $3,000 as a stipend, or, if needed, a portion of the money can be used for expenses related to the project.

The purpose of these grants is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the undergraduate level by having students work closely with a faculty mentor while the stipend could help lessen the need to work external to the university for financial support. 

Eligibility:
To be eligible, a student must: 

• be a matriculated undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0;
• have completed at least 45 course credits by the end of Spring Semester 2022;
• be enrolled in undergraduate courses for the Summer or Fall 2022 terms (i.e., seniors graduating in May are not eligible);
• work with a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at SCSU.
    

If a student has previously received an undergraduate grant from this program, a copy of the final report from the previous grant must be included with the proposal. 

Please note that this proposal and associate work must incorporate and adhere to all current SCSU and CSCU Covid-19 protocols.

For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before beginning the research.

To apply:
The application must be submitted via the Kuali portal using this link: Undergraduate Research Grant Application  by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.  

Incomplete applications will not receive consideration, nor will late applications. 

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson at ext. 2-5614 or via e-mail to thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Questions regarding the electronic form can be directed to the SPAR office, Renee LeBlanc, leblancr3@southernct.edu.

Download the Application Instructions

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the continuation of a program to support independent undergraduate research during the Spring Semester 2022. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Faculty mentors will receive one credit of load credit for their guidance of the proposed student research. The student may accept the full $3,000 as a stipend, or, if needed, a portion of the money can be used for expenses related to the project. The purpose of these grants is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the undergraduate level by having students work closely with a faculty mentor.

Eligibility

To be eligible, a student must:

• be a matriculated undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0;

• have completed at least 45 course credits by the end of Fall Semester 2021;

• be enrolled in undergraduate courses for the Spring 2022 term (i.e., seniors graduating in December 2021 are not eligible);

• work with a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at SCSU.

If a student has previously received an undergraduate grant from this program, a copy of the final report from the previous grant must be included with the proposal.

Please note that this proposal must incorporate and adhere to all current SCSU and CSCU Covid-19 protocols.

For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before beginning the research.

To Apply

Download Application Instructions

The application must be submitted via the Kuali portal using this link:  Undergraduate Research Grant Application by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021. 

Incomplete applications will not receive consideration, nor will late applications.

Awards

Members of the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC) will review proposals and recommend awardees to the Provost. The Provost will announce the award recipients by December 16th, 2021.

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson at ext. 2-5614 or via e-mail to thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Questions regarding the electronic form can be directed to the SPAR office, Renee LeBlanc, leblancr3@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of student and faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support mechanisms for such scholarship and creative activity. The Conference Support Grant for Graduate Students aims to provide graduate students with funds to support travel costs and/or registration fees for national or international conferences whether virtual or on ground for the purpose of presenting their scholarship. 

For further information and instructions on how to apply please see the application instructions document.

For questions, please contact Professor C. Michele Thompson thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Download Application Instructions - Graduate Student Conference Travel Grants

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce a pilot program to support graduate research that includes statistical analyses during the Summer of 2021. Grants of up to 20 hours of statistics consulting time with a faculty member on campus who is an expert in statistics will be awarded to graduate students to enable research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee must be currently enrolled in a graduate program as Southern and involved in a thesis or research capstone project guided by a faculty mentor.
Successful applicants will be awarded consulting time with faculty on campus who are experts in statistical methods. The consultant’s work will be compensated through a fund set up for this purpose and administered through the Sponsored Programs and Research (SPAR) office at SCSU. A list of faculty members who are available for this purpose will be posted on the RSAC website.
The purpose of these awards is twofold. First, it is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the graduate level by having students incorporate more rigorous statistical analyses into their thesis and capstone research projects. Second, we seek to stimulate grant proposals incorporating the most appropriate statistical research methods written by faculty at SCSU. Projects that could lead to future external grant proposals will be given preference.
PLEASE NOTE: Given the social distancing requirements that are currently in place due to the coronavirus, there is a significant chance that the consulting will need to be done remotely, for example, by videoconference, phone, or other similar means. Applicants should plan for that possibility.

