URC Faculty Research Fellowship

Applications for this program must be submitted through:

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Faculty Research Fellowships have been established to promote and foster the research endeavors of Oakland University bargaining unit faculty members. Untenured faculty members may receive Fellowships no more than once every two years, and tenured faculty may receive Faculty Research Fellowships no more than once every three years.

Helpful resources:

• Fellowship Guidelines
• Fellowship Checklist for Creative Activities and Projects
• Fellowship Checklist for Research Funding
• Fellowship Budget Form

Please refer to the "University Research Committee (URC) Guidelines" for instructions on proposal preparation. Applicants preparing a collaborative proposal should clearly identify a single, lead investigator, who will be designated the awardee if the proposal is funded. The URC is not favorably disposed toward a proposal that is a continuation of an earlier, incomplete project.

The award may be used in any combination of stipend and research expenses, such as supplies, minor items of equipment, project assistant wages, technical services, and travel expenses (non-conference, research-related travel ONLY).  Equipment and travel requests, in particular, must be carefully justified. University regulations on travel reimbursement are to be followed; equipment purchased with expense funds is subject to university property guidelines. There are income tax implications implicit in this allocation.

• Recipients are obligated to undertake a 15-week period of full-time research. This traditionally takes place during the summer term. Please note that awardees MAY teach up to 4 credits during the term that they are conducting their URC-funded research. Requests to conduct the full-time research during the academic year may be considered, but applicants are encouraged to consult with the URC Chair in advance.
• The recipients of faculty fellowships will not have conflicting commitments with other research grants during the time that they are conducting their URC-funded research. Recipients are reminded that there are limits to overload compensation, and the addition of a URC Research Fellowship stipend must not exceed these limits.
• Awards will be announced in early March after the closing date of this competition.  Each award recipient will be required to file a final report within 90 days of the conclusion of the fellowship period, indicating specific publications, presentations, and other accomplishments that were achieved as a result of the fellowship. The report should be submitted to The Research Office.
• The focus in evaluation of fellowship applications is on the specifics of the methodology, the feasibility and probable success of the research, and the potential to foster future scholarship by the faculty applicant. In cases of substantially equal merit, the URC reserves the right to give preference to those who have not previously held fellowships. Among those who have received previous fellowships, priority may be given to those who have applied for external funding after they have received the fellowship. Applicants will not receive written feedback on their proposals. Those applicants who are denied funding can get feedback from the chairperson of the URC within one month of notification of the decision.

Award recipients are notified by e-mail that an account has been established for expenses related to their projects or programs. After one year, the account will be closed and the remaining funds will revert back to the URC. A final report of the project must be submitted within 90 days of the completion date of the project.