1. DILLARD UNIVERSITY
CENTER FOR TEACHING, LEARNING, AND ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INCENTIVE
(For Tenure Track and Tenured Faculty)
MINI-GRANT PROGRAM
Call for Proposals Due April 15th
Dr. Bernard Singleton and Dr. Dorothy Smith, Co-Coordinators
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Faculty Research Incentive Grants Program is to provide
seed funding for primarily tenure track faculty members to conduct original
research or artistic creation disseminated through publication(s), exhibitions, and
performances. The intention of the program is to encourage faculty members to
use this seed funding as leverage to establish or expand a sustainable research
agenda. The faculty in the area of the Humanities and Social Sciences is
especially encouraged to apply as acknowledged in the Mellon Foundation Grant
Proposal. This is a competitive process.
GUIDELINES
1. Qualifications: The competition is now open to full-time tenure- track
and tenured faculty members who will remain on the faculty during the
upcoming academic year. Tenure-track faculty will be given priority.
Proposals may be submitted by a single faculty member or by teams of
faculty members. Proposals may have Fall start dates or Spring start
dates. Priority will be given to faculty who did not receive a Presidential
Research or Incentive Mini-Grant. Faculty who did not successfully
complete the Presidential Research Mini Grant will not qualify. Faculty
already awarded a Mini-Grant this Academic Year will not qualify.
2. Amount. Investigators may request up to $5,000.00.
3. Expenditures. Allowable expenditures include, but are not limited to:
stipend, travel, equipment, supplies, software, and books.

2. 4. Deliverable. It is expected that the deliverable of this project will be a
paper submitted for publication in a refereed journal or some other final
creative product that is peer reviewed, e.g. exhibitions, artistic show…
FORMAT
1. Proposals shall not exceed seven pages total in length single space. The
cover sheet shall not exceed one page, the abstract should not exceed
250 words, the narrative shall be no longer than five pages, and the
budget shall not exceed one page. The proposal should be typed in word
format and in 12 point font size and Times New Roman. The margins
should be 1” around and text is justified right and left.
2. All proposals should include a cover sheet with the title of the project, the names,
academic ranks, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of all investigators. If
it is a collaborative proposal only one principal investigator (PI) should be
specified. This person will receive all official correspondence. The cover sheet
must also state whether the starting date of the project is at the beginning of the
Fall or the beginning of the Spring. (Form attached )
3. All proposals must include a detailed line-by-line item budget with justification
on a separate page. (Form attached)
4. Any deviations from the required format will result in disqualification.
5. Abstract of Project-Include an overview of the conduct of project (250 words
maximum). The Abstract should be a stand along document which should specify
the propose/hypothesis of project, merit, methodology and the importance of the
outcomes, and how it will be sustained beyond the funding period. All elements
of the abstract should be descriptive and clear. The title of the project should be
stated on the abstract.
6. The project narrative should include subheadings describing the intellectual
merit of the project- stated purpose and significance of the research/project,
hypothesis/research question/statement of creative vision, methodology,
explanation on how the research/project will impact/benefit the
community(broader impact) and the faculty and student development,
explanation of how the project will be sustained beyond the initial funding to
include potential other funding sources (e.g. BOR, NSF), how will the data be
distributed to or shared with the community (e.g. Journal, exhibitions, etc.) (See
attachment)
7. Proposals will be subjected to a blind review. Cover sheets will be removed
before proposals are distributed to reviewers. Identifying information should
not appear anywhere in the proposal except on the cover sheet. An
individual proposal number will be assigned to each proposal application. The
grant proposals will be reviewed by a committee composed of senior members of
the faculty respected for their grantsmanship and research portfolio.
8. A Bibliography must be included

3. DATES FOR SUBMISSION, NOTIFICATIONS, AND OUTCOMES
Deadline for Submission: Friday, April 15, 2010.
It is anticipated that the investigators will be notified by April 25, 2010.
Resource request for the funds will be available for disbursement immediately upon
notification. The stipend will be available upon the submission of the article for
publication or the presentation of a creative work.
All investigators awarded funds will be required to turn a report into the Office of
Academic Affairs documenting how the funds were used and providing a progress report
on the status of the final publication/presentation.
The progress report is due October 1, 2010 for projects.
QUESTIONS
Any questions can be forwarded to Dr. Phyllis W. Dawkins, Associate Provost and
Director of CTLAT, at pdawkins@dillard.edu or 816-4368; or to Dr. Bernard Singleton at
816-4368 or bsingleton@dillard.edu the Coordinator for the Mini-Grant process of the
Center for Teaching, Learning, and Academic Technology.
PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION
Proposals should be submitted electronically to Dr. Bernard Singleton, Coordinator and
the Associate Provost, by e-mail, as a Word attachment, no later than 5:00pm on the
due date.
The official submission address is: bsingleton@dillard.edu.

