Joseph P. Healey Endowment Grants

The Joseph P. Healey Endowment Grant applications are now available to faculty. These grants are intended to enhance the academic quality of the University, primarily through subventions to faculty to increase research and scholarship potential. The grants serve as an internal source of funds for pilot projects. Research that has the potential to lead to proposals for external funding will be given priority.

This year, these endowed grants will disburse $18,643. The budget for each submitted proposal should not exceed $5,000. A faculty member may only be involved in one submitted proposal, whether as the PI or Co-PI. Healey Endowment Grants are intended to fund a range of research support items including but not limited to supplies, equipment, travel, and research assistance.

New faculty are particularly encouraged to apply.

Proposals must be received by March 1, 2009 as an e-mail attachment to Cheryl_Hugus@uml.edu.

GUIDELINES:
Put your name(s) and Departmental Affiliation(s) at the top of your Narrative. The following points serve as guidelines:

PROPOSAL NARRATIVE (No more than three pages + budget page):

1.  What is the purpose of your proposed research project?

2.  Why is this particular research important?

3.  How will you conduct the work and what research question(s) will be investigated?

4.  How will you assess the effectiveness/success of your research? e.g. will your research be published, or will these funds prepare you to apply for external funding? If so, what agency or foundation is your target?

5.  What is your proposed budget and justification? (Note: No part of the budget can be used for UML faculty salary.)

6.  List all sources of current research support.

7.  What is your timeline for expenditure of funds and for completion of your proposed project?

SELECTION PROCESS:
The provost will appoint a review committee to make all selections. Decisions will be announced by April 1, 2009.

Recipients will be expected to submit a one-page final report on completion of the project.