FACULTY RESEARCH SUPPORT FUND [FRSF]

All faculty members are invited to submit research proposals for the FRSF competition by 5 p.m. on the following dates: 

There are two confirmed funding cycles for FY10:  Sept. 15, 2009 and Mar. 15, 2010. 

FRSF interim funding changes:
• Faculty salaries for summer and academic semesters are not currently being funded.
• Research travel budgets must reflect the State of Texas or US General Services Administration approved rates for meal/lodging per diem. 
• The maximum FRSF proposal funding ranges from $5000 - $6000.
• On the left, click “FRSF Policy and Procedures,” and see page 8 for more eligible and non-eligible FRSF funding information.
• On the left, click “Suggested Format for Cover Page.”

INFORMATION ON FRSF PROCESS
The updated process steps are listed below.  Five printed copies are no longer required.  Instead, please send the proposal and vita as attachments through university email. 

FRSF PROCESS

1. REQUEST DEAN’S SUPPORT
 The investigator should send one email, with the FRSF proposal and vita attached, to the dean of the faculty member’s school requesting project support.  Please copy the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), hohmann@uhcl.edu, on this email.  OSP will acknowledge receipt of the proposal and vita.  (A copy to the dean’s secretary is also strongly advised.)

2. COMPLETED SUBMISSION
 The dean’s support email should be sent to OSP, hohmann@uhcl.edu, by 5 p.m. on the last day of the FRSF cycle.  The dean’s support will be electronically acknowledged.  The submittal process is now complete.

3. PROPOSALS TO COMMITTEE
 OSP will send the proposal, vita, and dean’s support to each FRSF committee member for review and consideration.

The FRSF committee will meet after that cycle’s deadline to discuss all proposals.  Faculty proposers will be notified after that cycle’s FRSF committee meeting of their proposal’s status via email from the Office of Sponsored Programs with a copy to their school’s dean.

If you have questions or concerns regarding these new procedures, please email or call ext. 3015.