Go directly to the Application Forms. Please note that program guidelines and general, as well as specific, application instructions may have changed since you last looked at them.

Fill out cover sheet (application):  Fill out the appropriate forms (see Application Forms).

Write body of proposal:  Write a brief (not more than 2-3 pages) description of the project.  In the case of larger grants (Sabbatical supplements, Dickinson Summer Scholar Award, and Student-faculty research) a longer description of up to 5 pages is justifiable and desired by R&D to get a full sense of the project. This description should include:

nature of the problem or opportunity and goals for the project

project plan: methodology, research design, strategy

schedule of the project

anticipated outcome of the project and how it is to be evaluated

Prepare budget:  Prepare a one-page budget for the project using the budget worksheet printed on the reverse of the application.

Additional Required Approvals:

• IACUC. Any proposal involving research using vertebrate animals, must also be submitted to the Dickinson Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). See (IACUC) Guidelines.
• IRB. Any proposals involving research using human subjects must also be submitted to the Dickinson College Institutional Review Board as indicated in the IRB Guidelines.
• IBC. Any proposal involving research requiring the use of recombinant DNA technology and infectious agents must also be submitted to the Dickinson College Institutional Biosafety Committee. See IBC website.

Curriculum Vitae. You are also required to submit a 4-page (maximum) single-spaced C.V. (For travel to a conference a C.V. is not required)

Submit before deadline:  Submit these materials to R&D through Associate Provost Christina Van Buskirk before the appropriate deadline.  (Forms and Proposal as E-Mail attachments to the R&D Committee. Enter "R&D PROPOSAL" in subject line; attach only MSW format documents, please! Send to randd@dickinson.edu).