| TITLE: | Faculty Research Committee |
| AUTHOR: | Chief Academic Officer/Faculty Research Committee |
| APPROVAL DATE: | November 28, 2005 |
| EFFECTIVE DATE: | November 28, 2005 |
| PURPOSE: | To define the functions of the Faculty Research Committee and to set guidelines for use of faculty research funds. |
| REVIEWER AND | Chief Academic Officer/Faculty Research Committee |
| REVIEW DATE: | Fall 2006 and every five years thereafter |
| OPERATING DETAILS: |
b.
The
committee consists of two faculty members from each College and one
faculty
member from the library, with at least two members having served the
previous
year. Representatives from a College must be from different departments
within
the College. The Chief Academic Officer will appoint the committee
members. No
committee member may serve more than two consecutive terms.
c.
The
term of service of each committee member will be two years with four
committee
members appointed one year and five appointed the alternate year to
provide for
continuity.
d.
The
Chief Academic Officer will call the first meeting of the Committee no
later
than September 15 of each academic year.
e.
The
Committee will elect a Chair at its first meeting. The chair will
have
served on the committee the previous year and will serve as an
ex-officio
member of the committee the following year in an advisory
capacity.
2.
PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS
a.
The
deadline for proposals will be October 30. Announcements of
awards will
take place by November 30. If funds remain, the Committee may set
an
additional deadline for proposals.
b.
Announcement
of the Call for Applications will be made on the Faculty-Staff
Listserve, the
Faculty Research Committee Web page and through each Department office.
c.
Applications
are available on the Committee Web page or from each Department
office.
Applications must be submitted using this form to be considered.
d.
Faculty
members must submit ten copies of their Faculty Research Grant
Application to
the Chief Academic Officer who will forward the application to the
Committee. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
e.
Applications
will be reviewed by all members of the Committee for conformity with
principles
of sound research, creative activities, or other work.
f.
After
review of the applications, the Committee will meet to vote upon
acceptance of
the proposals. At this time, the personal appearance of the
faculty
member may be requested, if necessary, to clarify any questions about
an
application.
g.
The
Committee will vote on the funding amounts for each application and
reserves
the right to award lesser amounts than requested to meet the money
budgeted for
disbursement by the Committee.
h.
After
all applications are reviewed and voted on, the Chair of the Committee
will
prepare a memorandum to the Chief Academic Officer who will write
letters to
the faculty members submitting proposals indicating the action of the
committee.
3.
CONDITIONS FOR RESEARCH GRANTS
a.
Applications
not eligible for
funding:
1.
Publication
charges for papers,
articles or books
2.
Expenses
for attendance at
professional meetings
3.
Research,
creative activity, or
other work to be submitted by the faculty member as part of a degree
requirement
4.
Work
by students or others without
substantial involvement by the faculty member
5.
A
commercial venture
6.
Research
with no potential for
scholarly publication or utilization
7.
Work
intended solely to improve the
teaching skills or resources of the faculty.
b.
Awards
are made under the following conditions:
1.
Funds
awarded must be expended or at
least encumbered during the fiscal year in which the award is
made.
2.
Paid assistants
must be MUW
students.
3.
University
travel regulations apply,
and foreign travel must be approved by IHL Board.
4.
All
requisitions originate in the
office of the Chief Academic Officer.
5.
Funds
not expended or consumed
during the project period revert to the Faculty Research fund.
6.
Research
funds must be used or
encumbered prior to June 30 of the fiscal year in which the funds are
awarded.
Funds for salaries may be allocated for summers only of which one-half
will be
disbursed on June 30 and the remainder at the completion of the
project.
7.
If
the funded research results in a
publication, acknowledgement of the assistance given by the University
for the
project must be made.
8.
Commodities
such as books, tools and
laboratory equipment purchased with University funds to aid in the
research
project become the property of the University. Any non-consumable
items
purchased with grant funds shall be surrendered to the department chair
upon
completion of the project. Products resulting from University
funded research
projects, excluding publications, become the property of the University.
4. REVIEW
OF RESEARCH REPORTS
a.
Research
grant recipients are required to submit a final report at the
conclusion of the
research project using the Faculty Research Fund Final Report form.
b.
Ten
copies of the final report (or an interim progress report for long-term
projects) must be submitted to the Chief Academic Officer by October 1
of the
fiscal year following the award. The Chief Academic Officer will
forward
them to the Committee.
c.
The
Committee will review the report to determine the status of the project
and its
conformity to the approved proposal.
d.
The
Committee will prepare an evaluation of the final report of the
research
project that will be forwarded to the Chief Academic Officer. The
Committee’s evaluation report will be shared with the recipient and
will be
used in considering future research applications submitted by the
individual.
e.
Should
the Committee, during its review, find evidence of possible misconduct
in
research, it should inform the Chief Academic Officer and initiate an
inquiry
under the procedures outlined in PS #1311 Misconduct in Research.
Revised: 4/1992, 6/15/01, 9/15/03, 6/1/04, 11/28/05