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Application for Interdisciplinary Research Team Grant Program - Track A

To encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, we offer these grants to facilitate the formation of research clusters and foster collaboration across different colleges to develop competitive proposals for large-scale, multi-investigator external funding opportunities. 

These grants are designed to support inter-disciplinary, cross-college teams that are at the initial stages of collaboration in pursuing external grants for early-stage (pilot) projects.  Teams should involve at least four faculty from at least two colleges and already have a project idea and have identified an external pilot grant.  Pilot grants are small, short-term funding designed to support preliminary or exploratory research projects.  They are typically used to generate initial data or test new ideas that can provide the basis for larger, longer-term research projects.

This seed grant will provide up to $1000 to support:
·       Formation of detailed research agenda and collaboration plans
·       Proposal development for an external pilot grant
What is your name (first & last)?
What is your email address?
Which department/unit are you affiliated with?
Which college/division are you affiliated with?
Who are the current members of your interdisciplinary research team? Include their departments/units and colleges/division. Please note that there must be at least a minimum of four JMU faculty from at least two different colleges/ divisions. Non‐JMU collaborators are permitted, but a JMU-affiliated PI must lead the team.
Please attach CVs of team members.
Which grant program are you applying for? Please specify the funder and the program.
Please provide the url of the grant that you are planning to apply for.
Is this a full proposal or a letter of inquiry/concept note/pre-proposal?
Is this a full proposal or a letter of inquiry/concept note/pre-proposal?
Please provide your proposal work plan (as a Word or PDF file). The plan should 
- specify how funds will help advance the team toward external funding;
    
- define workplan, milestones, and submission timeline (with target deadline);
    
- include a brief budget justification explaining how you intend to spend the funds.  Please note the restrictions below:

Not typically allowed:
* Faculty salary
* Long‐term equipment purchases beyond pilot needs
* General lab renovations
* Conference travel not tied to proposal development.

Sample uses of funds:
* Pilot data collection, small‐scale demonstrations, or prototyping.
* Methodological design consultations; limited external expert reviews.
* Student research assistants; limited hourly staff support tied to proposal prep.
* Fieldwork logistics, participant incentives (if IRB‐approved), small supplies.
* Graphics/ layout support for proposal visuals; evaluation plan development.
* Travel for proposal development or funder/site visits (as permitted).
* Software, cloud services, or data access needed for pilot work.
* Limited honoraria only when essential to the proposal (must comply with procurement and HR policies).

Note: Given the source of the program's funding currently, the funds must be spent in the current fiscal year it is allocated, as we are not permitted to roll money over to the next fiscal year.

Please upload your file below.
At the end of the grant, you must submit your detailed research agenda, collaboration plan, and funding timeline, as well as a detailed accounting of how funds were spent.  Within six months of the grant, you must submit to at least one external funding opportunity and send confirmation of submission to ORD.
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