BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

ARTS AND HUMANITIES FACULTY RESEARCH PROGRAM

GRANT APPLICATION

Principal Investigator (s):

Project Title:

Project Period: to

(For spring application cycle, project periods must be contained within a single fiscal year – June 1 through May 31. For fall cycle, project periods must occur between Dec. 15 and May 31)

Department: College/School:

Email: Office phone:

Amount Requested: $

NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT

Contact the Office of Sponsored Programs to complete budget information. All proposal documents referenced in the Application Checklist below should be routed for review and approval prior to the submission deadline. Contact the Office of Sponsored Programs at ext. 3817 for more information on routing proposals.

If you have any questions regarding the Arts & Humanities Faculty Research Program or the application process, please contact the Office of the Vice Provost for Research at ext. 3763.


PROJECT INFORMATION

1. Does this project involve human/animal subjects? Yes No

If "yes" this proposal must be approved by your department's and the university's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects or the university's Committee for Care and Use of Animals. (Note: The use of questionnaires is considered involvement of human subjects. Aspects of subject confidentiality must be addressed in the manner of informed consent. Therefore, questionnaires will come under the control of the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects. If you have developed a questionnaire, it must be included with this application.)

2. Has this proposal been submitted to the URC, is it currently funded by the URC, or has it been approved for future URC support? Yes No

If "yes" please explain and list project title(s), dates, and dollar amount(s) of award(s), if applicable.

3. Has this or a related project received prior URC support? Yes No

If "yes" please list project title(s), dates and dollar amount(s) of award(s).

4. Has other funding been requested or received for this project? Yes No

If "yes" please list outstanding proposals or grants received.

5. What is the present stage of this project (i.e., planning stage, one-quarter completed, etc.)?

PROJECT NARRATIVE

For items 1-9, you may use the space provided or attach additional pages if necessary.

In any case, this section must be limited to no more than ten (10) pages in length. This applies to all proposals.

1. Give the background and reason for this project.

2. Describe more fully the specific objectives of this project.

3. Indicate the potential significance of this research.

4. Give specific plans for publishing or disseminating the results of this project.

5. Describe the methods of procedure or plan of work.

6. Bibliographic References: (Please include a sufficient number of references to demonstrate to the Committee that a literature search has been made prior to submission of the proposal and integrate these references into the narrative portion.)

7. List previous URC grants you have received in the last five years not mentioned in the Project Information section.

8. List external research grants you have received not mentioned in the Project Information section.

9. A detailed budget will be formulated by the Office of Sponsored Programs. Items comprising the proposed budget must be fully explained in order to receive approval. For example, the request for a student researcher should include justification and/or description of the duties involved. Equipment and supply items should also be described as to their utilization. Details of travel should be fully explained. Budget items not explained or justified might be construed by the Committee as being unnecessary. This sheet or an additional page may be used to justify those budget items to be listed in the budget.


APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Similar to all external proposals, applicants should route proposals through their chair and dean for reviews and approvals. Incomplete or unapproved proposals will not be forwarded for consideration of funding.

Application Checklist

1.  Complete application form

2.  Project budget form completed by your OSP coordinator

3.  If necessary, supporting materials for item 2

4.  Complete, updated curriculum vitae for all investigators

5.  Final report from your most recent internal grant project, if applicable

6.  Complete proposal routing form with electronic signatures of chair and dean

Proposal submission involves the use of an electronic proposal routing system that will allow for academic (chair and dean) and administrative reviews/approvals. Please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs (x3817) to obtain a proposal directory that will be used as a common resource for assembling proposal materials. This directory will also be used to facilitate reviews and approvals of the proposal.

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