[An announcement will be made in February 2010 regarding the next call for Major Research Project proposals.]

Funds may be used to support research projects (with priority for collaborative projects), symposia, workshops, conferences, or orther appropriate research-related activities.  Proposals should describe how the project will make a major contribution to current scholarly debates and exchanges in your discipline or to interdisciplinary inquiry. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the merit and promise of the proposal, and, where appropriate, on the potential for attracting new sources of funding.  It is expected that all projects will result in significant scholarly products appropriate for the field.Generally for individual research projects, faculty who have significant amounts of research funding or start-up funding will receive lower priority.

Four projects will be funded up to $10,000 each. Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek additional support from other units in the university and from external funding agencies. For questions, please contact Betty Lorch, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, 257-6689 or asresearch@email.uky.edu.

Criteria for selection

1.   Scholarly or creative merit of the activities proposed.

• Value of the project, including its originality and potential contribution to scholarship.
• Clarity and completeness of the proposal.  While the substance of the proposal may prove to be technical, the scope and significance of the project should be understood by a scholarly layperson.  Please include references to relevant scholarship.
• Project's potential for contributing to the professional development of the participant(s).
• Potential for disseminating and/or applying anticipated achievements through publications, grant proposals, presentations, and development of curricular and instructional activities.

2.   Scholarly or creative productivity of the project director and participants.

• Quality and quantity of professional products, in relation to field and years of academic service.
• Consistency of professional productivity, in relation to years of academic service.
• Other academic achievements and contributions, appropriate to the applicant’s discipline (e.g., awards, national offices, editorial assignments).