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Opportunities Through the Board of Regents
Support Fund (BoRSF) Programs

• Zenovia Simmons, RD Program Manager
• Carrie Robison, Special Programs Manager (ATLAS
  GF)
• Noreen Lackett Bryan Jones, Enhancement Program
  Managers
• http//web.laregents.org
• 225-342-4253

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Background of BoR support fund

• Mid-1980s
• Offshore oil dispute won by LA - 550 M
• Article VII, section 10.1 established two trust
  funds 8(g) for K-12, BoRSF for higher ed.
• 25 interest earned 25 recurring revenues
  returned to Trust Fund until 2 B
• BoRSF expended to enhance states economic
  development

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Four programs to enhance economic development in
LA

• Carefully defined research efforts of public
  private universities
• Endowment of chairs for eminent scholars
• Enhancement of academic, agricultural research
  departments, units at colleges/universities
• Recruitment of superior graduate students

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Where to find information on BoRSF programs

• http//web.laregents.org
• 225.342.4253, as for sponsored programs section
• Email firstname.lastname_at_la.gov
• Read previously gathered information for 4
  programs and 13 subprograms (click Downloads,
  Consultant Reports, select correct year)
• Ask for copy of successful proposal all in
  public record

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BoRSF program opportunities

• Enhancement program Bryan Jones Noreen
  Lackett
• TR, UG, 2 YR subprograms
• RD program Zenovia Simmons
• RCS, ITRS, ATLAS subprograms
• Graduate Fellows program Carrie Robison
• GF and GFT subprograms
• Endowments - John Wallin
• Chairs fellowships

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4 ENH subprograms haveexisted since 1986-87

• Traditional Enhancement open to all
• campuses in LA, public private
• Undergraduate ENH open to all except large
  research universities (began in early 1990s)
• Two-Yr. Institution ENH open to community
  colleges in collaboration with LTC and 4 yr.
  campuses (began in 2002-03)
• Endowed Professorships only non- competitive
  subprogram in BoR Support Fund

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TR and UG ENH programs --trends

• Usually larger awardsavg. in 2008-09
• TR 84,962 (fewer proposals funded)
• UG 41,025 (success rate higher for getting
  some )
• More competition in TR (more campuses involved)
• Discipline-based proposals same rotation cycle
  every three years
• Reviewers look like campuses that submit in
  each program

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ENH program eligibility

• Any faculty or staff member affiliated with any
  public or private higher education institution in
  State
• Any campus or campus entity
• PI can submit more than one proposal
• No Notice of Intent to submit a proposal required

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ENH disciplines eligible, FY 2009-10

• Arts
• Agricultural Sciences
• Earth/Environmental Sciences
• Engineering A (see taxonomy of subdisciplines in
  RFP)
• Health and Medical Sciences
• Multidisciplinary (at least one eligible
  discipline must be selected) popular category
  for PIs unsure where they fit

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BoRSF monetary distribution, FY 2009-10

• TR ENH - 5 6 M (of that, 950,000 allocated to
  Multidisclinary proposals)
• UG ENH - 1,620,000
• 2 YR. ENH - 1,080,000
• Endowed Professorships - 2,680,000
• Prior years commitments - 5 M
• Total ENH anticipated 16.3 M
• Overall BoRSF dollars anticipated 30-32 M

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Developing your proposal - 1

• What do you need? What are possible sources of
  funding (scan RFPs for programs purpose)
• Brainstorm with others, especially colleagues
  campus grants officers
• Study the RFP from most likely funding source(s)
  federal, state, local, regional
• Outline ideas ... develop them into cohesive plan
  that fits the specific RFP (aka, the proposal)
• Decide under which ENH discipline(s) to submit
  harder than it looks on the surface.

