Overview of the Louisiana Board of Regents Support Fund
Traditional Enhancement The emphasis in the Enhancement Program has been placed on improving the infrastructure of department and units within colleges and universities, primarily through acquisition of research and instructional equipment. Any type of infrastructure improvement project is allowed, however, as long as the proposed project significantly improves the quality of instruction for students and/or enhances the department's research area. Priority is accorded to proposals where there is potential for regional and/or national eminence, commensurate with the submitting institution's degree offerings. The Board dedicates approximately 50% of the Support Fund appropriation to this program component. This year's RFP can be retrieved here. Eligible Traditional Enhancement Disciplines in FY 2004/2005
Education Enhancement - Eligible Every Year To provide support needed to develop high quality, content-focused educational programs, the Board of Regents has demonstrated significant commitment to reform of undergraduate education and teacher preparation by allowing Education Enhancement proposals to be eligible for funding each year from FY 2001-02 through FY 2005-06.
In 1987 when the Support Fund became operational, as a result of its prior participation in the National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), the Board was aware that Louisiana scientists and engineers ranked 42nd on a per capita basis in competing for federal research dollars. The Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS) was designed to improve the competitiveness of Louisiana scientists and engineers for non-state support for basic research and is modeled after the NSF EPSCoR program. Only the sciences and engineering, as defined by NSF, are eligible for funding under the RCS. Generally this program is targeted at early career tenure-track faculty who are building their research programs and who have not yet been successful in receiving federally-competitive funding. All the necessary documents for this subprogram can be retrieved here. Eligible Research Competitiveness Disciplines in FY 2004/2005
The Industrial Ties Research Subprogram (ITRS) is designed to promote new linkages between Louisiana universities in areas of research where strong potential exists for more immediate economic returns. Cost sharing on the part of participating Louisiana industries is a requirement for receiving Support Fund money under the ITRS. If you plan to apply for the ITRS component, please consult with Dennis Herringshaw of the Office of Technology Transfer regarding your projects vis a' vis economic development and potential technology transfer issues. All the necessary documents for this subprogram can be retrieved here. All Disciplines are Eligible for the Industrial Ties Program Every Year
The Support Fund Graduate Fellows Program is designed to enhance Louisiana's ability to retain and attract top quality students by offering financially and academically attractive stipends or fellowships to graduate students. The emphasis in the Graduate Fellows Program is on doctoral programs, although master's programs critical to the state's economic development are also eligible. The goals of the Graduate Fellows component are to elevate higher levels of performance in departments or units which have attained regional, national, or international standards of eminence; and/or promoted economic development within the state. All the necessary documents for this subprogram can be retrieved here. Eligible Superior Graduate Fellows Disciplines in FY 2004/2005
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Questions? UNO faculty should direct questions on these programs to Rebecca Drake.
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