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Eligibility

This Request for Proposals is open to all members of the University community including faculty, students, alumni, staff, and approved affiliates of University units. For budget purposes, students, alumni, and approved affiliates must include a member of the University’s faculty or staff as a Co-Principal Investigator.

Awardees of 2005-2006 Ventures Fund Grants are not eligible to submit applications for two years or until the 2008-2009 application process. However, those who submitted proposals in the past but were not funded are eligible to submit a proposal in response to this Request for Proposals. Also, those who were funded in the 2003-2004 cycle or before are again eligible to apply for funding.

2006-2007 Selection Criteria
 

The funding priority is focused on interdisciplinary projects related to increasing student retention rates. Fifty percent or $125,000 is being reserved to fund retention-related projects. The remaining 50 percent of the Ventures Fund is open to any interdisciplinary project.

The criteria used to evaluate proposals are as follows:

• The relevance of the project to the vision and goals of the Interdisciplinary University;
• The feasibility of the project. Evidence of clear and concise strategies to accomplish goals;
• Measurable outcomes;
• A strategy to sustain the project beyond the grant period;
• Evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration in the planning and implementation of the project;
• The qualifications, capacity and commitment of key personnel;
• Cost effectiveness with the presentation of a sound and realistic budget;
• A realistic schedule for completion of activities within the grant year as funding is limited to one year.

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