Eligibility:
To be eligible, a student must:
• be a graduate student with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0;
• have completed at least 6 graduate-level course credits by the end of Spring Semester 2021;
• be enrolled in graduate courses for the Fall 2021 semester (i.e., students graduating in May are not eligible);
• be working on a thesis or capstone project with a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at SCSU.
For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be in place before beginning the consulting with the statistical support faculty member, if the statistical consulting is directly involved in that work. If the statistical consulting involves aid in designing the experiment, prior to its execution, then that should be clearly stated in the proposal and in that case these approvals are not needed for the project and would be sought before the project begins.

To apply:
All required application materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted electronically to the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 6th. The application process must be completed in the Kuali platform starting at this webpage: https://southernct-apps.kuali.co/app/builder/#/run/Stat_Support_Application
Putting the browser into full-screen mode will provide the best viewing of this page, and all supporting files may be uploaded to that site. The following pages of this document may be used to guide the student and faculty mentor through the preparation of the application. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.

Any questions about the program should be addressed to Dr. Elliott Horch at horche2@southernct.edu.
Any questions about the use of the Kuali platform can be addressed to Renee LeBlanc at leblancr3@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce that funds are available to support undergraduate research assistants for full time faculty members during the Summer or Fall 2021. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Assistants, is funded by the SCSU Office of the Provost.  Up to 5 grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to Faculty Members to support one or more undergraduate research assistants to assist with said faculty members’ research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus.  Please note that only proposals that incorporate research intended to facilitate an application to an external funding agency will be considered.  A proposal targeting any external funding agency will be considered.  However, the proposal must state which funding agency and which of their grants is the proposed target and the due date of the proposal. 
 
Faculty members who wish to apply for this grant can submit proposals stating the objectives of the research project on which they plan to employ undergraduate assistants, stating exactly what the responsibilities of such students will be, and they will include an itemized budget for one or more research assistants.  The budget may include line items such as a stipend for students, travel expenses for students, and the cost of equipment and/or supplies to be used by the student research assistants.  Equipment and any leftover supplies will remain the property of Southern Connecticut State University.  Please note that research must incorporate and adhere to all current SCSU and CSCU Covid-19 protocols.

The purpose of this program is to support a research experience for undergraduates to support faculty research.

Eligibility: 
To be eligible, a faculty member must:  
·      be a full-time tenured or tenure track faculty member at SCSU;
·      have completed one full year as a full-time faculty member at SCSU by the start of Fall semester 2021;
·      have a research project that would benefit from the support of undergraduate research assistants.
For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before submitting the proposal and evidence of approval from IRB and/or IACUC must be submitted with the proposal.

To apply:
The application must be submitted via the Kuali portal using this link: ( Faculty Application for an Undergraduate RA ) by 4:00 p.m. on Monday May 3rd.  Incomplete applications will not receive consideration nor will late applications.

Questions regarding this program or the content of applications should be addressed to Dr. C. Michele Thompson at thompsonc2@southernct.edu. 
Technical questions regarding assistance with the Kuali system may be addressed to Ms. Renee Leblanc at leblancr3@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support for such scholarship and creative activity. In recognition of the increased responsibilities placed on senior-level faculty members, the Senior-Level Faculty Research Fellowship was created to support and encourage research, creative activity, and scholarship among senior-level faculty members with a significant amount of reassigned time for these purposes. The Fellow may generate publication(s), performances, or exhibitions from their previous research, or they may conduct new research or creative activity or produce a major grant proposal for external support. The work must be original to the proposer, i.e. editorial work will not be considered. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system.

Applications will be reviewed by a group of faculty, representing a broad range of disciplines, who have been appointed by the Provost to serve on the University-wide Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee.

This fellowship is sponsored by the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and is independent from the reassigned time allocated in the AAUP contract. This reassigned time will be coupled with a proportionate release from service responsibilities for the semester, or semesters, of the fellowship.