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Developing your proposal - 2

• Write ideas, related goals and objectives (make
  performance objectives quantifiable)
• Identify program requirements (including cost
  sharing and other budgetary matters)
• Identify campus and BoR deadlines, put on
  calendar, adhere to them
• Identify collaborators/partners

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Developing your proposal - 3

• Contact the program manager (name and contact
  info in RFP)
• Develop the proposal fully develop the budget .
  . . dont inflate . . . align budget with
  goals/objectives
• Proofread proposal ... edit, edit, etc.
• Submit the proposal by deadline (Oct. 26th)

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ENH proposal peer review process

• BoR receives ENH proposal electronically and 7
  hard copies
• In the fall, 1 team formed for each TR discipline
• 1 person from each discipline for UG team
• Chairs of teams review Multidisciplinary
  proposals in their discipline
• Every proposal read by at least 2 or 3
  out-of-state experts
• Teams evaluate all proposals at home and in BR -
  winter spring
• Consensus reports of teams recommend funding to
  BoR in April schools notified via BoR website
• All BoR Support Fund program reviewers are
  solicited from outside Louisiana to ensure
  fairness

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ENH overview, FY 2006-07

• TR - 160 submitted, 88 funded, 6.4 M awarded,
  55 success rate
• UG 48 submitted, 33 funded, 1.62 M awarded,
  68 success rate
• 2 YR. 42 submitted, 22 funded, 1.08 M awarded,
  52 success rate
• Overall proposal success rate 58

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ENH overview by discipline, 2006-07
DISCIPLINE DISCIPLINE PROPOSALS PROPOSALS   BoRSF BoRSF
submitted awarded   requested awarded
Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Sciences 22 14   2,000,000 890,000
The Arts 23 11   2,400,000 982,000
Earth/Environmental Sciences Earth/Environmental Sciences 20 11   200,000 852,600
Engineering A Engineering A 49 19   5,600,000 2,182,000
Health Medical sciences Health Medical sciences 32 24   3,800,000 1,458,000
Multidisciplinary Multidisciplinary 14 9 1,600,000 950,000
160 88   15,600,000 6,424,600
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Winning ENH proposals

• PI writes proposal so that any reader understand
  its purpose
• PI doesnt use jargon
• PI develops budget, timeline, activities other
  plans carefully convinces reviewers that the
  project has a good chance of success
• PI follows RFP to the letter gets help/advice
  from campus grants officer and/or BoR program
  manager
• last day is Oct. 1 to ask questions of BoR staff
• cumulative QA published on website soon after
  Oct. 1

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Winning ENH proposals

• Have a clearly defined purpose and measurable
  objectives that align with budget
• Study the rating form(s) reviewers use to
  rate/rank proposals (in back of RFP)
• Write persuasively . . . Sell your ideas sell
  yourself/colleagues as having expertise to carry
  out your ideas

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Winning ENH proposals

• PI plans to evaluate goals (formative
  summative)
• How to accomplish objectives?
• What impact will this project and your work on it
  have on department, unit, institution?
• After project ends, PI plans to disseminate
  results of investment
• Publish in peer reviewed journals
• Present at conferences/meetings

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Winning ENH proposals

• Make proposal look professional reread it,
  proofreader, check grammar, check spelling, etc.
• Make copies of PDF of entire proposal on LOGAN
• Get one copy signed by campus officials
• Submit proposal to grants office their staff
  submits proposal to BoR by program deadline
• Monday, 5 p.m. on Oct. 26th - 1 original
  electronic plus 7 hard copies of which one is
  signed by primary PI, dean, authorized campus
  official)

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Key elements of successful ENH proposals

• Convince reviewers that
• You really need the enhancement it is not just a
  wish list
• You colleagues have expertise to successfully
  conduct the project
• How will what you propose will make a
  difference/positively impact students faculty
• evaluation cycle- develop methods for determining
  the degree of success of the project (goals
  objectives) have been developed-

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RD program opportunities

• Three subprograms
• The Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS)
• The Industrial Ties Research Subprogram (ITRS)
• Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars
  Subprogram (Bryan)

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RCS subprogram goals/objectives

• Primary objective - to solicit research proposals
  that are designed to build and strengthen the
  research knowledge and competitiveness of
  Louisiana universities.
• Stimulus program directed only toward those
  researchers on the verge of becoming competitive
  in the federal RD marketplace, and clearly have
  a strong potential for enhancing their
  competitive status within a limited time span.

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RCS proposals must include

• Basic research that seeks to generate new
  knowledge and test hypotheses (purely descriptive
  or data gathering proposals will not be
  recommended for funding).
• An assessment of the barriers faced by the
  investigator in his/her efforts to become
  nationally competitive for federal RD dollars.
• A plan to overcome those barriers and attain
  national competitiveness for federal RD funds by
  the expected termination date of the proposed RCS
  project.

