Funds to Promote Grants Excellence
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs seeks to support activities that will strengthen the Loyola faculty’s grant expertise. Three activities can be particularly impactful:
1. Serving on a review panel. Through serving on a grant review panel, the reviewer
gains knowledge of the breadth and most current knowledge of his/her field as well
as insight into what makes a grant proposal succeed (or fail) during peer review.
2. Obtaining comments from a colleague in one’s specific area of expertise on a draft
of the proposal.
3. Meeting with a program officer to discuss one’s proposal early on in the application
process.
In order to encourage these activities, the ORSP will fund these activities as follows, subject to the availability of funds:
1. A $500 stipend will be provided to a faculty member who serves on a federal review
panel. This will be in addition to any compensation that is provided by the federal
agency. Generally, a faculty member is eligible to receive this stipend once, although
a subsequent award will be considered after the applicant has submitted a proposal
to a funding agency.
2. Faculty members may identify a colleague outside of Loyola with subject matter
expertise to review a draft of a grant proposal. The proposal must be sent to the
reviewer no later than six weeks prior to the grant proposal deadline so that the
review can be completed and allow for sufficient time for the applicant to integrate
helpful comments into the proposal. Once the review is completed, the ORSP will provide
$200 to the reviewer for this service.
3. The ORSP will provide $50 (per person if for a collaborative project) to cover
the cost of a round-trip visit to an agency located in Washington, D.C. for the purpose
of meeting with a program officer.
These activities will be supported subject to the availability of funds. To take advantage of any of them, you must first email orsp@loyola.edu. Provide a brief explanation of your plans and the request.
The ORSP will not provide support for any activities that were not pre-approved.
For more information, please call 410-617-2188 or email orsp@loyola.edu.
Announcements
Loyola School of Education receives grant for school-based mental health services
Dr. Maren Blohm receives grant from Maryland Native Plant Society
Loyola faculty receives grant to increase the number of STEM educators working in high needs schools
Loyola faculty associates receive grant to fund training supporting people with disabilities
Loyola faculty member, Qi Shi, receives grant to support STEM education research
Loyola faculty receive grant to help develop courses for special education leaders
Loyola receives grant to enhance vocational discernment in Messina
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Research Expense Funds
Limited funds are available for tenured or tenure-track faculty members to cover expenses for research or scholarship. Preference given to activity that supports grant-seeking. See Research/Scholarship Expense Funds for more information.