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Cover Sheet

Faculty Research Proposal

Date Submitted Application for:

Title of Project

PI Name Rank/Tenure Status

Department Box No.

PI Signature:

Approval of Departmental Chairperson:

Approval of College/School Dean or Designee:

Additional Approvals (for collaborative projects)

NOTE: If PI is an Instructor or Lecturer, at least one tenured faculty member must be listed below.

Co-PI/Collaborator Name Tenure Status

Department Box No.

Co-PI Signature:

Approval of Departmental Chairperson:

Approval of College/School Dean or Designee:

Co-PI/Collaborator Name Tenure Status

Department Box No.

Co-PI Signature:

Approval of Departmental Chairperson:

Approval of College/School Dean or Designee:

Additional Approvals (for collaborative projects)

Attachment to Faculty Research Proposal Cover Sheet

Co-PI/Collaborator Name Tenure Status

Department Box No.

Co-PI Signature:

Approval of Departmental Chairperson:

Approval of College/School Dean or Designee:

Co-PI/Collaborator Name Tenure Status

Department Box No.

Co-PI Signature:

Approval of Departmental Chairperson:

Approval of College/School Dean or Designee:

Co-PI/Collaborator Name Tenure Status

Department Box No.

Co-PI Signature:

Approval of Departmental Chairperson:

Approval of College/School Dean or Designee:

Co-PI/Collaborator Name Tenure Status

Department Box No.

Co-PI Signature:

Approval of Departmental Chairperson:

Approval of College/School Dean or Designee:

BudgetSummary

FacultyResearchProposal

Applicationfor:TrackI(maximumbudgetis$3,000)‐or‐  TrackII(maximumbudgetis$10,000)

Providetheamountrequestedforeachexpensecategoryinthetablebelow.Usethespacebeneatheach

categorylinetojustifyanditemizetheexpensesforthatcategoryasneeded.

61200 ReleaseTime(ReductionofTeachingLoad) $

61400 StudentSalaries $

73000 Travel $

74000 SuppliesandOperatingExpenses $

78000 Equipment $

TOTAL $

Allfundsmustbeexpendedinacco rd ancewithes tablishedTennesseeTechpoliciesandprocedures.

Summary of Previous Assistance Received

from the Faculty Research Program

1. Is this project an extension of work previously funded by the Faculty Research Committee?

 No  Yes*

*If yes, justify the additional merit below. Otherwise, the proposal is not eligible for funding.

2. List any proposals submitted to the Faculty Research Program in the last five years.

Title of Project

Year Submitted

Funded?

Track

3. List any papers, monographs, or books published (or accepted for publication), and papers presented (or

accepted for presentation) at professional meetings, that were based on work funded by the Faculty

Research Program in the last five years.

Title of Publication

Date or Year

Dissemination

4. Track II applications only – Awardees of Track II projects are required to submit a proposal to an outside

agency within one year of completion of the project. Faculty are not eligible for a subsequent Track II award

if this requirement is not met.

If applicable, list all proposals submitted for funding to external sources that were based on work previously

supported by a Track II award.

Title of Proposal

Agency

Funding Status

Instructio n s forPreparationoftheNarrative

Thenarrativeandreferencesmustbedouble‐spacedwithone‐inchmarginsatthetop,bottom,andoneach

side.Thenarrativemustnotexceedfoursingle‐sidedpages,plusanoptionalonepageforreferences,andmust

includeeachoftheheadingslistedbelow.Thetypemustbeclear,readily

legible,andof12‐pointsize.Spacing

shouldbebetween10.0and14.0charactersperinch,includingspacesandpunctuationmarks.



Adherencetotheabovelinespacing,margin,pagelimitation,andtypesizerequirementsisnecessaryfor

severalreasons.First,noapplicantshouldhavetheadvantage,byusingsmalltype

characteristicsormore

pages,ofprovidingmoretextinhis/herapplicationthanotherapplicants.Second,smallorexcessivelylarge

typemaymakeitdifficultforreviewerstoreadtheapplication.Third,reviewers’inabilitiestoreadtexteasily

willadverselyimpactreview.

RequiredHeadings

1. DescriptionofProject:Provideadescriptionofyourproposedproject.Includeaclearstatementofthe

problem,question,oractivityyouwishtoinvestigate;ajustificationoftheresearchconsideringdeficiencies

intheexistingknowledgebase;otherevidenceoftheneedfortheresearch,andreferencestotheliterature

cited.



2. Significance/Merit:Discussthecontributiontoknowledgeinthefieldthatyouexpectyourprojecttomake.



3. PlanofAction:Describestep‐by‐stepeachstageofyourplanincludingthegatheringofdatabysamplingor

whatevermeans,thepreparationofthedataforanalysis,andthemethodofanalysis.Discussstepsbeing

takentoprotecttherightsofhumansubjectsandlaboratoryanimals,ifsuchareinvolved,andthe

preservationoftheconfidentialityofinformationrelatingtotheformer.Iffeasible,includeatimeschedule

forthecompletionofthevariousstepsoftheresearch.



