1. Research at Michigan Tech
Prospects & Research
Publicity & Promotion
Internal Funding
Research at
Michigan Tech
Proposals & Awards
National Security
Ethics & Compliance
Graduate Programs
Intellectual Property
Partnerships
Accounting & Reporting

2. Presentation Overview
Research and Sponsored Activity
Organizational Units
Internal Opportunities
On Campus Resources
Key Websites
Key Contacts

3. Research and Sponsored Activity

4. Research and Sponsored Activity

5. Vice President for Research Organizational Units
Sponsored Programs Office and
Sponsored Programs Accounting
(SPO & SPA)
Innovation & Industry Engagement
(IIE)
Research Development
(RD)
Compliance, Integrity & Safety
(CIS)
At appropriate moments during presentation, introduce relevant staff members.
VPR has a number of units under its umbrella that provide resources, support, guidance, and management for the academic research process and stewarding the results of those processes. Our website is designed to connect you with those resources and relevant staff members.

7. We Can Help Sponsored Programs Office (SPO)
Sponsored Programs Accounting (SPA)
IIE: Innovation and Industry Engagement (IIE)
Compliance, Integrity & Safety (CIS)
Research Development (RD)

8. Sponsored Programs Office (SPO)
Areas of Service We Can Help With
Assists with proposal preparation and manages proposal submission
Budget preparation
Proposal review for conformity
Reviews and negotiates award terms and conditions
Administers award modifications
Initiates and administers subawards with subrecipients
Sponsored Programs Office
SPO
Proposal Guidelines and Timelines
Internal Paperwork Management
Proposal Review, Authorization & Submission
Award Negotiation & Administration
One Stop for Federal, State, Foundations
Coordinate with Innovation & Industry Engagement
Review/Finalize IIE’s Industry & Foreign Proposals
General Support & Training

9. Sponsored Programs Accounting (SPA)
Areas of Service We Can Help With
Establishes the sponsored project accounts
Supports faculty with:
Financial reporting
Monitoring of expenditures
Project close out
Coordinates outside audits related to sponsored projects
Responsible for Project Payroll Certification
Sponsored Programs Accounting
SPA
Award Set Up
Expense Processing
Reimbursement Requests
Project Close Out

10. Innovation and Industry Engagement (IIE)
Areas of Service We Can Help With
Industrial Sponsored Research Proposals and Contracts
Student Project Agreements
Intellectual Property
Technology Commercialization and Licensing
Startup Business Development
Industrial Partnerships and Contacts with Corporate Representatives
Non-Funding Agreements
Confidentiality, Material Transfer, Memorandum of Understanding, Academic Affiliation Agreements
Federal Governmental Relations
Innovation and Industry Engagement
IIE
Secure Industrial, Foreign & Student Project Contracts
Invention/Technology Commercialization – alignment & complementary with our research program
Industrial Partnership Development and Administration –responsibility to be engaged in PI activities and to work with companies that they know or want to know

11. Compliance, Integrity & Safety (CIS)
Areas of Service We Can Help With
Conflicts of Interests
Responsible Conduct of Research & Research Misconduct
Institutional Review Board (IRB) & IRB-Net
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Materials Safety
Occupational Safety & Health
Export Controls & National Security
Compliance, Integrity & Safety
Compliance, Integrity & Safety offers trainings in a variety of areas as listed on the slide
Note:
1. There will be trainings concerning Conflicts of Interest:
2. The Responsible Conduct of Research training will provide familiarity with Epigeum Software with serves as a just-in-time resource
3. Trainings on Materials Safety Data Sheets are available upon request and there also is a web-based on-demand resource 11

12. National Security and Export Controls
Areas of Service We Can Help With
Classification of Foreign Persons
Participation & Publication Restrictions/Policies
Negotiation of Approaches
Project Administration & National Security
PI’s have the primary responsibility for any exports
Be familiar with any Export Control agreements applicable to your project (i.e., Technology Control Plan, Technical Assistance Agreement or licenses)
National Security and Export Controls
In addition to a training on Export Control and National Security, there is also eCustoms Visual Compliance Software that relates to Export Controls.