For this project, ONE fellowship of NINE hours of reassigned time will be awarded for Academic Year 2021-22. In consultation with their Chair and their Dean the fellow may take all nine hours in one semester or may take 3 hours in either Fall or Spring semester and 6 hours the other semester of AY 2021-22. The proposer must state, in the workplan section of the proposal, how the credits will be distributed--all in one semester or spread over 2. ALL reassigned time hours for this fellowship MUST be used during AY 2021-22.

Eligibility

Senior-level faculty are here defined as all full-time faculty at the rank of Professor. Such faculty who have completed at least one year of service at SCSU by the end of Fall 2020 are eligible to apply for this fellowship. The applicant must hold a terminal degree in their field.

To Apply

The attached application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed and submitted in electronic format within the Kuali system at the link below by 4:00 p.m. on Monday April 19, 2021.

Note: Applications submitted through the Kuali portal route directly to the department chairperson for approval, then to the RSAC Chairperson for submission acceptance. Please alert your department chairperson of the application so they can respond to the electronic notification in a timely manner.

Link to electronic application: Senior-Level Faculty Research Fellowship Application

Proposals that fail to adhere to these application guidelines will not be reviewed. 

Questions regarding the content or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson at thompsonc2@southernct.edu questions regarding Kuali and the application process should be directed to leblancr3@southernct.edu. Completed proposals must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021.

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the continuation of a program to support independent undergraduate research during the Summer or Fall Semester 2021. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Faculty mentors will receive one credit of load credit for their guidance of the proposed student research. 

The student may accept the full $3,000 as a stipend, or, if needed, a portion of the money can be used for expenses related to the project.

The purpose of these grants is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the undergraduate level by having students work closely with a faculty mentor. 

Eligibility: 
To be eligible, a student must: 
•    be a matriculated undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0;
•    have completed at least 45 course credits by the end of Fall Semester 2020;
•    be enrolled in undergraduate courses for the Summer or Fall 2021 terms (i.e., seniors graduating in May are not eligible);
•    work with a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at SCSU.

If a student has previously received an undergraduate grant from this program, a copy of the final report from the previous grant must be included with the proposal. 

Please note that this proposal must incorporate and adhere to all current SCSU and CSCU Covid-19 protocols.

For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before beginning the research.

To apply:
Review the application instructions. The application must be submitted via the Kuali portal using this link:  Undergraduate Research Grant Application  by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 8th, 2021.  

Incomplete applications will not receive consideration, nor will late applications.

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson at ext. 2-5614 or via e-mail to thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Questions regarding the electronic form can be directed to the SPAR office, Renee LeBlanc, leblancr3@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the continuation of a program to support independent undergraduate research during the Spring Semester 2021. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Faculty mentors will receive one credit of load credit for their guidance of the proposed student research.

The student may accept the full $3,000 as a stipend, or, if needed, a portion of the money can be used for expenses related to the project.
The purpose of these grants is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the undergraduate level by having students work closely with a faculty mentor.

Eligibility:
To be eligible, a student must:

• be a matriculated undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0;

• have completed at least 45 course credits by the end of Fall Semester 2020;

• be enrolled in undergraduate courses for the Spring 2021 semester (i.e., seniors graduating in December are not eligible);

• work with a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at SCSU.

If a student has previously received an undergraduate grant from this program, a copy of the final report from the previous grant must be included with the proposal.

Please note that this proposal must incorporate and adhere to all current SCSU and CSCU Covid-19 protocols.

For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before beginning the research.

To apply:
Review the application instructions.  Applications must be submitted via the Kuali portal using this link Undergraduate Research Grant Application  by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19th, 2020.

Incomplete applications will not receive consideration, nor will late applications.

