项目描述

The goal of the 点燃 Program is to help 电子游戏软件 researchers compete for increasingly limited pools of external funds, 包括私人/基础, 状态, 联邦, 以及国际资金来源. The 点燃 Program provides rapid access to pilot funds, intended to help 电子游戏软件 faculty engaged in research to compete for external funding. 奖 will be distributed twice per year, with 8 awards for up to $30,000. The primary components of the proposal include a research plan and a leveraging plan, which provides an explanation of how the award will facilitate future applications for external funding.

申请递交日期

  • October 2, 2023 – funds to be received on or before December 1, 2023.
  • April 10, 2024 – funds to be received on or before July 31, 2024.

Funding for the 点燃 Program corresponds with the academic calendar. Award recipients should be aware that funds will not automatically carry over to the next fiscal year.  

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应用程序指令

教师必须先提交 网上申请表格.

文档格式:

最低0.5英寸边距,Arial字体,11号或更大. 建议书可以是单行距或双行距. Figures and figure legends count towards page limitations. A separate bibliography section (no page limit) can be used for references cited in the body of the proposal.

 

Proposals must include the following sections, in order:

I. 介绍 & 意义(限1页)

    a) 介绍: Briefly describe the proposed study in non-technical terms. This information will be used to help identify qualified experts to review the proposal.

    b)意义:描述社会, 学术, 或所提出的电子游戏正规平台的科学意义.  例如, explain how your proposal will help solve a problem or answer an outstanding question in your field, 消除你所在领域的障碍, 或者它如何改进任何方法, 概念, 如果你的项目成功了.

II. 创新/创意(限制:1页)
To what extent is your approach novel, interesting, or different?  例如, 解释你的提案与, 或者试图改变, 的想法, 概念, 方法, or approaches in the way your field thinks or conducts research.

3. 电子游戏正规平台者/学者(限1页)
清楚地说明为什么你的特定技能, 知识库, and area of expertise is best for accomplishing the goals of your proposal.  If there are other significant collaborators/contributors on your proposal, 它们的作用也可以在这里描述.

IV. 电子游戏正规平台计划(限制:4页,包括图表)
Describe your research plan which should include a description of the aims and goals of your project. 1

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References-cited/bibliography goes in a separate section (8) and does not count towards the four-page limit.

V. 杠杆计划(限制:1页)
点燃 proposals should contain a Leveraging Plan which will be weighted equally to the 电子游戏正规平台 Plan when reviewing the proposal.  在杠杆计划中, the PI/Scholar will illustrate how the supported project will contribute to future funding.  Examples of a leverage plan could include, but are not limited to:

    a) Details on how project data relate to an aim (or aims) of a future external grant;

    b) Indicate how project will contribute to a publication to show productivity for a grant or renewal;

    c) Describe direct relationship to a specific call for proposals (e.g., a Foundation call for applications, specific NSF program, an RFA or PA from NIH).  If possible, a link or URL to the official announcement should be included;

    d) Description of discussions with program officials at a Foundation or awarding agency (e.g.(NIH/NSF);

    e) Summary 状态ment from a previously unfunded application for external funding, indicating how the 点燃 award will be used for resubmission;

    f) Positive reviews of a publication indicating need for additional experiments;

    g) Letter of support from a funding agency or collaborator(s) indicating potential of the project for future funding;

    h) A description of how an 点燃 award provides access to a resource or otherwise overcomes a barrier at 电子游戏软件 that currently prevents you from competing for external funding for the project.

VI. 项目预算 & 预算论证(限制:1页)
This section should provide an itemized budget along with a description of how the funds will be used relative to the 电子游戏正规平台 Plan.

7. 个人简历或同等学历(页数不限)
At a maximum, this section should highlight professional achievements relevant to the proposed work.

8. 参考书目(页数不限)

额外的指令

Subsequent to receiving 点燃 funding, the recipient will be asked to 使用我们的在线表格提交简短的报告 to provide updates and/or outcomes for 12-, 18-, and 24-months after receiving the award. 例如, a recipient might report any grants received or papers published that were a result of the data gathered from obtaining an 点燃. Failure to provide updates precludes the Investigator/Scholar from further participations in the 点燃 Program.

资格

所有的全职, tenure-track and non-tenure track faculty are eligible for the 点燃 Program, 鼓励所有三个层次的参与. 在审查申请时,排名不是一个标准.  教师 who have a balance in their start-up packages greater than $30,000人被排除在申请点燃计划之外.

应用程序检查

An 点燃 committee will conduct a preliminary evaluation of all the proposals received.  Applicants may provide the names of any potential reviewers that should be excluded from review of their study, 并简要解释一下原因. 点燃 awards will be made based on both the strength of the research and overall responsiveness to the 点燃 Program criteria.

Investigators with the top rated proposals will then be asked to provide an oral presentation to the internal 点燃 committee.