Competitive Applications Resubmission Incentive (CARI)
Purpose
The CARI program supports research that shows significant potential for external funding and that supports the mission of departments, colleges, and the university. Specifically, CARI provides funding needed for the resubmission of competitive proposals.
Award Description
Pending available funds, the anticipated total annual funding available for this program is $60,000.
Maximum funding will be $6,000 per application, except in unusual circumstances, and will be provided for a maximum of one year. The following line items are allowable and must be fully justified in the budget justification: academic year assigned time (course buyout using the call staff rate per course); GA or RA support; undergraduate student support; commodities, contractual services, equipment, travel.
Eligibility
All full-time continuing members of the faculty (research, tenure and non-tenure track) who have obtained the terminal degree appropriate to the profession may apply to the CARI program. Staff members on continuing appointments who have served as a principal investigator or co-investigator on an externally sponsored project or have a research appointment are also eligible for the CARI program.
All applicants, PI and Co-Is, must have met all requirements for previously received internal program awards. This requirement includes re-submission of the proposal for which the CARI funds were received. This requirement applies to all PIs and Co-PIs of the proposal for which the CARI award was received.
A “competitive application” for the purposes of this program is a major, potentially career-enhancing or career-defining full proposal that was submitted to an external funding agency and received high ratings from the funding agency (e.g., primarily “very goods” and “excellents” from NSF-type proposals, or an estimated score of 35 and lower in NIH-type proposals).
CARI support is available for only one re-submission per project; multiple applications for resubmission to the same program that are not distinctly different projects will not be considered. Resubmissions to the CARI program for the same project are not allowed. A written response to the internal review will be considered only when an applicant believes that the review missed important points that would impact the final decision.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, including minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and protected veterans. Applicants with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should contact the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (618) 650-2333.
Timeline/Dates
Application deadline: N/A-as appropriate with external submission cycles and deadlines.
Deadline to submit external proposal: within one year of CARI award date.
Deadline to spend CARI funds: date of proposed external proposal submission.
Program Materials
Review Procedure
The Dean of the Graduate School makes all final decisions regarding this program. The Dean of the Graduate School may refer applications to a faculty committee for reviews and recommendations.
Program Contact
Any questions concerning eligibility for the CARI program may be directed to gradschoolaccounts@siue.edu. Questions concerning funds transfers and financial reports may be directed to gradschoolaccounts@siue.edu.