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Eligibility considerations and requirements
eligible faculty

• Only those faculty affiliated with an eligible
  Louisiana institution of higher education may act
  as the principal or co-principal investigator.
• An eligible faculty member may serve as a
  principal or co-principal investigator on no more
  than one RCS and/or two ITRS grants at any one
  time.
• Individuals who are not employed by an eligible
  institution (e.g., out-of-state scholars,
  scientists, engineers, or employees of industry)
  may serve as consultants on applications.
• Non-tenured faculty are eligible to apply, but
  all things being equal, tenured faculty will be
  given priority.

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RCS discipline rotation

• GROUP I - Eligible Every Year
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Biological Sciences
• Earth/Environmental Sciences
• GROUP II - Eligible in Award Year 2010-11
  2011-12
• Physics/Astronomy
• Mathematics
• Agricultural Sciences
• Engineering A (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, etc.
• Social Sciences
• GROUP III- Eligible 2008-09 2009-10 2012-13
  2013-14
• Chemistry
• Health and Medical Sciences
• Engineering B (Industrial, Materials,
  Mechanical, etc.)

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RD peer review process

• PHASE I
• Mail Reviews (2) scholars
• PHASE II
• Subject Area Reviewers
• 2-4 Panel Members
• PHASE III
• Final Panel Members convene in Baton Rouge
  during March
• 3 panel members
• Provide a ranking of those proposals highly
  recommended for funding

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RCS monetary time limitations

• Although RCS applicants may request up to a total
  of 200,000 over a 3-year period, for FY 2008-09,
  first-year awards ranged from 22,290 to 70,119.
• No RCS project may request more than three years
  of support.

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Key elements of successful RCS proposals

• The applicants must fit the profile.
• The proposal must have a basic (fundamental)
  research component -- purely descriptive or data
  gathering efforts will not be funded.
• The proposed research must meet national
  standards of excellence in terms of scientific
  and technical merit.
• The proposal must be submitted in an area or
  discipline in which federal R D funds are
  anticipated to be available.
• The proposal must realistically assess any
  barriers to the applicants attainment of
  national competitiveness.
• The proposal must contain a plan for overcoming
  barriers stated in the proposal. In other words,
  If you fund me now, this is how (and why) BORSF
  funding will help me bring federal R D money to
  Louisiana by the close of my project.

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RCS proposals submitted funded FY 2008-09
Success Rate 16
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GOALS of the ITRS

• Fund research with significant near-term
  potential for the development and diversification
  of Louisianas economic base
• Establish or enhance a Louisiana business or
  industry that will attract significant revenue to
  the State

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ITRS proposals should include

• Significant private-sector (or federal) funding
  of the proposed research or, at a minimum, a plan
  showing how the proposed research will generate
  significant private-sector or federal funding in
  the near future.
• Plan to show how proposed research could lead to
  near-term establishment or enhancement of an
  existing Louisiana business or industry, and
  attract significant revenues to the State.

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ITRS proposals

• Are required to have an up front matching
  commitment from the private/federal sector, at
  least for the first year. A plan to secure
  subsequent year matching commitments must be
  addressed in the budget section.
• For proposals that require equipment to complete
  the goals of the grant, applicants must provide a
  cash match equal to or greater than 25 of the
  cost of the requested equipment. The cash match
  may come from institutional or industrial
  sources.

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ITRS target areas

• Proposals are accepted only from the areas
  identified by the BoR Industrial Targets Advisory
  Committee as follows
• Medical and Biomedical
• Micromanufacturing
• Data and Telecommunications
• Environmental Technologies
• Food Technologies
• Materials
• Existing Principal Industries such Petrochemicals
  and Agribusinesses
• Louisiana Culture and History

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ITRS disciplines

• Agriculture, aquaculture, animal science
• Biotechnology healthcare
• Chemical, materials, petroleum engineering
• Computer information sciences
• Materials mechanical engineering
• Environmental sciences technology/urban
  development

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ITRS monetary time limitations

• Although applicants may request up to a total of
  350,000 over a three-year period, for FY2008-09
  first-year awards ranged from 35,000 to 93,000.
• The total request for the first year may not
  exceed 150,000, and the total request for each
  successive year may not exceed 100,000.
• No ITRS project may request more than three years
  of support.

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ITRS eligible faculty

• All faculty at Louisiana institutions of higher
  education, including senior researchers, having
  research ideas that might promote significant
  near-term economic development, are eligible to
  apply for ITRS funding.

