Proposal submission/evaluation criteria:

• Must be jointly submitted by full-time OU and Beaumont faculty/staff

-       No RAM (Research Management Application) needed

-       Must be MS Word or PDF format

-       Two-page biosketches of investigators and statement of other support, both internal and external

       funds (These are not included in 5-page limit.)

• Maximum five pages, single spaced, and Arial 11 font (NIH or NSF format)
                   -  Must include a description of how this award is expected to lead to an application for external funding by
                      the co-PI's

• Inclusion of student participants is encouraged
• Allowable expenses include:

-      Student stipends as per institutional standards

-       Equipment needed to carry out the project, but proposals dominated by large equipment purchases

      are discouraged

-       Supplies and Materials

-       Faculty/staff stipends and travel funds are not allowed

• All submitted proposals will be reviewed by an OU-Beaumont Research Award Committee
• Preference will be given to projects with demonstrable potential and plans for seeking external funding to continue the research beyond the initial OU-Beaumont project award
• A final report of the project must be submitted within 90 days of the proposed completion date of the project
• Recipients of past year OU-Beaumont Multidisciplinary Research Awards should include a progress report indicating how previous funding has led to publications, grant proposals, and external funding

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