SEPARATELY BUDGETED RESEARCH (SBR)
PROGRAM

SBR GUIDELINES

The Separately Budgeted Research program is designed to support faculty research and other scholarly activities which are within the area(s) of faculty memberís current or anticipated teaching responsibilities.
Consonant with the Universityís Institutional Plan, this year the SBR Committee is also seeking to support innovative projects that involve instructional technology.
Awards are available to full-time faculty and are based on the availability of funds for the particular research year. Award recipients are required to submit a report by the end of the academic year in which the award was received.

 

SBR funds can be used to support:

• projects that are designed to support the Universityís mission;
  
  
• projects involving instructional technology;
  
  
• projects promoting effective teaching strategies for active
  learning in the university classroom;
  
  
• projects associated with concerns of the local community
  or the State of New Jersey;
  
  
• projects involving students in the research experience;
  
  
• cooperative projects involving another university or agency.
  

 

SBR funds can be for any of the following activities:

• released time for faculty engaged in SBR activity;
  

• hiring temporary clerical and technical workers who
  assist on SBR funded projects;
  

• limited necessary and relevant supplies and equipment; and
  

• limited necessary and relevant travel requests.
  

   

SBR funds may not be used to support the following activities:

• curriculum development;
  

• project(s) that are a continuation of previously funded
  SBR projects(s); and
  

• project(s) that are outside of a faculty memberís field.
  

 

The 2003-2004 SBR Review Committee

JOANNE Z. BRUNO, J.D., Chair,
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

ANTOINETTE ELLIS-WILLIAMS
Director/Assistant Professor, Lee Hagan Africana Center

KEVIN MALLEY
Assistant Professor, Fire Science

JILL LEWIS
Professor, Literacy Education

JOHN O'BRIEN
Associate Professor, Geoscience

LEONARD NASS
Associate Professor, Business Administration

ROSELYN U. OBI
Associate Professor, Elementary/Secondary Education

ADELA MARTINEZ
Assistant Professor, English/ESL

 

Basic criteria for evaluating proposals:

• clarity of problem definition and objectives (includes statement
  of problem, rationale, specific and measurable objectives);
  

• adequacy and appropriateness of proposed methodology
  (includes timetable and activities designed to meet objectives);
  

• feasibility of accomplishing the objectives within grant year;
  

• qualifications of applicant to undertake the proposed project
  (includes statement of qualifications and/or current resume/vitae); and
  

• statement of benefits to the University and/or community, if ..applicable.
  

   

Applications may be rejected for any of the following reasons:

• incomplete proposal
  

• poorly written proposal
  

• exorbitant budget request, despite good proposal
  (See Average Award Y 2002-2003)
  

• applicant is not a full-time faculty member
  

• project purpose is inconsistent with those outlined
  in the application instructions
  

• budget request appears to be solely for equipment
  

• proposed project is not feasible for budget request period

• applicant failed to submit report for previously funded project(s)

• proposal does not include appropriate methodology to accomplish
  stated goals
  

Based on the availability of funds for the next fiscal year (2003-04), full-time faculty are invited to apply for research grants. The average grant for 2002-03 was $2500 and they ranged from a low of $1500 to a high of $4600. 21 of the 27 applicants received either full or partial funding of their grant requests during 2002-03.

SBR applications are available in Academic Affairs, Hepburn 309 in the semester Fall or click below for our online version. Deadline for completed applications is January and only one project per applicant may be submitted per grant year.

Contact for Information:
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, ext. 2033.

 

> SBR Application Form

> A list of the 2002-03 SBR Awards is a representative sample of projects funded.