3. Funding

A. Funding Opportunities

1. Program to Enhance Scholarly and Creative Activities

The Program to Enhance Scholarly and Creative Activities supports scholarly and creative activities primarily in the humanities, arts, and other disciplines in which external funding is typically not available.

Eligibility                           Tenured and tenure-track faculty
Maximum Award               $10,000
Deadline                           Yearly; submission deadlines are posted to the Web site

Learn More

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Rickie Fletcher
Program Coordinator
Web site
979.845.1812
Fax 979.458.0036

2. CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia)

Texas A&M University and Mexico’s Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT) have a Collaborative Research Grant Program that calls for significant international cooperation in research and graduate student training and provides seed money for educational programs and collaborative research between Texas A&M and Mexican higher educations and CONACYT research centers. The agreement emphasizes joint programs including collaborative research programs, faculty and researcher exchanges, non-degree student training, graduate student education, and post-graduate certification. The agreement provides unprecedented opportunities for researchers from Mexico and Texas A&M to work together to address issues that span our common border.

Eligibility                            Tenured and tenure-track faculty
Maximum Award                $24,000
Deadline                            Yearly; submission deadlines are posted to the website

Learn More at the CONACyT Web site
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Julie Barker
Assistant Vice President for Research and Chief of Staff
CONACyT Website
979.845.8585
Fax 979.845.1855

3. Limited Submission Proposals

Limited Submission Proposals are typically limited in one of the following ways: only a specific number of proposals may be allowed; only degree-granting institutions may submit; and only a limited number of submissions may be made by a single principal investigator, department, or other discipline. In addition, other types of limitations may be imposed. The program guidelines should specify any limitations applicable to that proposal.
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Rickie Fletcher
Program Coordinator
Website
979.845.1812
Fax 979.458.0036

4. Internal Grants Programs

The Division of Research and Graduate Studies has established several competitive programs to promote research and scholarly activity in a wide variety of fields and settings.
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Website

5. Community of Science and Funding Opportunities

Community of Science (COS) is the leading global resource for hard-to-find information critical to scientific research and other projects across all disciplines.
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6. International Research Travel Assistance Grant

This competitive International Research Travel Assistance Grant, administered through the Office of International Outreach, distributes $20,000 each fall and spring semester. This award averages $2,000 per person with 10 faculty members receiving funding. This is a reimbursement grant for travel expenses incurred while conducting research or scholarly collaborative work outside the United States. Funding is not available for research that has taken place before grants are awarded. Priority is given to proposals that have the potential to attract additional external funds. No funding is provided strictly to attend a conference or symposium. Requests for proposals are distributed each September and January.
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Kim Fox
Program Coordinator
Website
979.862.6700
Fax 979.862.6705

B. External Support for Research

The Division of Research and Graduate Studies works to support faculty members to obtain external support.

Faculty members should work with their associate dean for research and department head to identify the most appropriate sponsors for their particular research interests.

Below is a list of the top sources of external funding for Texas A&M in the year 2007.

The Welch Foundation is one of the United States’ oldest and largest private funding sources for basic chemical research. The general policy is to support fundamental chemical research at universities, colleges, and other educational institutions within the state of Texas.
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2. ARP/ATP Grant Program

The Advanced Research Program (ARP) and the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) were created by the Texas Legislature in 1987 as competitive, peer-reviewed grants programs to fund scientific and engineering research projects of faculty members at Texas higher education institutions. The programs are administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Funding for these programs is cyclical and dependent on the State Legislature.

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