Leap Research Grant Program
What are Leap Grants?
Leap Grants are seed or bridging research grants intended to increase the potential for STEM women faculty at NDSU to acquire external funding, thereby increasing their research productivity and potential for promotion and/or tenure. These are intended for faculty with great ideas who need some extra support to become competitive. These are not intended for those who have already demonstrated success at obtaining external funding. Each grant awards up to $30,000 for a twelve month (typically September through August) project, and will require additional application(s) to external sources as an outcome of the project. This is the third round of five for the current NSF Advance grant funded project at NDSU; the RFA has been modified from previous rounds to ensure the goals of the program are met.
Who can apply for a Leap Grant?
Assistant, Associate, and not-yet-tenured Professor ranks of NDSU women faculty in STEM disciplines may apply. Priority will be given to Assistant Professors who have recently received a third year review. Associate Professors will be given priority status if two years past their promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and have at least two years before they intend to apply for promotion to Professor. Priority will also be given to those who were hired at Associate Professor rank and have at least two years before they intend to apply for promotion to Professor. Associate Professors who previously received a Leap Grant at the Assistant Professor rank are eligible to apply, but will not fall into the priority category.
Who is considered to be in a STEM discipline?
NDSU Advance FORWARD proposes to increase advancement of women faculty in core STEM disciplines, including the biological sciences, agricultural sciences, computer sciences, earth sciences, mathematical sciences, physical sciences, psychology, sociology and engineering. The National Science Foundation's classification of STEM degree programs can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08321/pdf/nsf08321.pdf, and serves as a guide as to which disciplines fall under STEM by NSF standards. Classification as STEM can be ambiguous; therefore the onus is on the applicant to clearly describe how her research area is categorized as STEM. Proposals that are not clearly STEM in nature will not be considered.
Application Deadline for 2013-14 Academic Year: April 26, 2013
Leap Research Grant Program Call for Applications for 2013-14 Academic Year
Leap Research Grant Program Application Form for 2013-14 Academic Year
Leap Research Grant Program Internal Reviewer Form 2013-14 Academic Year
Leap Research Grant Program External Reviewer Form 2013-14 Academic Year
List of awardees
Fall 2012
- Bowsher, Julia, Biological Sciences
- Ludwig, Simone, Computer Science
- Offerdahl, Erika, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Reindl, Katie, Biological Sciences
- Sinha, Sangita, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Fall 2011
- Rebecca Woods, Human Development and Family Science
- Peggy Biga, Biological Sciences
- Sumathy Krishnan, Mechanical Engineering
Summer 2010:
- Erin Gillam, Biological Sciences
- Kasey Maddock Carlin, Animal Sciences
- Senay Simsek, Plant Sciences
- Annie Tangpong, Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2009:
- Victoria Gelling, Coatings and Polymeric Materials
- Linda Langley, Psychology
- Catherine Logue, Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences
- Lisa Montplaisir, Biological Sciences
- Wenfang Sun, Chemistry and Molecular Biology
- Yechun Wang, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Spring 2009
- Carrie Hammer, Animal Sciences
- Birgit Pruess, Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences
- Kim Vonnahme, Animal Sciences
Acknowledging Support from NDSU Advance FORWARD
All scholarship resulting from funding programs must acknowledge support from the NDSU ADVANCE FORWARD program sponsored by the National Science Foundation, HRD-0811239. Awardees can use the following acknowledgment statement:
This research (in part) was supported by National Science Foundation Grant # HRD-0811239 to the NDSU Advance FORWARD program.
