Internal Grants

Research & Development

New Faculty Start-Up

Eligibility

Effective FY 2008, all new tenure-track faculty are eligible for a $3,500 start-up award as described below.

Award Information--Effective FY08

1. Before faculty receive start-up funds, faculty must register for COS and fill out CV information in their COS Expertise profiles. The research description and COS keywords will be used by the Graduate School to conduct funding searches for faculty.
2. Faculty beginning any time after July 1 must request start-up funds prior to December 1. 
3. The initial $2,000 in start-up funds ($1,000 from your school/college and $1,000 from the Provosts’ office) are State appropriated monies and must be expended by June 30.  There are no other requirements to receive these funds other than new faculty status.
4. The final $1,500 are offered from the Graduate School through the FIRST program. This award is in local (4-ledger) funds, transferred after completion of the FIRST program, and may therefore be carried over to the next fiscal year. Note that completion of the FIRST program includes the submission of an external grant proposal within one year. The completion of this program is optional.
5. All items purchased from the New Faculty Start-Up Funds are the property of SIUE. Laptop computers may be purchased with the Graduate School’s share of the Start-Up funds (FIRST award); however, all laptops remain the property of SIUE. Please refer to the Guidelines for allowable and unallowable expenditures below.
   

Application Procedure

Applicants should complete their portion the Special Funding for New Faculty Researchers form using one of the links below. Requests should then be forwarded to the School or College Dean's Office. The request is to be forwarded to the Graduate School for approval and then to the Provost.  No funds will be transferred to the individual until he/she has completed a COS profile with the Graduate School.

• Application Form (PDF Format)
• Application Form (MS Word Format)
  

Allowable and Unallowable Expenditures

Funds must be used in direct support of the individual's research. However, Start-up funds may not be used for the individual's salary, nor for general office support. All expenditures must be in accordance with University policies and procedures.  Costs must meet certain criteria to be considered allowable.  Please refer to the Expenditure Guidelines below.

Expenditure Guidelines

Allowable examples:

1. Salaries of Research Assistants (graduate assistants or student wages)
2. Research equipment;
3. Research related Materials/Supplies;
4. Royalties and other costs for patents: unless patent is invalid or has expired;
5. Specialized Service Facilities: computer centers, etc.
6. Shipping and handling costs for research related equipment and supplies: freight, postage, etc.;
7. Travel Costs to support research;
8. Professional services, e.g. consulting only if related directly to research project;
9. Rental of building and equipment necessary for research project operation;
10. Subscriptions of professional journals required for research;
11. Research tools, e.g. books and databases.

 Unallowable examples:

1. Faculty and departmental staff salary support;
2. Personal compensation;
3. General public relations and alumni activities;
4. Student Activities unless related to research;
5. Advertising not directly related to sponsored project;
6. First class travel costs;
7. Housing and personal living expenses;
8. Scholarships and student aid;
9. Moving costs;
10. Personal items such as furniture for home offices, regalia, U.S. residency fees;
11. Cash donations;
12. Severance pay.