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Key elements of successful ITRS proposals

• Top-quality scientific and technical merit, with
  a viable research component
• Evidence of significant private sector support,
  preferably from a Louisiana company--failing
  that, a plan demonstrating that the proposed
  research will generate such support in the near
  future
• A convincing argument that the proposed research
  will lead to the near-term establishment or
  enhancement of a Louisiana business or industry,
  and thereby result in significant revenues for
  the State

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RD ITRS proposals submitted funded, 2008-09
Success Rate 23
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Disallowed budgetary items

• The scope of the RD program does not permit
• Purchase of office furniture or routine office
  equipment
• Construction of facilities
• Maintenance of equipment
• Routine renovations, expansions, or upgrading,
  etc.
• Shortfalls or deficits in budgets, scholarships,
  or tuition, augmentation of salaries of
  individuals regularly assigned duties, etc.

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RD review process

• Request for Proposals is issued in August
• Notices of Intent due - September 11.
• Full proposals submitted - ITRS on October 31
  RCS on November 7.
• Mail Reviews from experts with knowledge in the
  specific field of application (2 per proposal)
  assess scientific and technical merit. RCS only.
• Subject-area panels (2 to 4 experts) formed to
  prioritize all proposals in a given subject
  area--each panelist individually evaluates
  proposals and subject-area rank order is
  developed via conference calls.
• Final Review Panel (3 members) of out-of-state
  experts formed.
• Panel convenes in Baton Rouge to develop a final
  rank order of merit for proposals.
• A written report containing the rankings
  funding stipulations is forwarded to the
  Sponsored Programs Committee and the full BoR,
  which makes final award decisions in April.

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Availability of funds

• RCS
• First-year money available for
• FY 2009-10 1.35 M
• ITRS
• First-year money available for
• FY 2009-10 585,000

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RD program opportunities

• AWARDS TO LOUISIANAARTISTS AND SCHOLARS
  SUBPROGRAM
• (ATLAS)

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ATLAS goals

• Provide support for major scholarly and artistic
  productions with potential to have a broad impact
  on a regional and/or national level
• Enable publication and/or presentation of
  supported work within a limited period of time
• Strengthen the artistic, research and educational
  bases of Louisiana institutions

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ATLAS eligibility available funds

• Eligible Applicants
• Any Louisiana faculty member completing a project
  in arts, humanities or social sciences
  eligibility is determined by the projects
  subject matter, not the departmental affiliation
  of the applicant
• Eligible Activities
• Activities related to the completion of an
  important artistic or scholarly work with
  emphasis on the completion of substantive works
• Examples Major fine arts exhibitions,
  significant works of
• fiction, poetry, film, drama,
  and scholarly monographs
• Only projects involving the production of
  original works. Editions, projects, recordings of
  existing music, theatrical productions, etc., are
  eligible only when significant new creative
  and/or academic engagement is demonstrated
• Available Funds Approximately 450,000 for FY
  2009-10

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ATLAS time limitations budget

• Maximum of one (1) year of support
• 50,000 maximum from ATLAS
• ATLAS funds can be used for salary support (up to
  50 of an academic year plus one summer), student
  assistance (graduate and undergraduate),
  supplies, publishing costs, research travel, and
  consultants
• Disallowed charges include indirect costs,
  purchase of office furniture or routine
  equipment, construction, ongoing operating costs,
  etc.
• Cost sharing The applicants institution is
  required to match 11 any salary support
  (including summer) requested from ATLAS

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ATLAS Proposals

• Ingredients
• Brief (maximum 5 pages) narrative account of
  career, context for the project, and work plan
• List of publications and/or productions
• Prospectus and substantial sample from the
  work-in-progress
• Proposals should clearly demonstrate
• The scholarly and/or artistic merit of the
  proposed work
• The necessity, importance, originality, and
  potential academic/ artistic impact of the
  proposed work
• The current stage of the work and a detailed
  timetable for completion

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ATLAS evaluation criteria

• Four criteria, not weighted
• (see RFP Appendix C)
• Intellectual/artistic significance of the project
• Quality of the applicants previous work or
  promise of quality based on preparations for the
  current project
• Quality of the conception, definition,
  organization, and description of the project
• Feasibility of the proposed plan of work and
  likelihood that the applicant will complete the
  project

