IGNITE Grant Guidelines
Investing in Growth, Novelty, Innovation, Transformation, and Excellence
2024-2025
The College of Health Sciences and Professions (CHSP) has three internal mechanisms to advance research, innovation, and education through the IGNITE Grants.
The three mechanisms include:
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Clinical/Translation/Population Health Research
- Research Microgrant
| Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | Clinical/Translational/Population Health Research | Research Microgrant |
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| Purpose: To foster innovative and rigorous exploration of pedagogical approaches, techniques, or environments relevant to preparing students to work in healthcare professions. Focus on documentation and analysis of student outcomes. | Purpose: To support innovative and rigorous research with good potential for external funding and / or entrepreneurship in health sciences and professions (e.g., aging, chronic disease, wellness, human performance, substance abuse, rural health, infectious disease, health care delivery, mental health, disabilities). | Purpose: To provide a small amount of money to get a new research idea off the ground. This could be used for pilot studies, feasibility studies, or to gather preliminary data. |
PI Eligibility: Full-time CHSP faculty members with research expectations in workload who have not received funding through the individual pathway for two years. For example, someone may receive a microgrant in one academic year and be eligible for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning grant the following year but would not be eligible for the microgrant. | ||
Funding Level: Up to two (2) grants up to $8,000 each for meritorious proposals. | Funding Level: One grant up to $20,000 | Funding Level: Four grants up to $1,000 |
Award Period: June 1, 2025- May 31, 2026. No extensions. All expenses must be posted by May 31, 2026. | Award Period: June 1, 2025- May 31, 2027. No extensions. All expenses must be posted by May 31, 2027. | Award Period: June 1, 2025- May 31, 2026. No extensions. All expenses must be posted by May 31, 2026. |
Deliverables:
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Review process: All applications will be reviewed by the CHSP Teaching and Learning Committee. | Review process: All applications will be reviewed by the CHSP Research Council. | Review process: All applications will be reviewed by the CHSP Research Council. |
Requirements: Recipients must submit a written final report by November 30 following the grant termination date. The final report is a summary of the project鈥檚 accomplishments | ||
Application: Complete an online application at Due Date: March 3, 2025 | Application: Complete an online application at Due Date: March 3, 2025 | Application: Complete an online application at Due Date: March 3, 2025 |
Application Requirements: Cover Page, Research Plan, Budget, Key Personnel, and Biosketch
| Application Requirements: Cover Page, Research Plan, Budget, Key Personnel, and Biosketch
| Application Requirements: Cover Page, Research Plan, Budget, Key Personnel, and Biosketch
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Other Information:
- All applications will be reviewed and ranked using a standard rubric.
- Applications not funded will receive written feedback and guidance on ways to improve the applications.
- The Teaching and Learning Committee/Research Council will make their recommendations to the CHSP Dean and may make recommendations on budget revisions.
- Faculty can only be PI on one submission.