Competitive Programs

Research Enhancement
Each year the Vice President for Research provides an allocation of funds to Dean's offices to assist junior faculty in getting their research started at OHIO. The intent of the program is to provide promising junior researchers with salary support for their first summer month at OHIO in order to focus on establishing their research efforts. Most colleges select one or two recipients for these funds each summer. Contact your Dean's office for specific applications and guidelines.

Pr esidential Research Scholar Award
Presidential Research Scholar Awards recognize OHIO faculty members for their outstanding achievements in research, scholarship, and creative activity as acknowledged by their peers and the awardee's promise for further distinguished contributions to their discipline.  Awardees are first nominated and then complete a formal application at the request of the Council for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity.  Applications are rev iewed by discipline specific Committees and recommendations for Awardees are ultimately forwarded to the President who makes the final decision.  Presidential Research Scholars hold the title for five years and receive a $20,000 award to further their research, scholarship, and creative activity. See http:/ /www.ohiou.edu/research/fundingsources.html for additional guidelines and restrictions.

Ohio University Research Committee (OURC)
Through the Ohio University Research Committee, OHIO makes funds available to all faculty and staff as seed money for new projects and support for projects where no other funding is available or where a special funding need has developed. Pr iority is placed on supporting faculty who are new to OHIO . Because funds are limited, the Committee must necessarily limit the scope and size of its awards. For projects on which progress has been made, investigators should consider an application to the Baker Fund. See http://www.ohiou.edu/research/fundingsources.html for eligibility and evaluation criteria.

DON'T FORGET: OURC funding is generally allocated to support new faculty at OHIO.

Baker Award Funds
The Baker Fund Awards Committee (BAC) has one funding cycle per year (typically in the winter quarter) for proposals which support research, scholarship and creative activity at OHIO.   All regular tenured and tenure-track members of the faculty and full-time continuing administrative staff at all OHIO campuses are eligible to submit proposals in any field of study. The scholarly, technical, or artistic merit of a proposed project is the primary criterion for evaluation. The Committee seeks to support projects which are near completion and can hopefully be brought to full completion with the assistance of an award. All projects on which progress has been made are eligible for consid eration. Requests for funds to initiate projects are more appropriately directed to the Ohio University Research Committee (OURC).

TIP: Use Baker Fund Awards to assist you finishing your already well-established project. These funds are not allocated as seed money to begin new projects.

Activities which are related to an advanced degree program of t he applicant are ineligible for BAC support, as are projects for development of curriculum, purchase of instructional materials or equipment, or furtherance of an administrative function of a department, school, college or other University unit. The BAC will not consider proposals which are simultaneously under review by the Ohio University Research Committee for the same or closely related project. Proposals to augment an Ohio University Research Committee award will not be considered until at least one co ntinuous academic year has elapsed since the Ohio University Research Committee award was made.

The recipient of a BAC award is expected to remain at OHIO for at least one academic year after receipt of an award. All projects must be completed within one calendar year of the award. See http://www.ohiou.edu/research/
fundingsources.html for additional details.

1804 Fund
The 1804 Fund was established by the Ohio University Foundation Board of Trustees. The Fund supports the university's core mission of maintaining, strengthening, and enhancing a learning-centered community.   Such a community values and develops the teaching, learning and research or scholarly activities of all its members.   By its nature, the community promotes collaboration among units and interdisciplinary explorations and innovations. See http://www.ohiou.edu/research/fundingsources.html for additional information and funding availab ility.

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