Name:  _________________________________     Amount Requested:  _________________________

Please explain the following--using additional sheets if needed.

Nature and purpose of the research:

Methodology and expected results:

Contribution to knowledge in the field, to teaching, or to public service:

Itemized budget for the amount requested:

Notes:

• Faculty Research grants are limited to a total of $1,300 per individual per year, and must be expended during the fiscal year for which they are approved.  They require a description of proposed objectives, research design, budget, and prospects for publication or presentation.
• New:  As of 9/20/06
    --Any software purchases for research must be requested through the school's administration and the UHV purchasing department.  Please check with your  school secretary before making a software purchase.
    --Research assistance must be approved in advance from the school's administration.  Please check with your school secretary before engaging research help.
    --Research travel must be requested through the school's administration in advance of travel and a travel request issued.  Please check with your school secretary before traveling.
    --Research grant expenses must be expended during the fiscal year for which they are awarded.
• A report must be submitted to the Academic Council by the end of the fiscal year even if research project has not been completed.  Further grants cannot be approved until reports have been received. Research grant reports should describe the results and potential for publication or application.  In case of a publication resulting from funded research, a copy should be sent to the Library for inclusion in the UHV Archives.  (The Library would like to receive copies of all scholarly publications by UHV faculty members.)
• Requests for expenditures to be incurred during the fiscal year (which ends August 31) should be submitted by July 1.  Requests for activities occurring during the next fiscal year will be considered against that year's budget.