Research and Scholarly Awards Committee Funding Mechanisms

Pilot/Feasibility Grant Program

Key points of the RSAC Pilot/Feasibility Grant Program are:

Proposals will be accepted only when a call for proposals has been issued by the Office of Research and Grants.
All Heritage College tenure/tenure track and clinical track faculty who intend to apply for external funding within the next three years are eligible to apply for RSAC Pilot/Feasibility Grants. Eligibility of Research and Instructional faculty are dependent on approval from the Associate Dean for Research.
Proposals must include all components in the order listed in the RSAC Pilot/Feasibility Grant Program Guidelines and Application. Incomplete proposals or those that do not follow the guidelines will be withdrawn from funding consideration.
Applications must be submitted through the online application.

Key points of the RSAC Grant Enhancement Program are:

PI eligibility is limited to the following:
- All Heritage College tenure/tenure track and clinical track faculty who plan to re-submit an already reviewed external grant are eligible to apply for the Grant Enhancement Program. Eligibility of Research and Instructional faculty are dependent on approval from the Associate Dean for Research.
- External grants must have been reviewed by an external funding agency within the last two years to quality for this funding mechanism.
- External grant must have a minimum award of $100,000 to qualify for this funding mechanism.
Proposals must include all components in the order listed in the RSAC Grant Enhancement Program Guidelines and Application. Incomplete proposals or those that do not follow the guidelines will be withdrawn from funding consideration.
Applications must be submitted through the online application.

Full details of PI eligibility and proposal guidelines are found in the details/guidelines linked below.