Any questions should be addressed to Dr. C. Michele Thompson at thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support for such scholarship and creative activity. The Mid-Level Faculty Research Fellowship aims to provide mid-level faculty members with a significant amount of reassigned time at this crucial stage in their careers at Southern for these purposes.  The Fellow may generate publication(s) from his/her dissertation or other previous research, or conduct new research or creative activity. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent, and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system and at a national/international conference venue.

Eligibility:

Mid-level faculty are here defined as any full-time faculty at the rank of Associate Professor, with or without tenure, and any tenured full-time faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor.  Such faculty who have completed at least one year of service at SCSU by Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 are eligible to apply for this fellowship. The applicant must hold a terminal degree in his or her field.

To apply:

The application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted through the electronic portal at this link:  Mid-Level Faculty Research Fellowship Application by 4:00 PM, Friday, October 16, 2020. Proposals that fail to adhere to these application guidelines will not be reviewed.

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson at ext. 2-5614 or via e-mail to thompsonc2@southernct.edu. 

Questions regarding the electronic form can be directed to the SPAR office, Renee LeBlanc, leblancr3@southernct.edu.

The Provost is pleased to announce a Statistical Support Pilot Program during the Summer of 2020. This program is an excellent opportunity for graduate students working on thesis and capstone projects involving statistical methods to receive consulting services from faculty on campus with statistics expertise. Faculty consultants will be paid at an hourly rate from a fund set up for this purpose and according to rules set forth in the AAUP contract, Section 10.12. Students will apply for up to 20 hours of consultant time, which will determine the total payment to the faculty member. In the Summer 2020 pilot program, we anticipate funding up to several student projects in different areas that will total approximately 100 hours of faculty time. At this time, we are soliciting proposals from graduate students, supported by their research advisors, for faculty consulting time to be arranged during the Summer of 2020. 

To apply:

The application should be submitted by the student to the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee using the Kuali platform starting at this page: https://southernct-apps.kuali.co/app/builder/#/run/Stat_Support_Application

The deadline for receipt of the complete application, including a letter of support from the faculty mentor, is 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2020. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.  

Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Horch at horche2@southernct.edu.

Q&A Sessions:

The electronic application is new, supported through SPAR using Kuali Build forms.  Help sessions to navigate the new application are available beginning Thursday, April 23, 2020 from 1-3pm and will be offered weekly through the application deadline.  Pre-registration for help is not required.  Please follow this WebEx link to join a session:  Help Session Thursdays 1-3pm. The meeting number is: 628 987 639
 
For general application questions, you can also email Renee LeBlanc (leblancr3@southernct.edu).

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support for such scholarship and creative activity. In recognition of the increased responsibilities placed on senior-level faculty members, the Senior-Level Faculty Research Fellowship was created to support and encourage research, creative activity, and scholarship among senior-level faculty members with a significant amount of reassigned time for these purposes. The Fellow may generate publication(s), performances, or exhibitions from their previous research, or they may conduct new research or creative activity or produce a major grant proposal for external support. The work must be original to the proposer, i.e. editorial work will not be considered. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent, and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system.

Eligibility:

Senior-level faculty are here defined as all full time faculty at the rank of Professor. Such faculty who have completed at least one year of service at SCSU by the end of Fall 2019 are eligible to apply for this fellowship. The applicant must hold a terminal degree in their field.

To apply:

The attached application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted in electronic format to the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee at rsac@southernct.edu by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday April 7, 2020.

Attention:

Due to the disruption in our schedules caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to transition to online instruction for the remainder of the academic year, we have extended the deadline for the Senior Research Fellowship competition by two weeks. The new deadline for the submission of application materials will be at 4:00pm on Tuesday, April 7th, 2020. 

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to Elliott Horch at horche2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the continuation of a program to support independent undergraduate research during the Summer and Fall Semester 2020. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Faculty mentors will receive payment for one credit for their guidance of the proposed student research.

Eligibility:

To be eligible, a student must:

• be a matriculated undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0;
• have completed at least 45 course credits by the end of Fall Semester 2019;
• be enrolled in undergraduate courses for the Summer or Fall 2020 terms (i.e., seniors graduating in May are not eligible);
• work with a mentor who is a full-time faculty member at SCSU.

