| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.70 |
| Liaison | Caitlin McLennan |
| Submission Date | Oct. 31, 2019 |
Utah State University
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 4.00 |
Jeff
Broadbent Associate Vice President for Research and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Office of Research and Graduate Studies |
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Student sustainability research incentives
No
A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
The university provides undergraduate and graduate research grants to fund USU research, including sustainability. These programs, like the majority of the research office's programs, are not specific to one research area.
Faculty sustainability research incentives
No
A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
o Grant-writing Experience through Mentorship (GEM)
"The New Investigator Grant-writing Experience through Mentorship (GEM) program provides funding of up to $5,000 to enhance the professional development of new investigators through one-on-one research and grant-writing interaction with successful research mentors."
o Research Catalyst (RC)
"The Research Catalyst (RC) program provides 1-year seed funding of up to $20,000 to help applicants develop new initiatives or directions in their discipline that will lead to new externally funded grants (EFGs)."
o Seed Program to Advance Research Collaborations (SPARC)
"The Seed Program to Advance Research Collaborations (SPARC) program provides 1-year seed funding of up to $35,000 to catalyze development of interdisciplinary research teams and projects that involve scholarly research in more than one department, research center, college or institution."
"The New Investigator Grant-writing Experience through Mentorship (GEM) program provides funding of up to $5,000 to enhance the professional development of new investigators through one-on-one research and grant-writing interaction with successful research mentors."
o Research Catalyst (RC)
"The Research Catalyst (RC) program provides 1-year seed funding of up to $20,000 to help applicants develop new initiatives or directions in their discipline that will lead to new externally funded grants (EFGs)."
o Seed Program to Advance Research Collaborations (SPARC)
"The Seed Program to Advance Research Collaborations (SPARC) program provides 1-year seed funding of up to $35,000 to catalyze development of interdisciplinary research teams and projects that involve scholarly research in more than one department, research center, college or institution."
Recognition of interdisciplinary, transdisciplnary and multi-disciplinary research
No
A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
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The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
Interdisciplinary collaborations are expected and considered in tenure decisions. Many positions include interdisciplinary research in the the job description.
Library support
Yes
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
The university has subject librarians for every major and program at USU. Each is available for meeting and has guides and databases posted online.
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