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ATLAS review process

• October 8, 2009 Notices of Intent due
  (mandatory)
• November 23, 2009 Full proposals due
• December 2009 March 2010 Review of proposals
  by out-of-state experts
• Subject-area panels assess and prioritize all
  proposals in the broad eligible disciplines
  (Arts, Humanities Social Sciences). Proposals
  are ranked and the top projects recommended for
  further consideration by the final panel
  
• Final review panel assesses all proposals
  forwarded by the subject-area panels, rates and
  ranks them, and makes final funding
  recommendations
• April 2010 Final decisions by the Board
  regarding funding of recommended projects

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Summary of 2008-09 ATLAS competition

• SUBMISSIONS 41
• Humanities 25
• Arts 9
• Social Sciences 7
• TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED 1,846,843
• FUNDED PROJECTS 14
• Humanities 8
• Arts 3
• Social Sciences 3
• TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED 631,559
• ATLAS budget allocation in 2008-09 was
  450,000, which allowed funding of 10 proposals.
  One-time surplus funds in RD funded 4 additional
  projects.

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More BoR opportunities

• GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMS

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Three GF subprograms

• Traditional Graduate Fellows (GF)
• Masters- and doctoral-level students are
  eligible
• Two- academic masters, three- professional
  masters, and four - doctoral fellowships can be
  awarded and funded over 4 years
• Graduate Fellowships for Teachers (GFT)
• Masters-level students get awards for one full
  year one additional summer of support
• GFT is available to programs that recruit
  in-service math and science teachers at the
  secondary level below
• BoR/SREB Graduate Fellowships to Promote
  Diversity

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GF/GFT eligible disciplines - 1

• Traditional GF
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Computer/Information Sciences
• Earth/Environmental Sciences
• Engineering A and B
• Health/Medical Sciences
• Physics/Astronomy
• GFT Only Science Education Mathematics
  Education are eligible

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GF/GFT Eligible Disciplines - 2

• Rotating Eligibility (alternating years)
• 2009-10 Disciplines
• Arts
• Humanities
• Social Sciences
• 2010-11 Disciplines
• Agriculture
• Business
• Education
• Mathematics

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GF/GFT submission restrictions available funds

• TRADITIONAL Most universities may submit one
  proposal in each eligible discipline. The Health
  Sciences Centers may submit up to three in the
  Health and Medical discipline only
• GFT Each university may submit one proposal in
  the GFT program in each of the eligible
  disciplines (mathematics and science education)
• Funds available for FY 2009-10 900,000 (80 for
  Traditional, 20 for GFT)

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GF/GFT proposals

• Data tables
• Six-year profile of admissions
• Six-year profile of student population
• Graduate faculty profile
• Proposal narrative (20 pgs. maximum)
• Program overview, history future direction
• Work plan
• Justification of stipend request
• Proposed budget
• BoRSF stipend level
• Institutional matching commitment required
  tuition payment and any additional (optional)
  match

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GF/GFT evaluation criteria

• Four major weighted categories (RFP Appendix B)
• Quality considerations (40 pts.)
• Potential to elevate submitting departments
  performance
• Fellowship recipients potential academic ability
• Economic development considerations (20 pts.)
• Potential to elevate the departments promotion
  of economic development
• Potential for students activities to advance
  economic development
• Feasibility considerations (30 pts.)
• Graduate programs past success
• Its recruitment strategy and student selection
  processes (student admission)
• Its standards in tracking and measuring progress
  (student retention)
• Plans for recruitment of underrepresented
  minority students
• Budgetary considerations (10 pts.)
• Adequacy of stipends to support students
• Appropriate institutional cost-sharing commitment

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Suggestions - GF/GFT proposals

• Submit complete, accurate and verified data
  (present data in tables, as tables quantify
  success and provide a measure against which
  narrative claims may be assessed)
• Put forth detailed, effective plans for student
  recruitment and retention
• Define the predicted impact of BoR fellowship
  support on the graduate program as a whole
• Present realistic, well-justified requests for
  fellowship slots and stipend amounts that are
• Competitive or aligned with those in the national
  marketplace
• Reasonably proportionate to programs total
  program enrollment and to the potential U.S.
  student enrollment

