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Research Financial Assistance Application

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Please read about the IEE Research Financial Assistance program before completing this form.

Requester

Your name

Project Summary

Items in this section should be appropriate for public disclosure. If the request is funded, these details (title, participants, and summary) will be published in a list of funded requests on IEE's website and may be used in other media.
 

Please provide a title of this project or request that is suitable for public disclosure.
Please list the names and email addresses of all other investigators and requesters involved with this request.
Please provide a 2-3 sentence summary of this request which is appropriate for public disclosure.

Project Proposal

  • Rapid: quick funding for urgent research
  • Rescue: short-term funding for existing projects
  • Reach: support for large external proposals
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Please specify the date by which funding is required. For ASAP requests, please enter today's date.
Please enter the date by which all funding will be spent.

Proposals are limited to 500 words (the equivalent of one page, single-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman).

In this proposal, please clearly explain:

  • why the requested funding is required, and
  • what the funding will be used for.

If applying for Rapid funding, please state why the proposed research is urgent and why Rapid funding would be the most appropriate mechanism for supporting the proposed work.

If applying for Reach funding, please provide the specific grants that are being targeted with the proposals being developed.

Evaluation Criteria
For your reference, Research Financial Assistance requests are evaluated based on the following criteria.

Criteria
Need Does the proposal seek to fill a funding gap that other Penn State or external funding sources cannot otherwise meet? 
Relevance Does the request fit the objectives of the funding type (Rapid, Rescue, Reach) and align with one or more of IEE's research themes?
Collaboration Does the proposed funding benefit and facilitate a more robust energy and environment research community, especially across colleges and disciplines?
Impact What is the likelihood that the proposed funding will provide measurable research growth beyond the direct funds associated with the request?
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