Submit an IPDR Grant Proposal

IPDR is designed to encourage PSU faculty to establish and/or deepen early research relationships with faculty from MSIs to:

• Pursue new inter-institutional collaborative research.
• Leverage existing, well-established multi-PI collaborations with MSIs to plan for external grant proposals.

• Joint grant proposals for external funding (federal, foundation, industry, etc.)
• Tangible results such as seminars, conference papers, creation of new datasets, publications/peer reviewed publications (or proof of submission), proof of research mentorship (e.g., joint student thesis advising), institutional agreements, student, faculty, or staff training, curriculum development and infusion, etc.

• All tenure line, research or clinical faculty can apply as PI (Principal Investigator) and co-PIs.
• Interdisciplinary Institutes affiliation is strongly encouraged, but not mandatory.
• PI and co-PI(s) can only participate in one proposal

The total amount awarded, and the number of awards will depend upon the number, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. Estimated funding will be up to $30,000/award (18 to 24 months duration). Needs will vary based on type of research, complexity, and stage of the relationship. Please make all efforts to explain current strengths and challenges of your research program that could be leveraged or addressed through this scheme.

Proposal reviews are based upon the following criteria:

1. The overall merit of the proposal, including: (1) the feasibility to achieve the proposed project goals and provide the expected outputs, (2) intellectual merit to advance scientific knowledge, and (3) broader impacts that encompass the potential to benefit society.
2. A credible and clearly articulated strategy for leveraging this seed grant investment into exceptional collaborative scholarship and/or significant external funding.
3. Appropriateness of the budget request for supporting the proposed project
4. For certain tracks, use of central facilities (for joint training and/or research) is especially encouraged, and the budget should detail the facilities to be used and the approximate budget for facility spending (including facility staff time).

Investigators will be expected to provide an intermediary project status update and a brief final report upon completing the project. These efforts allow us to track and report outcomes, and monitor the success of our seed grant program.