4. PersonalQualifications:Describetheexperienceandknowledgeyoupossessregardingtheprojectarea.



5. DisseminationofResults:Describeyourplansforfacilitatingtheutilizationoftheresultsoftheprojectby

interestedandappropriateaudiences.Whatarethepossibilitiesforpublicationorotherdissemination?If

theresearchwillresultinanarticle,listtheperiodicalsthatmaybeinterestedinpublishingit.Whatarethe

possibilitiesofpreparingaproposalforexternalsupport?Listprospectiveagenciestowhichyourproposal

willbesubmitted.



ALLTHEABOVEREQUIREMENTS MUSTBEMET,ORTHEPROPOSALWILLBEREJECTED.Pleasedonotattacha

bio,vitae,orresumetotheproposal.

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RatingSystemforFacultyResearchGrantProposals

Whenevaluatingproposals,Committeemembersrateeacheligibleproposalinthefollowingsixareas.The

maximumnumberofpointsthatcanbeawardedineachareaisindicatedinparentheses.



Torankeligibleproposals,thetotalsofallevaluators’ratingsareaveraged.Anyevaluatorperceivingaconflict

ofinterestrelativetoanyproposalwillnotsubmitaratingofthatproposal.Fundingproceedsfromthehighest

tolowestuntilavailablefundsareexpended.

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1.DescriptionofProject(2 5 points)

 Aclearstatementoftheproblemoractivityiscontainedintheproposal.

 Thereisadequatejustificationfortheproject.

 Thereisanadequatereviewoftheliteratureorotherevidencetosupporttheneedfortheproject.

 Thereareadequateandappropriatereferences.

2.Significanceofth eProjectandIntellectualMerit(25points)

 Theprojectisofsignificanceandclearlydemonstratesintellectualmerit.

 Theprojectisofsignificanceandclearlydemonstratesbroaderimpact.

3.PlanofAction(25points)

 Aneffectiveplanofmanagementisinplacethatensuresproperandefficientadministrationofthe

project.

 Thestep‐by‐stepplanwillensurethattheobjectivesaremet.

 Thereareadequatemeasurestoensurecompliancewithhumansubjectsandlaboratoryanimals

committees.

 Theplanofactionisadequateasappliedtosuchfactorsasdatagatheringandanalysis.

4.PersonalQualificationsofInvestigator(5points)

 ThePIisqualifiedtoconducttheproject.

 Co‐PIsandotherpersonnel(ifapplicable)areappropriateandadequate.

5.DisseminationPlan (10points)

 Thedisseminationplanisadequateandappropriate.

 Therearepossibilitiesforpublicationorpresentationofprojectresults,orthepossibilitiesofpreparing

aproposalforexternalsupportarediscussed.

6.Budget(10points)

 Thebudgetfortheprojectisadequatetosupporttheactivities.

 Costsarereasonableandappropriateinrelationtotheobjectives.

 

ProposalChecklist 

FacultyResearchProposal

CompletenessofProposal

RequiredMaterials:

 CoverPage

 PI’snameandcontactinformationisprovided

 TrackIorIIspecified

 SignedbyPIandCo‐PIs(ifcollaborative),DepartmentChair(s),andDean(s)



 BudgetSummary

 Expensecategoriesareitemized,anditemsarewithinUniversityguidelines

 TrackIProposals:Budgettotals$3,000orless

 TrackIIProposals:Budgettotals$10,000orless



 SummaryofPreviousAssistanceRe ce ived 

 TrackIProposals:PIislimitedtotwoTrackIawardswhileontenure‐track

 TrackIIProposals:AnypreviousTrackIIawardsmusthavebeensubmittedtoanoutsideagency

withinoneyearofcompletion



 NarrativeProposal(andoptionalreferences) 

 Mustbecompletelyanonymous:name(s)ofPI/collaboratorsarenotincludedinthenarrative

 Maxfoursingle‐sidedpagesfornarrative

 Maxonesingle‐sidedpageforreferences(optional)

 Allpagesdouble‐spaced

 One‐inchmarginsallaround

 Legible12‐pointfont

 Spacing10.0‐14.0charactersperinch,includingspacesandpunctuation

 Allrequiredheadingsareincluded:

 DescriptionofProject

 Significance/Merit

 PlanofAction

 PersonalQualifications

 DisseminationofResults

BasicEligibilityRequirements

 Projecthasnotreceivedexternalfunding



 PI’snameshouldbeexcludedthroughouttheproposal,withtheexceptionoftheCoverPage.



 CoverPage,BudgetSummary,SummaryofPreviousAssistanceReceived,andNarrativearereceivedby

theO fficeofRese archbynoononthedeadlinedate.

 Materialsmaybesubmittedelectronicallytonclark@tntech.edu,OR

 HardcopiesdeliveredtoDerryberryHall,Room155(Box5164)

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