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GF/GFT funding process

• No notice of intent required
• Proposals due November 14, 2009
• Single panel review January-March 2010
• Awards announced April 2010
• Mandatory one-year recruitment period follows the
  announcement of the award (no contracts written)
• Contracts executed May-June of the year
  following the award announcement
• Projects begin August 1 of the year following
  the award announcement (e.g., August 1, 2011 for
  awards approved in spring 2010)

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GF/GFT program statistics, 08-09

• 900,000 available (80 in GF, 20 in GFT)
• 31 GF proposals submitted 21 awards were made
  (68 success rate)
• 31 TR GF fellowships 101 requested (31 success
  rate)
• Academic masters 17,000 per student per year
  stipend
• Doctoral 24,000 - 30,000 per student per year
  stipend
• 2 GFT proposals 2 awards (100 success rate)
• 4 GFT fellowships allotted 9 were requested (44
  success rate)
• One-Year masters 18,000 - 31,000 per student

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BoR/SREB graduate fellowships to promote
diversity subprogram

• Goal
• To increase recruitment and retention of
  underrepresented minority students in doctoral
  programs at Louisiana universities, to promote
  greater diversity in the student population
• Initiated in 2006-07, BoR/SREB is a partnership
  between the BoR and the Southern Regional
  Education Board (SREB)

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BoR/SREB eligible applicants projects

• All public and private institutions offering
  doctoral degrees are eligible
• Proposals must be submitted through the
  submitting universitys Graduate School or
  governing unit for graduate education. Individual
  departments/units may not submit
• Each institution may submit a maximum of 1
  proposal
• All disciplines are eligible, though preference
  is given to projects targeting science,
  technology, engineering and mathematics
• Fellowships for academic doctoral degrees only
  professional degrees (Ed.D., M.D., D.D.S., J.D.,
  and D.V.M.) not eligible
• Student eligibility
• Racial/ethnic minority students as defined in the
  proposal
• Admissions standards and academic criteria for
  selection set by the institution entering
  students only may be appointed

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BoR/SREB proposals

• Ingredients
• Data table
• Profile of Graduate Recruitment, Admission,
  Retention and Support
• Proposal narrative (10 pgs. maximum)
• Institutional history of minority student
  enrollment, retention, and completion of degrees
• University-wide efforts to recruit minority
  students
• Plans for recruitment and distribution of
  fellowships among departments
• Proposed academic qualifications for fellowship
  recipients
• Plans for monitoring progress to ensure retention
  and success
• Qualifications of key personnel
• Budget

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BoR/SREB evaluation criteria

• Three weighted categories (see RFP, Appendix A)
• Recruitment history and plans (45 pts.)
• Retention history and plans (45 pts.)
• Institutional matching (10 pts.)

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BoR/SREB budget considerations

• BoRSF Funds
• Unlike GF/GFT, the BoR/SREB has single fixed
  level for student support
• 10 fellowship slots per year are available
  statewide
• Fellowship support 20,000 per year for four
  years
• Membership in SREBs Doctoral Scholars Program,
  including its annual Institute on Teaching and
  Mentoring 5,000 per year for three years
• No other charges are permissible
• Institutional Match
• Mandatory tuition payment/remission for four
  years
• Given the relatively low stipend level
  (particularly for STEM disciplines),
  institutional supplements are strongly encouraged

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BoR/SREB funding process

• No Notice of Intent required
• Proposals due November 14, 2009
• Single panel review January-March 2010
• Awards announced April 2010
• Contracts executed May-June 2010
• Projects begin August 1, 2010

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BoR/SREB program statistics, 08-09

• 250,000 available
• 6 proposals 3 awards (50 success rate)
• 10 fellowships 32 requested (31 success rate)
• 1 proposal disqualified

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How can we help you?

• Provide advice on suitability of your ideas,
  including other programs other sources of
  funding for ideas
• Conduct grants workshops on your campus or at
  regional locations
• Give insights from working closely with
  out-of-state review teams
• Provide copies of previously successful proposals
  that are similar to your interests and needs
• Online (PDF of electronic copy of proposal)
• hard copy if older than last year

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How can we help you?

• Online QA posted for all Support Fund programs
  after Oct. 1
• Provide individual assistance in proposal and
  budget preparation, development submission
• Help use Louisiana Online Grants Administration
  Network (LOGAN) at http//web.laregents.org/ for
  electronic proposal submission info (ENH Grad.
  Fellows only)

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THANK YOU!