Federal Funding | Private Sources
Several internal funding opportunities are available to MSU faculty and/or
students. These programs are based on a competitive process similar to the
external proposal process.
Complex Biological Systems A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Summer Research Program. This 10-week interdisciplinary research program involves work at the interface between biology and the physical and computational sciences.
Faculty Development Awards Program will enable faculty to engage in activities that will enhance their scholarship. This program combines the Buy-out for Enhancing Scholarship and Teaching (BEST) and the Short-Term Professional Development Leave programs.
The Center for Invasive Plant Management
funds small projects in the areas
of restoration of invasive plant infested lands, collection and analysis of
ecological data, application of scientific research to field-level
situations, research in ecological invasive plant management, and weed
management.
International Programs can coordinate research activities abroad for MSU
Faculty.
The McNair Scholars Program The McNair Scholars Program at MSU serves the needs of 25 undergraduate students annually who are either first-generation/low-income or minorities traditionally underrepresented (e.g. Native American, Latino, Alaskan Native, and African American) in graduate school. Eligible scholars are selected who have demonstrated strong academic potential and are committed to attending graduate school and pursuing a doctoral degree. A particular focus of the MSU McNair program is providing research/project opportunities and financial support for summer research projects for each student who is paired with a faculty mentor.
The Montana Campus Compact awards funds to faculty to create service
learning programs.
The Montana NSF EPSCoR Program provides seed
funding for Montana researchers to develop proposals for submission to the
federal funding agencies. Three target areas are encouraged for proposal
development: Nanotechnology (Nano), Integrative Analysis of Complex
Biological Systems (IACBS), and Biomolecular Structure and Function (BmSF).
The Montana Network for Biomedical Research Opportunities (the BRIN Grant) offers faculty, undergraduate and graduate students throughout Montana enhanced research opportunities in the biomedical sciences.
The Montana Space Grant Consortium program offers full-time engineering and
science educators at U.S colleges and universities the opportunity to
participate in NASA on-going research efforts. Graduate fellowships and
undergraduate scholarships are also awarded to students enrolled in fields
of study relevant to the aerospace sciences and engineering.
The Montana University System Water Center provides seed grants for Montana
water researchers, and competitive grant opportunities for fish health
researchers. There are occasional funding opportunities to investigate
drinking water treatment technologies.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program - funding from National Science Foundation (NSF)
Center for Biofilm Engineering
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Physics
Scholarship and Creativity Grants for the Advancement of the Arts,
Humanities, and Social Sciences supports seed grants to full-time
tenure-track faculty in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
The Undergraduate Scholars Program offers undergraduate students up to
$1500 in support of their research projects during the academic year. Funds
are provided by the Provost's office, VP for Research office, NSF-EPSCoR
office, and the Montana Space Grant Consortium.
Interdisciplinary Research/Creativity Proposals supports the development of new interdisciplinary research and creative activities, including the submission of new research proposals that address interdisciplinary themes posted by NSF, NIH, DOE, and other funding agencies.
