RCA Research Development Travel and Conference Support Awards

Research Development Travel and Conference Support Awards are intended to help cover expenses for the following:

  • Travel to a national-level conference to present research or creative work;
  • Registration fees for a virtual conference to present research or creative work.

Applications will be processed in the order received, and awards will be made until all funds are allocated. 
Travel must be completed by June 15, 2024.

Eligibility: 

  • NDSU tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible to apply.
  • Professors of Practice who have research as part of their appointments may also be considered for travel funding. 
  • Visiting faculty are not eligible to apply.
  • These awards are limited to one award per faculty member per fiscal year.

 Special Considerations:

  • The pool of funding is limited; please consider allowing individuals who do not have other sources of travel funding (i.e. grant) to apply for this opportunity.
  • This opportunity is for domestic travel. 
  • Confirmation of acceptance to present at the conference must be provided with the application.
  • Expenses, including any airfare or registration fees, will only be eligible for reimbursement after the conclusion of the conference and/or travel. 

To apply, please use the button below to transfer to the InfoReady portal for this funding program. Click the "Apply" button in InfoReady, then login by using the blue "North Dakota State University Login" button, and enter your NDSU credentials.

RCA Equipment Repair Match Fund

The Research and Creative Activity Office has a small pool of funds available to provide match to researchers for equipment repair that can be completed by June 15, 2024. To apply, please complete this form.

  • For departmental / unit requests, priority will be given to equipment that is used by multiple researchers and that has a match of at least 33%.
  • For Service / Recharge Centers and Core Facilities, priority will be given to requests that have at least a 50% match.
  • Funds must be spent no later than June 15, 2024.

Researchers are eligible to receive one award (one piece of equipment) per fiscal year. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and will be processed in the order received. Awards will be made until all funds are allocated.

This program is for research-related equipment repair only.

Interdisciplinary Research Planning Grants

This planning grant program seeks to initiate early-stage project development to help catalyze collaborative, interdisciplinary teams among diverse disciplines in order to pursue innovative, ambitious solutions to impactful research questions that fit within NDSU’s strategic priorities, or align with prior and/or existing research investments at NDSU. Priority will go to teams without a prior track record of collaboration, or to teams that are expanding to include new disciplinary expertise.

Team composition should be reflective of the nature of the proposed research and the team’s approach should rely on the perspective and expertise of multiple disciplines. This program is intended to help teams develop collaborations and prepare to pursue external sponsored research support for the proposed project. North Dakota has made it a priority to invest in the diversification of the state economy through research, and NDSU faculty are uniquely poised to bring their expertise together in teams to address challenges that cannot be solved by a single discipline.

Top of page