Published in Probe Volume 5(2): April-June 1995
Postdoctoral Fellowships are available for U.S. citizens graduating January 1, 1993 through June 15, 1996. Research must pertain to and proposals be submitted to one of the program areas described in the National Research Initiative (NRI) Program Description.
New Investigator Awards are available to investigators beginning their career-track research careers. Research must pertain to and proposals be submitted to one of the program areas described in the NRI Program Description. Applicants may not have received competitively awarded Federal research fund beyond the level of pre- or post-doctoral research awards.
Standard Strengthening Research Project Awards are available to faculty with full-time appointments at USDA-EPSCoR State (1) institutions or small and mid-sized institutions with limited institutional success(2,3) and who have not received a USDA NRICGP competitive grant within the past five years. Research must pertain to and proposals be submitted to one of the program areas described in the NRI Program Description.
Research Career Enhancement Awards (for sabbatical leave) are available to faculty at small and mid-sized institutions with limited institutional success(2,3) or USDA-EPSCoR State(1) institutions and who have not received a USDA NRICGP competitive grant within the past five years.
Seed Grants are available to provide funds to enable investigators at small and mid-sized institution with limited institutional success(2,3) or USDA-EPSCoR State institutions (and who have not receive a USDA NRICGP competitive grant within the past five years) to collect preliminary data in preparation for applying for a standard research project grant.
Equipment Grants are available to any degree-granting institution that has had limited success.3 Matching funds are required with a maximum equipment cost of $100,000. Although the principal investigator is to be the principal user of the requested equipment, arrangements for sharing equipment among faculty are encouraged.
Footnotes
(1) USDA-EPSCoR States (Experimental Program for Stimulating Competitive Research) means States which have had a funding level from the USDA NRICGP no higher than the 38th percentile of all States, based on a three-year rolling average. In addition, all U.S. territories and possessions qualify as USDA-EPSCoR States.
(2) Small and mid-sized institutions means academic institutions with a total enrollment of 15,000 or less.
(3) Limited institutional success means institutions that are not among the top 100 universities and colleges for receiving Federal funds for science and engineering research as listed in the most recent release of Selected Data on Federal Support to Universities and Colleges (National Science Foundation). Contact the NRI office (telephone 202-401-5022), your Program Directory, or check the 1996 Program Description for further information.