Announcing the new Advance Program

The Sponsored Programs Office is pleased to announce the new Advance Program. The Advance award will support proposal development through dedicated summer time, academic year release time, travel and/or supplies that will directly impact the development and submission of a competitive external grant proposal.

Requested support can be in the form of summer stipend, summer graduate assistantship, supplemental assigned time, and/or supplies, expenses, equipment, and travel (SEET), up to $15,000.

Upcoming 2013 deadlines for Advance applications are:

• January 15, 2013
• March 15, 2013*
• May 15, 2013

*Requests for summer pay must be made no later than the March 15 deadline.

Eligibility for the Advance program, application requirements, program stipulations, and the review process is available on the SPO website. For questions regarding the Advance Program, please contact the Program Manager.