Multi-College Interdisciplinary Research Program will award up to $75,000 for teams of faculty from three or more 51���� colleges

The new Multi-College Interdisciplinary Research Program (MIRP) at 51���� will award funding up to $75,000 to seed collaborative research activity among faculty teams across campus.

Overseen by 51����’s Office of Research, this broad-based initiative seeks to provide support for faculty members from at least three different colleges within the University who are preparing a proposal for an externally funded interdisciplinary grant.

“We are very pleased to offer this new funding opportunity to encourage and support meaningful cross-disciplinary faculty collaboration,” said 51���� Vice President for Research Jerzy Sawicki, Ph.D. “The Multi-College Interdisciplinary Research Program represents one component of 51����’s innovation strategy, which is being developed to stimulate innovation and discovery in interdisciplinary research and education throughout the University.”

Successful MIRP applicants will be awarded an initial $25,000 to facilitate work on their external grant proposal. Following the submission of the proposal for external funding, the team will receive an additional $25,000 to continue research activities while the external proposal is under review. Based on the quality of the reviews from the external proposal, the team may receive an additional $25,000 –either to support the continuation of the team’s interdisciplinary research (if the external proposal is funded) or to facilitate a competitive resubmission of their application for external funding.

MIRP proposals are now being accepted on a rolling basis. The Office of Research will coordinate the continuous review of proposals until September 30, 2015, or until available funds have been committed – whichever occurs first.

For more information, including eligibility requirements and proposal guidelines, please review the MIRP request for proposals online at .