WRPI 2021-2022 Faculty Research Incentive Award Program

Deadline: Saturday, June 19, 2021

Amount:  $2,018 per semester weighted teaching unit (WTU) and $1,346 per quarter WTU. Benefits are not included.

*Please Note -  If you are interested in applying for this grant or have any questions, please contact our Pre- Award Specialists Erika Wright at emw7@humboldt.edu or Pia Gabriel at pg12@humboldt.edu

About: Water Resources & Policy Initiatives (WRPI) is requesting applications for funding for the 2021-2022 academic year. The purpose of the WRPI Faculty Research Incentive Award Program is to provide funding for CSU faculty members to develop and submit full proposals to external funding agencies and organizations for water-related research and educational projects.

Applications to develop full proposals on any fundable topic are eligible, provided they seek to advance knowledge of California’s water-related issues and the processes that affect them. In accepting an award, a Principal Investigator (PI) commits to develop and submit a full proposal for external funding through their host campus research office. 

Eligibility: All CSU assistant, associate and full professors are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to assistant and associate professors.

Support Provided: WRPI anticipates making multiple awards for the 2021-2022 academic year, contingent upon continued funding. This document serves as the RFA for Spring and Fall 2021semesters. Funding is provided based on the system-wide Minimum Annual Rate for Assistant Professor/Lecturer B. Currently, this rate is $2,018 per semester weighted teaching unit (WTU) and $1,346 per quarter WTU. Benefits are not included. Funds will be transferred to the award recipient’s College through a Cash Posting Order (CPO) and managed by the respective Dean. Office Awards are not subject to campus indirect costs (facilities and administrative fees1) or any other type of fees from any source.

Each individual PI applicant may request funding for assigned time, overload, summer pay, or paid student interns equivalent to one course (nominally up to 4 semester WTUs or 6 quarter WTUs). Collaborators may request funding for different academic terms in the 2021-2022 academic year if it is demonstrated that each PI will do the proposed work during the respective semesters/quarters and that a proposal for external funding is submitted within twelve (12) months of the start of the award.

Requirements and Limitations: Recipients of awards are to use their funding to develop full proposals to external funding agencies or organizations that will seek to advance knowledge of California’s water-related issues and the processes that affect them. Proposals may cover a wide variety of topics related to water that are aligned with the WRPI mission; infrastructure (including electronic) or equipment that would help WRPI realize its goals; enhanced faculty professional development; and/or enhanced student learning.

Recipients must submit full proposals to external funding sources within twelve (12) months of the beginning of the academic term in which the assigned time is received. Submission of letters of intent, preliminary proposals, and pre-proposals will not fulfill this requirement. Recipients will not be eligible to apply for WRPI funding again until this requirement is met. As a condition of award, recipients agree to provide a brief progress report of their related activities within 12 months of award. Recipients also agree to notify WRPI of any awards resulting from the Faculty Research Incentive Award.

• Individual applicants may only submit one request for funding in response to this RFA.

• Recipients may not receive more than one award per academic year.

• wards will not be given to individuals to write or complete manuscripts.

• Assigned time, summer pay, overburden, and/or paid student interns, if awarded, MUST be utilized during the 2021-2022 academic year. Awards cannot be deferred.

How to Apply: Applications are to be submitted via the Qualitrics link provided HERE. Applicants must also upload the signature sheet signed by any additional PIs, their Chair(s), and Dean(s). Applications are due by 5:00pm Pacific time June 19, 2021. Applications received after the deadline will be considered only if funding is still available. Notifications of awards will be made by July 19, 2021.

Contact: If you have questions about WRPI 2021-2022 Faculty Research Incentive Award Program, your eligibility, the application, or the selection process, contact Miranda Moore at Miranda.moore@csusb.edu .