13. Research Development (RD)
Areas of Service We Can Help With
Planning
Timeframe (Hint: Start now—when you aren’t ready!)
Range of Prospects & Types of Funding
Getting Started
Tools, Searching & Networking, Grant Forward (information on the next slide), Proposal Samples
Proposal Development
Utilizing Program Officers & Colleagues
Information about Targeted Opportunities & Information from Past Successes
Editing/Feedback/Writing Assistance
On-Campus Workshops
Personal Consultations & Proposal Assistance
Washington, D.C. Agency Visit Trip
Annual opportunity to visit federal funding agencies, as a group
Smaller, agency/lab group visits as opportunities arise
Research Development
Think long-term and diverse
Timeline: 6 months to 1 year in advance
Consider a variety of sources
Government (federal, state, international)
Foundations
Corporations
Other: disciplinary associations, other groups
Apply for various types of funding
Research
Education (fellowships, undergrad research, etc.)
Programs (outreach, education, international collaboration)
Beginning Investigator (NSF, NIH, etc.)
Grant Forward
A global resource for information critical to scientific research and projects across all disciplines
Find funding with Grant Forward Funding Opportunities
Identify collaborators
Save searches and get notifications
Other search tools
Foundation Search (MTU subscription based)
Agency specific feeds (MyNSF, etc.)
Network with colleagues to find out their funding sources
How do you get started?
Ask questions of program officers, colleagues
Focus your efforts on areas of greatest opportunity
Prior Awardees/Examples of Successful Proposals
Internal Resources (Pete & others)

14. Difficulty Finding Funding?
Grant Forward
Funding database
Receive notifications of open opportunities based on your preferences
Online tutorials on how to use Grant Forward:
Michigan Tech’s tutorial:
Grant Forward’s tutorial:
Please contact the Research Development Office with any questions

15. Internal Funding Opportunities
VPR has various pots of money to seed research projects and provide supplemental support.

16. Century II Campaign Endowed Equipment Fund (C2E2)
Purpose:
Provide funding to invest in equipment related to research and to improve the research efforts of faculty, staff, and students campus-wide.
Award amount:
$5,000+ per award
Submission timeline:
Proposal submission, October (3rd week)
Announced via:
Tech Today
Sent electronically to departments
VPR website
C2E2

17. Bhakta Rath Research Award
Program Deadline:
First week in March
Program Description:
The Bhakta Rath Research Award, established in 2010 by an endowment from Dr. Bhakta B. Rath and his wife, Sushama Rath, offers an opportunity to promote and reward excellence in scientific and engineering research in the field of physical and natural sciences and engineering.
PI Eligibility: 
Recipients of this award will be a PhD graduate student and their collaborating Michigan Tech faculty member. 
Award Amount:
The award will consist of a plaque and a $2,000 cash award, to be presented to and shared by the graduate student and the faculty member.
Bhakta Rath Research Award

18. Michigan Tech Research Award
Program Deadline:
Second week in March
Program Description:
The Michigan Tech Research Award offers an opportunity for an individual to be recognized for outstanding achievement in research. The term 'research' is to be interpreted broadly to mean scholarly endeavor. 
The nomination should be based on the impact that a person has made toward advancement of knowledge, or the state of scholarship as evidenced by either a sustained productive scholarly endeavor or a single noteworthy breakthrough in research results.
Michigan Tech Research Award

19. Faculty Fellow Program
Program Deadline:
Third week in February
Program Description:
The Faculty Fellow Program is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. The program:
expands familiarity with sponsored program administration and strategic planning among the faculty;
develops leadership capacity among the faculty; and
improves sponsored programs administration and strategic planning through faculty input.
Faculty (including research faculty) participating in the program receive 40 percent salary support from the VPR Office and are released from all teaching obligations during the term of the appointment.
Appointments:
Appointments are for one year with the possibility of renewal for a second year pending Department/School approval.
Faculty Fellow Program

20. Research Excellence Fund (REF)
Four types of grants available (limit of one submission per Principal Investigator per category).
Research Seed Grant (RS)
Infrastructure Enhancement (IE)
Commercialization Milestone Grant (CMG)
Scholarship and Creativity Grant (SCG)
Project duration is July 1st to August 31st of the following year
Electronic proposals ed to
Announced via:
Tech Today
Sent electronically to departments
VPR website
Research Excellence Fund

21. Research Excellence Fund (REF) Research Seed (RS)
Program Deadline:
First week in March
Program Description:
Typical REF-RS projects will develop preliminary data to be used in subsequent proposals to outside funding sources, support pilot studies developing new research methods or procedures, or support other activity leading to the development of an externally recognized and funded research program. 
PI Eligibility: 
Untenured tenure-track academic faculty and research faculty members in any academic unit.
Award Amount:
Grants may be up to $40,000 per year, with an expected average award of $30,000 per year.
Research Seed