If a student has previously received an undergraduate grant from this program, a copy of the final report from the previous grant must be included with the proposal.

For projects involving human participants or animal subjects, approval from the SCSU Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) must be obtained before beginning the research.

To apply:

The attached application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted as one PDF file to the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee at rsac@southernct.edu by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5th. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.

Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Elliott Horch at horche2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support mechanisms for such scholarship and creative activity. The Joan Finn Junior Faculty Research Fellowships aim to provide junior faculty members with a significant amount of reassigned time at an early stage in their careers at Southern for these purposes. The Fellow may generate publication(s) from his/her dissertation or other previous research, or conduct new research or creative activity. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent, and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system.

Eligibility:
Full-time, permanent untenured faculty at the assistant or associate professor rank who have completed at least one year of service at SCSU by Fall 2019 or Spring 2020 are eligible to apply for this fellowship. The applicant must hold a terminal degree in his or her field and must not have entered the tenure review process.

To apply:
The attached application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted as one complete file in electronic format to: RSAC@southernct.edu  by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to Elliott Horch, Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee Chair, at horche2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of student and faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support mechanisms for such scholarship and creative activity. The Conference Travel Grant for Graduate Students aims to provide graduate students with funds to help support travel to national and international conferences for the purpose of presenting their work at said conferences.  Proposals from graduate students who wish to merely attend a conference will not be considered for funding.  Proposals from graduate students whose work demonstrates a high probability of producing a published manuscript (or other relevant scholarly representation aligned with their discipline) will be given priority. These grants are sponsored by the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. .
 
To apply:
Please see the Call for Proposals for further details, eligibility requirements and procedures.  The deadline for applications is Friday, December 6, 2019.

For questions, please contact Professor Elliott Horch at horche2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce that funds are available to support undergraduate research assistants for full time faculty members during the [Winter Session, Spring Semester, and/or Summer 2020]. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Assistants, is funded by the SCSU Office of the Provost. One grant of up to $3,000 will be awarded to a Faculty Member to support one or more undergraduate research assistants to assist with said faculty member's research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus.

To apply:
The attached application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by applicants and submitted in electronic format (in one PDF) to rsac@southernct.edu   by 4:00 p.m. on Friday November 22, 2019. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration nor will late applications.

Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Elliott Horch at horche2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce the continuation of a program to support independent undergraduate research during the Spring Semester 2020. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Grants are only for proposals to fund original research initiated by the student. Applications to fund research for a faculty member’s project or for research initiated by a different student will not be accepted. Faculty mentors will receive payment for one credit for their guidance of the proposed student research.

To apply:
The attached application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted as one PDF file to the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee at rsac@southernct.edu  by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2019. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.

Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Elliott Horch at horche2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of support for such scholarship and creative activity. The Mid-Level Faculty Research Fellowship aims to provide mid-level faculty members with a significant amount of reassigned time at this crucial stage in their careers at Southern for these purposes. The Fellow may generate publication(s) from his/her dissertation or other previous research, or conduct new research or creative activity. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent, and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system and at a national/international conference venue.
Applications will be reviewed by a group of faculty, representing a broad range of disciplines, who have been appointed by the Provost to serve on the University-wide Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee.

This fellowship is sponsored by the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and is independent from the reassigned time allocated in the AAUP contract. This reassigned time will be coupled with a proportionate release from service responsibilities for the semester of the fellowship.

To apply:
The attached application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted in electronic format (in one PDF file) to rsac@southernct.edu   by 4:00 PM, Friday, October 11, 2019.

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to Elliott Horch at ext. 2-6393 or via e-mail to horche2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce that grants will be available to support independent undergraduate research during the summer and fall of 2019. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Grants, is funded by the SCSU Foundation. Grants of $3,000 each will be awarded to undergraduate students to complete research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus. Each student awardee will be guided by a faculty mentor. Faculty mentors will receive payment for one credit for their guidance of the proposed student research.

