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RSI Research Development Grants
  • Purpose.
    To facilitate the development of new RSI-affiliated research projects and research groups; to facilitate the submission of group proposals benefitting multiple RSI members; to contribute to the development of research excellence at Michigan Tech.

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  • Who is eligible.
    Any RSI member is eligible. If you are not currently an RSI member, refer to the RSI member link to find out how to become one. (You may become a member immediately before applying for this grant.)

    The request should fit into one of the following categories.

    1. Funding to support the development of an RSI-affiliated research project by a PI or group without previous RSI-affiliated funding.
    2. Funding to support the development and submission of a group proposal benefiting multiple RSI members (e.g., an IGERT or GAANN proposal, or a long-term, multi-investigator proposal).
    3. Funding to support the development of a new or offshoot research program by a currently active RSI group or PI.
    4. Funding to support a portion of the salary of a research faculty member who will teach a course supporting multiple RSI members' graduate programs.
    5. Other types of requests that support the purpose of this program will also be considered.

  • Application Procedure.
    Please use the RSI Grant Request (additional pages may be attached), and send it to the RSI Internal Grants Committee (consisting of the members of the RSI Advisory Council), care of the RSI Coordinator (Lucille Zelazny, Biology Dept), with the following contents.
    • Title, timeline, and budget total.
    • Proposed activities and relationship to the purpose and categories listed above.
    • Expected outcome. Describe how this activity will lead to increased levels of research activities in the future, how it will benefit multiple RSI members, etc., as appropriate.

  • Expected Funding. One to 5 grants of $1,000 to $5,000 each.

    (Please refer to RSI's overall budget plans for an estimate of the total amount to be awarded this year.)

  • Timeline
    Proposals will be considered and decisions made occasionally, at least once each academic semester. (If time is of the essence in your submission, indicate that clearly.)

  • Funding History
    Past funding provided in this category since the start of RSI's internal grants program includes the following.
    • None.