URA Proposal and Application Process
Application process
A full proposal application must include:
- A completed coversheet.
- A brief overview (an abstract), no more than 350 words, written for the educated non-specialist.
- An itemized budget, with justification. Funds may be requested for graduate or undergraduate student stipends, for salary for assistants, for postdoctoral scholars, and/or technical staff. Summer salary support for faculty on 9 month appointments may be requested to the extent that it replaces salary that would be foregone (e.g., from summer teaching).
- Information about other support available to, or sought by, the applicant. This should identify amounts, sources, and periods of support, and should briefly describe the purpose of the support.
- A curriculum vitae (or biosketch) for each investigator working on the project.
- A description of the proposal (project narrative) that explains what you intend to do, why it would be important to scholars and/or society generally, and how the research will attract external financial support.
- If the research involves human subjects, animals, biohazards, or otherwise raises regulatory issues, the application should identify those concerns and provide documentation that they will be addressed. If Institutional Review Board, University Committee on Animal Resources, and/or Environmental Health and Safety approval is required, it may be sought after the project has been approved but must be in place before the project can start.
2. Fill out the online application form, uploading the full proposal where instructed.
3. Submit the online application form and full proposal by the deadline listed below. Changes may be made to proposals and the online application form until the submission deadline.
Submission Deadline
All applications are due 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
Review and Award statement
Proposals will be evaluated by a review committee, consisting of a representative group of faculty from all University schools who cross major subject areas. The review committee will advise the Vice President for Research who makes final award decisions and will request brief letter(s) of support from the school dean(s) confirming matching funds by the school(s). Selected applicants will be announced in mid-May. Recipients of this award are required to complete a final progress report and will be expected to participate in peer review of future University Research Award proposals.