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Internal Funding Opportunities at ISU

Program	Purpose	Eligibility	Award	Deadline	Information
Faculty Research Committee	To promote research, scholarly and creative activity* at Idaho State University	Any emeritus faculty member, tenure-track faculty member, or full-time person holding faculty rank or faculty equivalency, who is under contract with Idaho State University at the time of application	$5,000 maximum	Usually, second Monday in November and second Monday in April	Office of Research, 282-2714
Humanities and Social Science Research Committee	To promote research, scholarly and creative activity* at Idaho State University in the Humanities and Social Sciences	Any emeritus faculty member, tenured or tenure-track faculty member, or person holding full-time faculty status in the Humanities or Social Sciences, who is under contract with Idaho State University at the time of application	$24,000 maximum	In early November	Office of Research, 282-2714
University Research Committee	For the purpose of conducting research*	Any emeritus faculty member, tenure-track faculty member, or full-time person holding faculty rank or faculty equivalency, who is under contract with Idaho State University at the time of application	No maximum	Due in early April	Office of Research, 282-2714
Release Time Support for External Funding	To earn release time to pursue external funding	Faculty at ISU	Funding may be up to any amount equivalent of 4 credits of teaching (but not over 40% FTE) for one semester	Usually end of March	Office of Research, 282-2714
Funds for Grant Development Travel	To assist with the costs of visiting a funding source representative or collaborators in developing a proposal to external sources	Faculty at ISU	Varies	Requests may be made at any time. Funds may not be available in the late spring	Office of Sponsored Programs, 282-2592
Funds for Travel - Humanities and Social Sciences	To assist with the cost of travel for research/scholarly activities in the humanities and social sciences	Faculty at ISU	Varies	Requests may be made at any time. Funds may not be available in the late spring	Office of Research, 282-2714
Cultural Affairs mini-grant program	To help academic departments and collegs bring to campus speakers, artists and special programs.	Faculty at ISU	$500	Due date is in the spring	Current chair - Rudy Kovacs, 2488

*Research and scholarly activities - As defined by the committee, research is any extracurricular activity of an intellectual or professional nature which extends knowledge, understanding, and appreciation, or facilitates the extension of knowledge, or contributes something of scholarly value. This definition is understood to include those activities which involve or are preparatory to the production of creative works. On the other hand, the definition is meant to exclude projects which aim primarily at the training of students or at the development of courses, curricula, or instructional materials.