OARSP helps Ball State faculty and students locate external funding sources for support of research or creative activities.  In addition, the Internal Grants Program provide seed funds to spur the development of externally funded projects.

One of the major resources the office provides is a Website (http://www.bsu.edu/research) that allows the researcher easy access to information.  The external funding portion of the site contains links to a variety of databases which list external funding opportunities.  The internal funding section of the site provides guidelines that describe the specifics of the internal grant programs and provides application forms.

External Funding Opportunities

Extensive information  on funding sources is available in OARSP through the following electronic sources:

A.  http://www.bsu.edu/research/secure/externalfundopp/

B.  COS -Community of Science
     COS provides Ball State University with access to services that help you find funding in all the academic disciplines, publicize your research online, and locate potential collaborators.
    The most comprehensive database of funding opportunities that contain up-to-date grants, awards, fellowships, and other funding opportunities.

C.  EUREKA!
      EUREKA! organizes research interests and expertise into a database and links this information to funding opportunities. The result is a personalized listing of funding opportunities, whereas EUREKA! alerts subscribers to those grants whose deadlines are approaching.  The EUREKA! notification is drawn from the comprehensive listing of the national Grants Resource Center and is not exclusive to new or modified funding possibilities.

D.  Newsletter
      Monthly on-line publication providing the latest news in funding opportunities.

-Contact Person: Heather Miller, 5-1604, hlmiller@bsu.edu

OARSP offers assistance with proposal development and editing.  Staff reviews proposals for adherence to submission guidelines and university compliance issues, as well as the overall consistency of the proposal.

A.  Proposal Preparation
      http://www.bsu.edu/research/proposalprep/

B.  E-Clearance Sheet
      http://www.bsu.edu/research/article/0,,23429--,00.html

In 2003, we saw the fruition of our efforts in planning, designing and developing an e-clearance sheet with UCS personnel.  The e-clearance process is accessible through the web and utilizes the FormBlaster platform. 

The links below provide tutorial materials for approvers, proxies, PIs and Co-PIs.

  1. Guide for PI's and Co-PI's:    

     http://www.bsu.edu/research/media/pdf/guide_for_pis.pdf

  2. e-clearance FAQs:

     http://www.bsu.edu/research/article/0,,23430--,00.html

-Contact Person Bill Hoffert, 5-5033, wlhoffert@bsu.edu
-Contact Person: Kristi Koriath, 5-5003, kkoriath@bsu.edu

Research  compliance encompasses the use of human subjects, animals, and recombinant DNA or biohazardous materials.  Any faculty, staff, or student activity that involves any aspect of these areas is responsible for submitting a research  protocol to the appropriate compliance committee.  (http://www.bsu.edu/research/compliance/)

A. Institutional Review Board (IRB) – 
     http://www.bsu.edu/irb/

B. Institutional Biosafety Committee –
     http://www.bsu.edu/research/biosafety/

C. Animal Care and Use Committee –
     http://www.bsu.edu/research/animalcare/

D. Conflict of Interest / Conflict of Commitment –
     http://www.bsu.edu/research/conflict/

E. Research Misconduct –
     http://www.bsu.edu/research/misconduct/

-Contact Person: Melanie Morris, 5-5070, mlmorris@bsu.edu

The term technology transfer refers to the interaction between universities and the private sector to bring innovative solutions or new work to the public. Technology transfer typically involves the commercialization of intellectual property (patents and copyrights) that has been developed by faculty, staff, or students with university resources or as a part of employment responsibilities.  Ball State  University is committed to supporting the development of copyrightable or patentable works that result from the academic, creative, or research  activities of faculty, professional personnel, and students.  The University Patent and Copyright Policies (found in the Faculty and Professional Personnel Handbook) explain the rights and responsibilities of BSU authors and inventors.  The Policies are designed to enable the transfer of technology  to the public and the return of royalty income to authors and inventors.

http://www.bsu.edu/research/techtransfer/

-Contact Person: Kristi Koriath, 5-5003, kkoriath@bsu.edu
-Contact Person: Michael Halbrook, 5-5054, mlhalbrook@bsu.edu

Ball State University's Internal Grants Program was created in 1965 to provide funding to faculty and students and to support the development of projects in the areas of research and creative endeavors.  Internal Grants are intended to supplement and strengthen the support for research and creative endeavors that comes both from department and college resources and other university programs.

New faculty members are defined as faculty within their first or second year of receiving a new appointment.  New faculty are

eligible for all Internal Grants programs and are not limited to submitting proposals only to new faculty competitions.  However, the new faculty competition offers certain advantages, namely, that the competition pool is smaller than the general faculty pool and that review emphasis is on the potential and promise of the project rather than past productivity.  Ball State's Internal Grants program for faculty include: Research, Creative Arts, Intellectual Property, Provost Initiative, Enhanced Provost Initiative, Ad Hoc, Reprint/Publication Support, and Travel Support for External Funding Opportunities.  In addition, the faculty mentored Graduate & Undergraduate Student opportunities include: Research, Creative Arts, and travel support for presentation at professional meetings.

http://www.bsu.edu/research/internalgrants/internalgrants/

-Contact Person: Jackie Davis, 5-1607, jsdavis@bsu.edu

The Office of Academic Research  and Sponsored Programs  has programs to recognize faculty who enrich the university through their research  and scholarly pursuits.  These include: 

BENEFACTA is an annual publication recognizing representative faculty and their research  or creative endeavor.  BeneFacta  is a major publication of the university.

BENEFACTA DAY, the annual event recognizing faculty who have received external funding in the past year, takes place on Tuesday, October, 2, 2007 at 2:15 in Cardinal Hall.  The BeneFacta Day speaker will be Gene I. Maeroff, Senior Fellow of the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media of the Teachers College of Columbia University.  All are invited to the recognition event, lecture, and reception to follow.

RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR is a member of the faculty or professional staff who is selected annually to receive the Outstanding Research  Award. The recipient of the award is announced at the August faculty meeting.  The Researcher of the Year presents a lecture to members of the academic community.

STUDENT SYMPOSIUM is a university-wide event providing Ball State students an opportunity to show and discuss their research, scholarship, and creative endeavors with faculty, staff, and student visitors.  The event provides presenters with a forum for talking about their work with persons outside their disciplines.The next Student Symposium is March 25, 2008

RESEARCH NEWSLETTER is a monthly online publication that provides summaries of funding opportunities and announcements. It also includes a list of all of the faculty, staff, and students receiving external awards. 

The Spotlight section of UPDATE includes a list recognizing the names and departments of faculty, staff, and students who have received external awards.

The Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs assists university administrators with the development and implementation of campus-wide policies governing activities pertaining to research.  University policy regarding sponsored programs can be found at www.bsu.edu/research under Guides and Publications.

RESEARCH COMPLIANCE

Research  compliance encompasses the use of human subjects, animals, and recombinant DNA or biohazardous materials.  Any faculty, staff, or student activity that involves any aspect of these areas is responsible for submitting a research  protocol to the appropriate compliance committee.  The forms can be obtained online at www.bsu.edu/research.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Ball State  University is committed to supporting the development of copyrightable or patentable works that result from the academic, creative, or research  activities of faculty, professional personnel, and students.  The University Patent and Copyright Policies (found in the Faculty and Professional Personnel Handbook) explain the rights and responsibilities of BSU authors and inventors.  The Policies are designed to enable the transfer of technology  to the public and the return of royalty income to authors and inventors.  Information can be obtained at www.bsu.edu/research under the Intellectual Property banner.

RESEARCH POLICY ISSUES