Research Enhancement Program

1. Research Enhancement Program Mission To contribute to the greater body of knowledge in all disciplines through research, scholarship and creative expression. Associate Vice President for Research

2. Research Enhancement Program The REP Core Principles • This program is established to enhance research and creative expression opportunities for all tenured and tenure-track faculty. • The faculty have a major role in decision making concerning REP policies and procedures and in the administration of the program. • The awarding of grants is determined through a peer review process. • The primary consideration in the awarding of grants is the quality of the proposed project. Associate Vice President for Research

3. Research Enhancement Program PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION The REP is cooperatively administered by: • The Faculty Senate • The University Research Committee (URC) • College Research Enhancement Committees (CREC) from each academic college, • The Associate Vice President for Research (AVPR) • The General Accounting Office • The Budget Office Associate Vice President for Research

4. Research Enhancement Program General Guidelines: Eligibility • All full-time Texas State faculty members with continuing nine-month academic appointments. • Tenured or tenure-track faculty may apply as principle investigators (PIs) or co-investigators, (CIs). • Non-tenure track faculty must hold the rank of Senior Lecturers and may only apply as co-investigators with tenured or tenure track faculty. • Department Chairs, Program Directors and Deans are not eligible to apply. Associate Vice President for Research

5. Research Enhancement Program General Guidelines: Continued • Faculty may submitonly one proposal. • Faculty may not receive Research Enhancement Program funds consecutive years. REP grantees with delinquent final reports are not eligible to apply. • The maximum award level for individuals applying for grants is $8,000. Collaborative projects involving two or more eligible faculty may be awarded a maximum of $16,000. • Salary stipends may not exceed $8,000 and may be requested only for summer months. The combined summer teaching salary (if any) and REP salary stipend may not exceed one-third of the applicant’s nine-month salary. Associate Vice President for Research

6. Research Enhancement Program General Guidelines: Non-Allowable Costs • Any research associated with the completion of the applicant's master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. • Any faculty education or training not directly relevant to the research project. • Course or curriculum development projects. • Travel to conferences. Associate Vice President for Research

7. Research Enhancement Program The Application: How to Submit • All proposals must be submitted electronically through the online application process provided on the Research Enhancement Program (REP) web page. (http://www.txstate.edu/research/avpr/rep.html) • Click the link on the menu bar called "REP On-line Application" to begin the process. Associate Vice President for Research

8. Research Enhancement Program The Application: The Narrative • The narrative is a Word document, maximum five pages (including references) double-spaced in 12 point Times font with one inch margins. • An introduction including literature citations (if appropriate) and statement of hypothesis or purpose. • A specific explanation of the project's methodology detailing project design, data collection/analysis procedures (if appropriate), etc. • A description of the project, with an emphasis on the creativity, organization and presentation of ideas. Statements detailing the importance of the project to the applicant's field and personal scholarly/creative development, and the applicant’s access to necessary resources. • A detailed budget justification especially for equipment and travel. Associate Vice President for Research

9. Research Enhancement Program The Application: The Narrative Cont. • *An explanation of the explicit roles of each applicant if there are multiple investigators. The Application: The Vitae • Atwo page maximumvitae (single spaced in 12 pt. Times) for each applicant that summarizes the applicant’s research, and scholarly/creative activities. The vita should detail previously funded REP grants. • The vita(s) must be added to the end of the narrative so that both comprise a single Word document. The Narrative/Vitae • The narrative/vita document should be uploaded via the online application process by clicking the "Narrative/Vitae Upload" link on the menu bar. Associate Vice President for Research

10. Research Enhancement Program The Review Process • Five bonus points will be added to the evaluation scores for all first-year tenure track applicants. • Four essential aspects will be evaluated and given a numerical score. 1. Introduction (statement of objectives and/or research questions) (10 pts.) 2. Methodology (overall project design) (25 pts) 3. Quality of proposed project (creativity, organization and presentation of ideas, importance to field, access to resources) (55 pts.) 4. Budget request detail and justification (10 pts.) Each college has posted its specific scoring rubric on the front page of the REP website; refer to it when preparing your proposal. Associate Vice President for Research