22. Research Excellence Fund (REF) Infrastructure Enhancement (IE)
Program Deadline:
First week in March
Program Description:
REF Infrastructure Enhancement (REF-IE) grants are designed to provide Departments/Schools and Research Centers/Institutes with resources to develop the infrastructure necessary to support sponsored research and graduate student education.
Funded projects will typically focus on acquisition of equipment, enhancement of laboratory facilities, or enhancement of administrative support structure to expand the research capability of the unit.  
PI Eligibility: 
Each department, school, center, and institute is allowed to designated/sponsor an academic faculty as the PI.
Award Amount:
Grants may be up to $50,000.
Infrastructure Enhancement

23. Research Excellence Fund (REF) Commercialization Milestone Grant (CMG)
Program Deadline:
Rolling deadline
Program Description:
Commercialization Milestone grants (CMG) are designed to provide faculty and student inventors a means to achieve a specific step or steps toward de-risking, or other tangible demonstrations of commercial viability of an early stage technology.
Funded projects will typically focus on specific milestones within a step-wise progression designed to demonstrate how the early stage technology provides a viable solution to a validated market opportunity. 
Project Eligibility: 
To be eligible for a Commercialization Milestone Grant the technology to be commercialized must be the subject of an invention disclosure submitted to the Office of Innovation & Industry Engagement by Michigan Tech faculty, staff, or students.
Award Amount:
Grants may be up to $20,000 per year.
Commercialization Milestone

24. Research Excellence Fund (REF) Scholarship and Creativity Grant (SCG)
Program Deadline:
First week in March
Program Description:
The REF Scholarship and Creativity Grant (SCG) provides support to encourage faculty to engage in scholarly research, learning, and creative activities to enhance professional development. 
SCG awards primarily support scholarly projects undertaken by faculty in disciplines identified by NSF as “non-science and engineering fields.” These are primarily within the humanities, social sciences, arts, education, and business.
PI Eligibility: 
SCG awards are available to faculty at any level
Award Amount:
Grants will range up to $15,000, with an expected average of less than $10,000.
Scholarship and Creativity

25. Portage Health Foundation (PHF) Awards
Program Description:
The Portage Health Foundation (PHF) and the Vice President for Research have committed to $220,000 of internal research awards to health-oriented researchers.
The following categories are eligible for the PHF research awards
Infrastructure Enhancement (IE)
Research Seed (RS)
Commercialization Milestone Grants (CMG)
Core Facilities
Portage Health Research Awards

26. Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURF)
Purpose:
Provides funding for undergraduate students interested in spending seven to 14 weeks developing an individual research project under the guidance of a faculty member
Contact:
Will Cantrell
Award Amount:
Up to $4,000
Submission Timeline:
Last Friday in January
Announced via:
Tech Today
Sent electronically to departments
VPR website
SURF

27. Superior Ideas Purpose:
Superior Ideas is Michigan Tech’s crowdfunding platform used to raise funds for small, high-quality research and public service projects that are not normally suited for grant funding. Funds are raised through many small donations
Researchers can submit their project online, outlining their research goals and need for funding. After approval, the project will then appear on the site and can begin accepting donations.
The project creator receives all donations raised, regardless if the funding goal is not met.
Superior Ideas

28. On Campus Resources

29. Research Centers and Institutes
Over 20 different Research Centers and Institutes
Potential benefits of affiliating with a Center/Institute:
Foster and promote interdisciplinary research & education around a particular theme
Offer shared facilities, equipment, and resources to promote activities of the affiliated faculty
Provide shared administrative support to assist faculty in scholarly activities
Encourage collaboration via seminars, speakers, travel assistance, graduate student talks, and related activity
Provide limited financial assistance for cost sharing, equipment time, travel, or other center-building activities
Centers and Institutes

30. Core Facilities A core facility is:
a collection of equipment identified by the University as essential to high priority research activities, usually interdisciplinary activities, that span multiple departments, schools, centers, and institutes. These typically require dedicated skilled technical staff and may be located in contiguous space or be spread among several different physical locations.
Core facilities support interdisciplinary and guest research by providing communal space, tools, and equipment.
University facilities are able to apply for funds to cover costs associated with research facilities, like replacing and maintaining equipment.
Core Facilities

31. Information Sources about Opportunities
Grant Forward
Funding database
Please contact the Research Development Office with any questions
list used to send out funding announcements and other opportunities.
To sign up, please Natasha Chopp at
Research Development & Grant Writing Newsletter
Monthly newsletter that contains:
articles,
links,
webinars,
funding opportunities
strategies, and
tips

32. Key Web Links http://www.mtu.edu/research
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33. Any Questions?
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