The purpose of these grants is to promote high quality research and creative activity at the undergraduate level by having students work closely with a faculty mentor during the spring semester.

Please see the Undergraduate Research Grants Call for Proposals which outlines program details, eligibility requirements, procedures, and forms. Please follow the Directions for Saving Unofficial Academic Transcript as PDF to save your undergraduate transcripts and attach them to the application. 

To apply:
The application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted by the student in one PDF file to the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee at rsac@southernct.edu by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7th. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.

Awards:
Members of the Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC) will review proposals and recommend awardees to the Provost.

Please distribute this information widely so that interested students and faculty can consider research projects for this exciting program.

Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Michele Thompson at thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of student and faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of supports for such scholarship and creative activity. The Conference Travel Grant for Graduate Students aims to provide graduate students with funds to help support travel to national, international, and regional conferences for the purpose of presenting their work at said conferences.  Proposals from graduate students who wish to merely attend a conference will not be considered for funding.  Proposals from graduate students whose work demonstrates a high probability of producing a published manuscript (or other relevant scholarly representation aligned with their discipline) will be given priority.
 
To apply:
Follow the guidelines in the Conference Travel Grant Call for Proposals and submit the required information  in electronic format as one single PDF file to RSAC@southernct.edu, by no later than 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2019.  For questions, please contact Professor C. Michele Thompson at thompsonc2@southernct.edu.    

Southern Connecticut State University recognizes the importance of faculty scholarship and creative activity in furthering its mission. The University is committed to expanding the array of supports for such scholarship and creative activity. The Joan Finn Junior Faculty Research Fellowships aim to provide junior faculty members with a significant amount of reassigned time at an early stage in their careers at Southern for these purposes. The Fellow may generate publication(s) from his/her dissertation or other previous research, or conduct new research or creative activity. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent, and will make a public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system.

To apply:
The attached application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by necessary parties and submitted as one complete file in electronic format to: RSAC@southernct.edu by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

Questions regarding the application process or other issues may be directed to C. Michele Thompson, Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee Chair at thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Southern Connecticut State University is pleased to announce that funds are available to support undergraduate research assistants for full time faculty members during the[Winter Session, Spring Semester, and/or Summer 2019]. This initiative, Undergraduate Research Assistants, is funded by the SCSU Office of the Provost. One grant of up to $3,000 will be awarded to a Faculty Member to support one or more undergraduate research assistants to assist with said faculty member's research in any academic discipline represented on the SCSU campus.

To apply:
The attached application form and all required supporting materials must be fully completed, signed by applicants and submitted in electronic format (in one PDF) to rsac@southernct.eduby 4:00 p.m. on Thursday November 1, 2018. Incomplete applications will not receive consideration nor will late applications. To apply please fill out the Undergraduate Research Assistant Application. 

Any questions should be addressed to Dr. Michele Thompson at thompsonc2@southernct.edu.

Date: September 6, 2018
To: All Deans, Department Chairpersons and Full Time Faculty
From: Robert S. Prezant, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Subject: Mid-Level Faculty Research Fellowship

I am pleased to announce that the Mid-Level Faculty Research Fellowship will be made available again this year. This fellowship is an excellent opportunity for full time faculty at the rank of Associate Professor, with or without tenure, and all tenured full time faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor to pursue scholarly research at a crucial stage in their careers. 

Please see the Call for Proposals which outlines program details, eligibility requirements and procedures. This fellowship is sponsored by the Office of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and is independent from the reassigned time allocated in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) contract.

The deadline for applications is Friday, October 12, 2018. Please encourage eligible colleagues to apply.

The Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC), chaired by Dr. Michele Thompson, will be reviewing the applications and forwarding recommendations to me. For further information, you may contact Michele Thompson via email at thompsonc2@southernct.edu or on extension x25614.