University of South Florida (Tampa)
AC-10: Support for Research

Funding to Conduct Undergraduate Research Travel Grant The Undergraduate Research Travel Grant provides financial support to students who travel for the purposes of conducting research related to an ongoing research or creative activities project. Activities supported by the travel grant include but are not limited to data collection, fieldwork, outside mentor collaboration meetings, research training, and use of equipment not available at USF. http://www.lib.usf.edu/undergraduate-research/funding-resources/

Faculty–Community Partner Grant Program The Research That Matters Faculty–Community Partner Grant Program seeks to promote activities that involve partnerships between USF and the broader community. These grants provide support for research that focuses on community identified issues. To receive funding, proposed research must meet the following criteria: (1) include partnerships in the community; (2) demonstrate the potential to lead to longer-lasting community engaged activities; (3) include a rigorous and feasible research design; and (4) demonstrate the potential to receive external funding. OCEP welcomes and encourages applications from all disciplines and departments within USF Tampa. http://www.usf.edu/engagement/faculty/faculty-community-partner-grant-program.aspx

The USF Tenure and Promotion (T&P) Guidelines necessitates that each unit (college, department) incorporates community engagement and community engaged scholarship into their unit-specific T&P guidelines. Incorporation of community engagement into T&P guidelines requires changes in language in the documents and, most importantly, changes in practice as T&P applicants submit their portfolios that may include community engaged activities in the areas of teaching, research, creative activities, and service, and as peer review committees evaluate such portfolios. http://www.usf.edu/engagement/faculty/tenure-and-promotion.aspx

In 2006, the University of South Florida (USF), the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI), and the University of New Mexico (UNM) collaboratively established the Karst Information Portal (KIP). The goal of the continuing project is to transform global understanding of karst terrains through an innovative, global on-line linkage among karst researchers, educators, and land managers who desire a wide variety of electronic information on karst topics. In the coming weeks and months, stay tuned to this page to learn more about the plethora of cutting-edge tools the USF Libraries are developing in order to connect students, scientists, policy makers, and the public with essential environmental data as it’s discovered. http://www.lib.usf.edu/donate-usf-library/global-environmental-sustainability/