11. Research Enhancement Program The Review Process  • All proposals from a college are discussed and scored numerically. • The CREC will rank the proposals in descending numerical order • In general, the highest rated proposals within a college should be fully funded. • Budgets may be adjusted in the lower-ranked proposals that are deemed worthy of funding resulting in partial funding of those projects. • The CREC resolves any tied scores at the funding cut-off point. • CREC chair submits proposal rankings and recommendations for funding to the URC chair and AVPR. • The URC oversees each college’s funding process and resolves any conflicts. • URC Chair and AVPR present recommendations to Faculty Senate. Faculty Senate acts on URC recommendations. Associate Vice President for Research

12. Research Enhancement Program The Review Process: • The URC may examine proposal budgets and amend them according to the recommendations of the CREC. After the URC has approved each CREC’s funding recommendations, it will submit its recommendations to the Faculty Senate for final approval. • Once the Faculty Senate has acted, all participants will be notified by the AVPR whether or not their proposals were funded. • Unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to contact their CREC chair to obtain review comments and discuss ways to improve their proposals for future submission. Associate Vice President for Research

13. Research Enhancement Program Post Award Guidelines: • Where appropriate, applicants are expected to consult the AVPR to ensure that proposed projects will conform to university intellectual property policies. • Any research involving recombinant DNA, human or animal subjects must be approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Internal Review Board (IRB) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC), respectively, before a grant account can be set up. • Department chairs/administrative assistants will assist faculty in administering grants. Associate Vice President for Research

14. Research Enhancement Program Post Award Guidelines: • The budget period for Research Enhancement Program grants is 12 months from the date that the grant account becomes active. • Recipients of awards must submit a written terminal report to the chair of the URC by June 1 following the termination date. Faculty may not submit new REP proposals while reports from past grants are overdue. • Project summaries are posted on the E-Commons site at the Alkek Library (unless IP issues prohibit). Associate Vice President for Research

15. Research Enhancement Program FY10 Submission Statistics College Submissions Tenure-track/Tenured Applied Arts 12 11TT(0FT)/1T Business Administration 14 8TT/(4FT)/2T Education 18 8TT(7FT)/3T Fine Arts and 11 10TT(0FT)/3T Communication Health Professions 12 3TT(6FT)/3T Liberal Arts 28 12TT(7FT)/9T Science 4018TT(10FT)/12T Total 135 70TT/(34FT)/31T Associate Vice President for Research

16. Research Enhancement Program FY 09 Proportional Funding College Requested Amount Allocated Amount Applied Arts $152,000 $44,186.40 Business Administration $128,000 $37,209.60 Education $232,000 $67,441.86 Fine Arts and $120,000 $34,883.72 Communication Health Professions $136,000 $39,534.88 Liberal Arts $240,000 $ 69,767.44 Science $368,000$106,976.74 Total $1,376,000 $400,000.65 Overall Funding Rate = $400,000/$1,264,000 = 29.07% Associate Vice President for Research

17. Research Enhancement Program FY 09 Funding Statistics College Tenure Track Tenured Applied Arts 2 ($44,186) $0 Business Administration 4 ($37,209) $0 Education 4 ($51,441) 1($16,000) Fine Arts and 4 ($16,984) $0 Communication Health Professions 3 ($39,534) $0 Liberal Arts 6 ($53,928) 3 ($15,839) Science 13 ($83016)3 ($23,960) Total 42 ($344,201) 7($55,799) 18 First time ($172,729-43% of total) Associate Vice President for Research

18. Research Enhancement Program Contact Information: Dr. Michael Blanda, Assistant Vice President for Research and Federal Relations Professor of Chemistry Email: MB29@txstate.edu Telephone: 245-2314 Dr. Elizabeth Skerpan-Wheeler, Chair, University Research Committee Professor of English Email: ES10@txstate.edu, Telephone: 245-3727 Associate Vice President for Research