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Presentation from the Fellowship/Grant information sessions (Jan 30, 2008)

Education Grant Application Deadline: May 30, 2008, at NOON

We will be accepting proposals for Faculty Education Enhancement Grants only during the current competition! The next deadline for Research Initiation Grant proposals will be mid-February 2009.


PROPOSAL TECHNICAL GUIDELINES


General information and proposal guidelines for Wyoming Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) Faculty Grants are available to be downloaded on-line (Word [163KB], PDF [126KB]), or in hardcopy from the WSGC Office - be sure to read this document before beginning your proposal. Women, faculty from other underrepresented groups, and early career faculty are especially encouraged to apply.

Completed applications must be submitted by e-mail attachment to: wsgc(at)uwyo.edu by NOON on the date given above (please use the subject: "Faculty Education Grant"). Paper applications will not be accepted! Attach the following two files to your e-mail:

  1. Completed Faculty Summary Data Form: PDF E-mail Format [842KB]**
  2. Proposal Document*** (see the proposal guidelines for details of content: Word [163KB], PDF [126KB])

**Please note: you must have Adobe Reader (or Adobe Acrobat) v7.0 or later in order to be able to use this file (get Adobe Reader). Anyone with the freely available Adobe Reader (v7.0 or later) will be able to fill out this form, save changes to it, and submit it by e-mail. Please let us know if you encounter any problems while using this form (766-2862, wsgc(at)uwyo.edu).

***The submitted proposal document can be formatted in PDF (preferred!), MS Word, or plain text -- however, any files submitted as MS Word or plain text will be converted by us to PDF before being distributed electronically to the reviewers. It is strongly recommended that you convert your own file to PDF before submission so you can insure that the file looks as you intended it to (we are not responsible if something gets messed up in your file when we convert it to PDF for you) - suggestions for converting your file to PDF. Also, there is a size limit to the proposal document that can be submitted; the size of the proposal document is restricted to less than 2MB - suggestions for decreasing your file size.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Faculty must be U.S. citizens. Faculty who are not U.S. citizens may apply for the grant to supply salary or other support for students (who are U.S. citizens) working on the project - unfortunately none of the award may go directly to a faculty member who is not a U.S. citizen.
  • Faculty must be employed by the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college.
  • Proposals for research must be of a nationally competitive nature.
  • Proposals for new course development must be in agreement with WSGC programmatic objectives.

RESEARCH INITIATION AWARD SELECTION CRITERIA

EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT AWARD SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Relevance of content to space science.
  • Interdisciplinary component.
  • Likelihood of the course becoming a regular offering.
  • Proposals that include non-federal matching funds will be given priority.
  • Proposals that cannot be fully funded from other sources will be given priority.

AWARD

  • Awards are usually made for summer salary up to a maximum of $20,000 (for research) or $10,000 (for education) - including benefits if used for summer salary.
  • Supplies or research expenses (including wages/support for students) may also be considered.
  • The award may not be used for page charges, international travel, or the purchase of equipment (following the University of Wyoming's definition of "equipment" as "any piece of Office Equipment or Computer over $1000").

EXPECTATIONS

  • Recipients are expected to keep WSGC informed of their progress.
  • Recipients of research awards are expected to publish their research in a refereed journal, and hold a colloquium on their research which can be arranged by WSGC or given within their department.
  • Proposals for course/curriculum projects are expected to result in a new course offering or new curricular material.
  • Recipients will be expected to notify WSGC of any publications resulting from WSGC funding (even if the publications are made many years after the grant period!)

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WYOMING SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM
Office: Physical Science Room 210 and 208
University of Wyoming
Phone: (307)766-2862
email: wsgc(at)uwyo.edu


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