Researcher's Toolbox
MSU Professional Development and Seed-Grants
Award Description
Approximate Due Date
Link
BEST (Buy-out for Enhancing Scholarship and Teaching)
Late March (to Dean)
INBRE Research Internships
Early September
INBRE Public Health Internships for Undergraduates
Spring
Interdisciplinary Research/Creativity Proposals
November and June
Provost's Award for Undergraduate Research/Creativity mentoring
Winter/Spring
Sabbaticals
Late November
Scholarship and Creativity Grants for the Advancement of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Early January
Short-Term Professional Development Leave
Oct and March
Student Computer Fee & Equipment Fee Funds
Spring
Wiley Awards for Meritorious Research and Creativity
Winter/Spring
Links to resources for grant writing
OSP Principal Investigator Guide - http://www.montana.edu/wwwvr/grants/piman.html
OSP Information Sheet(for IDC rates, benefits rates, travel and per diem rates, official MSU identification numbers or addresses, etc.)
Human Subjects Committee(IRB)The OSP representative and fiscal officer for HHD is Carmen Fike (cfike@montana.edu;
994-1939). The OSP representative and fiscal officer for Education and for EHHD is Jerry Fink (jfink@montana.edu; (406) 994-6275).Help in identifying potential funding sources and application procedures can be obtained from Audrey Thurlow (athurlow@montana.edu; 994-6240) at the OSP Pre-Award Services or from Elizabeth Bird (ebird@montana.edu; 994-2520) in Herrick Hall.
Resources for funding opportunities:
COS - http://www.montana.edu/wwwvr/osp/MSU_COS.html
OR http://fundingopps2.cos.com/
SPIN - http://www.montana.edu/wwwvr/osp/fundings.html#spin
OR http://spin2000.infoed.org/new_spin/spinmain.asp
Foundation Directory Online Plus (in MSU Library only) - http://www.lib.montana.edu/resources/reference.php
Grants.gov – http://www.grants.gov