4. CRITERIA
PROPOSAL #______________(Assigned at time of submission)
Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: Points
A. Intellectual Merit
1. Is there a clearly stated purpose and significance of the
research/project? ___ of_15
2. Is there a clearly stated hypothesis/research question/statement ___of _5_
of creative vision? (Expected Results)
3. Research Plan/Activity ( qualitative/quantitative Data) ____of 20_
A. How sound is the methodology?
4. Is there value of the research/activity to the applicant’s ___ of__5
and student development?
5. How will the research impact the community- What are the benefits? ___ of_10
Is it publishable? What is the broader impact
6. Bibliography ___of_5_
B. Potential Competitiveness
1. Likelihood that funding of project will result in competitive status ___of 10__
for outside support. (e.g. BOR, NSF).
2. Does the proposal demonstrate that the project can be sustained ____of10_
beyond the initial funding period?
C. Appropriateness of the Budget
1. Budget is reasonable for the scope of work to be performed ____of 10_
2. Budget demonstrates a detailed and appropriate use of funds- ____of_10_
It is written in a clear line-by-line item format.
Score A thru C of 100
The CTLAT Committee will evaluate, score, and rank proposals based on the criteria
stated above and make funding recommendations to the Director, who will seek final
approval from the Provost.

5. Dillard University
MINI-GRANT COVER PAGE
PROPOSAL #_________________________________(Assigned at time of submission)
Please indicate the project schedule preference below:
Fall 2009_______________________ Spring 2010____________________________
Principal Investigator (Only one PI) ________________________________________
Department____________________ Rank: (i.e., Asst. Prof., Prof., etc.) ____________
E-mail address:____________ Phone #’s: Office _______________Cell____________
Joint Proposals:
Co-PI(s) ______________________________________________________________
Department(s) _________________________________________________________
Rank: (i.e., Asst. Prof., Assoc. Prof., etc.)_____________________________________
(Please put additional individuals on an extra sheet and indicate it here)
Title of Project:
This project will use (check what is applicable):
_______Animal Subjects (IRB required) ______Biohazards/Human Blood
_______Human Subjects (IRB required) ______Recombinant DNA
_______Radiation/Isotopes/Lasers ______Controlled Substances
_______Additional Space Allocations ______Student participation
Resources Requested:
1. Amount Requested from Dillard Uni.$_________________
2. Budget Summary (include the line budget with application)
a. Travel $_______________
b. Operating $_______________
c. Other $_______________
d. Total: $________________
Applicant’s signature: Indicates agreement to the stipulations listed in the Application
Instructions.
Applicant’s Signature___________________________ Date_____________________

6. PROPOSAL BUDGET
PROPOSAL #______________(Assigned at time of submission)
1. Material and Supplies: $___________
List of items, Vendor
2. Travel: Itemize in detail $___________
e.g. food/dates/participants/in/out of state/plane tickets, ground transportation,
parking. Have to support research project.
3. Equipment: List $___________
Itemize in detail e.g. type of equipment, vendor, use
4. Software: List $___________
Itemize e.g. use, vendor
5. Books: vendors $___________
6. Conference $___________
Fees/Activities: itemize, participants, registration fees, room rate,
7. Publication/ $__________
Presentation/Creative work
Project display Cost:
8. Stipends: $__________
Amount and for whom
9. Other: List items $__________
Justification of Budget: By-the-numbers: (Use an extra sheet if need to and indicate
here)

7. PROPOSAL
Project Narrative: Proposal #_______________________________________

8. Abstract: Proposal #_______________________________________

9. Center for Teaching, Learning, and Academic Technology
Committee
Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Chair
Members CONTACT INFORMATION
Johnson, Eartha DCF Rm. 231, 816-4429
Mell, Marylin CK Rm. 149J, 816-4361
Okapaleaze, Azubike DENT Rm. 135, 816-4779
Smart, Anthony ITT
Smith, Dorothy DCF Rm. 214, 816-4527
Chitman-Washington, Clinette CK Rm. 149E, 816-4102
Carla Morelon-Quainoo Dent Hall
Ridell Rose Student Success
Ellen Robinson Student Success
Darwish, Abdalla Stern Rm. 307B, 816-4840
Charles, Cynthia WWA Library 2nd Floor
Marina, Sherri CKFS Rm. 113, 816-4762
Buddington, Steve DCF Rm. 233, 816-4178
Hill, Freddye DCF Rm. 217, 816-4613
Center Coordinators
Member CONTACT INFORMATION
Singleton, Bernard Stern Rm. 122E, 816-4308
Jean-Perkins, Ramona DCF Rm. 239, 816-4744

10. Dear Faculty,
The Dillard University Center for Teaching, Learning, and Academic Technology
(CTLAT) is continuing the Faculty Research Incentive Mini-Grants Program. We are
seeking to encourage more faculty members to engage in research especially in the
areas of Humanities and Social Sciences as mentioned in the Mellon Foundation Grant.
To promote faculty research, the CTLAT will award twenty (20) mini-grants over two
years, the life of the Mellon Foundation Grant, (10 each year) to support faculty
research. Deadline for Submission: 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2010 It is anticipated
that the investigators will be notified by Friday, April 25, 2010
Resource request for the funds will be available for disbursement immediately upon
notification? Stipends will be available upon the submission of the article for publication
or the presentation of the creative work.
All Principal Investigators awarded funds will be required to turn a report into the Office
of Academic Affairs documenting how the funds were used and providing a progress
report on the status of the final publication/project.
For this round the progress report is due October 1, 2010 for projects.
All the guidelines and forms are attached to this announcement.
QUESTIONS
Any questions can be forwarded to Dr. Phyllis W. Dawkins, Associate Provost, at
pdawkins@dillard.edu or 816-4368; or to Dr. Bernard Singleton at 816-4308 or
bsingleton@dillard.edu A Coordinator of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and
Academic Technology.