Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

Please distribute this information to your faculty to determine if they have an interest in submitting a proposal to this program.

WHAT:  Limited Submission Proposal for the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

WHO:  Texas A&M University junior faculty, including TAES, TEES and TTI personnel.

WHY:  ORAU awards $5,000 for a one year period.

WHEN:  Internal proposal deadline of December 7, 2007.

HOW:  Faculty should submit internal proposal to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee. 
 

THE FINE PRINT:

Details available below and online at http://osp.tamu.edu/limited-submission-proposals

The funding agency below has limited the number of preliminary proposals to two per institution. If the number of faculty wishing to submit a proposal exceeds the number allowed by the agency, we will conduct an internal selection process. Below are due dates for the program, including the due date of the internal proposal for review by the internal selection committee, the date for announcement of the internal selection and the due date for submission to the agency.                                                     

AGENCY:  Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)

AGENCY PROGRAM TITLE:  Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:  The ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancements Awards Program is designed for junior faculty to enrich their research and professional growth.

The research project outlined in the proposal must be in one of the following five disciplines:  engineering and applied science; life sciences; mathematics/computer sciences; physical sciences; and policy, management or education.

ORAU encourages applicants to develop research collaborations with government, private-sector and other academic researchers. Also, ORAU encourages interactions with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). 

More information can be found at:  http://www.orau.org/consortium/programs/powe/powe-awards.htm       

AGENCIES ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT:  The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancements Awards Program is open to ORAU member institutions, of which Texas A&M University is a member.  Eligible faculty must be full-time assistant professors within two years of their initial tenure track appointment (2-1-2006 through 2-1-2008).

AWARD INFORMATION:  ORAU awards $5,000 for a one year period.

ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS:  ORAU does not allow overhead charges or indirect costs on the award from ORAU or the university match.

COST SHARING: ORAU requires the institution to match the award with at least an additional $5,000.     

Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines

December 6, 2007: Deadline for an email of intent, including the names of the PI and co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project.  Send email of intent to osppc@tamu.edu   

December 7, 2007: Deadline to obtain signatures of approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Office of Sponsored Projects for review by the internal selection committee.  The internal proposal should include:

An executive summary, up to two pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the ORAU program announcement;
Summary budget;
A nomination letter from your chair or dean.

The form for completing the internal proposal is here.

This completed form should be submitted electronically to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.

Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program at http://www.orau.org/consortium/programs/powe/powe-awards.htm

Selection of a proposal will be based on ORAU guidelines.  Meeting the needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account. 

During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments.  They may also request additional information from PIs.

December 14, 2007: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.

February 1, 2008:  Deadline for the full proposal.