UConn & UConn Health
CORE
INCENTIVE
PLAN (CIP)
UConn OVPR announces a new Core Incentive Plan (CIP) internal funding initiative in FY2024 to award seed funding to faculty from UConn Storrs and UConn Health campuses to be allocated for research projects that specifically engage UConn's world-class diverse core facilities. CIP awards will allow faculty to generate data for extramural funding opportunities, test a new technology that has historically been cost-prohibitive, or explore an entirely new field of research without the full financial burden associated with preliminary experiments. The participating core facilities are featured on both the Storrs and Farmington campuses. Each facility features diverse and advanced instrumentation plus talented experts in each respective field to guide CIP awardees to completion of an entirely new research project. Only select facilities that are administratively housed within the Center for Open Research Resources (COR²E) and Health Center Research Advisory Council (HCRAC) will be eligible for the CIP program.
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn & UConn Health
CORE
INCENTIVE
PLAN (CIP)
UConn OVPR announces a new Core Incentive Plan (CIP) internal funding initiative in FY2024 to award seed funding to faculty from both the Storrs and Farmington campuses to be allocated for research projects that specifically engage UConn's world-class diverse Core Facilities. CIP awards will allow faculty to generate preliminary data for extramural funding opportunities, try out a new technology that has historically been cost-prohibitive, or explore an entirely new field of research without the full financial burden associated with preliminary experiments. The participating Core Facilities are featured on both the Storrs and Farmington campuses and each Facility features diverse and advanced instrumentation plus talented experts in each respective field to guide CIP awardees to completion of an entirely new research project. Only facilities that are featured in the Center for Open Research Resources (COR²E) and Health Center Research Advisory Council (HCRAC) will participate in the CIP program.
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research
All CIP proposals are intended to be assembled in consultation with Facility Directors from the appropriate core facility in order to adhere to project feasibility, timeline for completion, and budgetary requirements in place for any awarded research project.
CIP proposals will be accepted from both campuses beginning July 1, 2023 through August 31, 2023. Proposal review will commence once the submission deadline passes. Award notifications will be sent soon thereafter to allow tentative project start dates in Fall 2023. All CIP awards are intended to begin and complete within a 6 month period.
Although selected core facilities from both COR²E and HCRAC are eligible for CIP award funds, each campus has specific CIP proposal requirements and award maximums.
Campus-specific CIP Rules & Proposal Submission Guidelines
Unique campus-specific rules are in place in regards to maximum award amounts, proposal submission procedures, and the facilities that are represented. Cross-campus faculty CIP proposals are encouraged to provide faculty access to all available core facilities as needed. Faculty applicants will be limited to a maximum of one CIP award per participating core facility, but there is no limit to the number of core facilities that faculty may apply to, so long as they fully meet the submission criteria tied to that facility.
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