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Council on Faculty Research

Summer Research and Creative Activity Award Applications are due by noon, February 6, 2025.

Proposals should be submitted via the Online CFR Application Site by noon on the due date. Late proposals will not be reviewed.

 

Program Guidelines and Application Instructions

Summer Research and Creative Activity Awards:

The Summer Research/Creative Activity Awards provide personal services dollars for research and creative activity projects performed during the summer months. 

Amount: Up to $5,000 per grant
Eligibility: All tenured/tenure track University faculty in Bargaining Unit A are eligible.  Members of the Council on Faculty Research are not eligible for the awards.
  • Potential applicants who are being paid for doing sponsored research from outside sources for two or more summer months are ineligible to apply for a Summer Research/Creative Activity Award.
  • A researcher may submit only one proposal in which he or she is the principal investigator. 

Timeframe: The money is scheduled to be paid by the end of June in the year in which is is awarded.

Required Reporting:
A final report detailing the results of the research/creative activity is due by October 15 of the year in which the grant is awarded. The report should be completed using the Summer CFR Final Report Form.
  • Failure to complete this requirement may prohibit the researcher from future funding.  
Review Criteria:

Proposals will be reviewed based on responses to the questions and credentials of the applicant. 

 

For Further Information regarding the Summer Research and Creative Activity Award application process and guidelines, visit the CFR Application Site or call the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at 581-2711 or email grants@eiu.edu.

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Council on Faculty Research (CFR) Fall Competition:

This internal grant competition funds projects for research and creative activity. CFR’s goal is to fund the best quality research and creative activity at EIU regardless of discipline.

Amount: Up to $5,000 per grant
Eligibility: All tenured/tenure track University faculty in Bargaining Unit A and department chairs and associate chairs are eligible to submit a CFR proposal.
  • An Individual may receive only two consecutive fall awards, after which the individual will be ineligible for an award in the third fall competition. 

Duration: Each grant will carry an expiration date that coincides with the end of the fiscal year in which it is awarded. Funds must be spent by the end of the fiscal year or the dates listed in the end of year financial closure procedures.

Allowable Expenses:
CFR funds may be used for commodities, contractual services, equipment, travel, and student help related to the project.  No personal services dollars are available. The CFR recipient will serve as Financial Manager of the Fund/Org created in Banner (this is also known as a FOAPAL).
CFR funds may not be used for:
  • Expenses for curriculum development solely for one’s own classes;
  • Completing a dissertation;
  • Classroom/office equipment;
  • Typing and copying of finished manuscripts;
  • Publishing expenses, e.g., page charges assessed by journals and publishing subventions;
  • Travel to present results of research;
  • Shipment of property for the purpose of performance, exhibit, etc.
Required Reporting:
The awardee will be required to submit a final report detailing the results of the research/creative activity project by September 15 immediately following the end of the grant term. The report should be completed using the Fall CFR Final Report Form.
  • Failure to complete this requirement may prohibit the researcher from future funding.  
Application Process:

Proposals should be submitted via the Online CFR Application Site. Instructions and further guidance are provided at the application website.

Review Criteria:

Proposals will be reviewed based on responses to the questions, budget, and credentials of the applicant. 

 

For more information regarding the Fall CFR application process and guidelines visit the CFR Application Site or call the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at 581-2711 or email grants@eiu.edu.

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About the Council on Faculty Research

Council Bylaws

2024-2025 Council on Faculty Research Members
and the Colleges Represented

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences  
Ronan Bernas Psychology
Christopher Wixson English
        
Lumpkin College of Business & Technology  
Toqeer Israr School of Technology
Moath Jarrah School of Technology
   
College of Education  
Carole Collins Ayanlaja Educational Leadership
Jessica Zanton Special Education
   
College of Health & Human Services  
Drew Kirkley School of Nursing
Laurel Teller Communication Disorders & Sciences
   
Library Services  
Bill Schultz Booth Library
   
Others  
Robert Chesnut Ex-Officio
                                                      

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FY2025 Fall CFR Award Winners

Last Name First Name Department Title
Beck Michael Chemistry and Biochemistry Illuminating ester metabolism by CES3 with high throughput fluorescence microscopy assays
Fagaly Sam Music Album recording by the EIU Jazz Faculty, Sam Fagaly, Leader
He Hongshan Chemistry Mechanistic Investigation of Photocatalytic C-C Cross-Coupling Reactions
Henschen Amberleigh Biological Sciences Investigating the links between male quality and male ornamentation within and between individuals in a wild songbird
Lim Jinhyuk Physics Exploring Hydrogen Storage: Micro-Scale Hydrogen-Graphite Mixtures at Moderate Pressure
Reza Md Farhadur Mathematics and Computer Science Accelerating Deep Learning Applications by Optimizing Neural Network Mapping on Network-on-Chip-based Computing Systems
Zieman Elliott Biological Sciences Trypanosoma cruzi strains and pathology in raccoons and opossums

 

2024 Summer Research and Creative Activity Awards and Projects

 

Last Name

First Name

Department

Title

Abel Colleen English Hymnal
Adom Assande Désiré Economics Health Care Spending and Efficiancy in the United States: Case Study of the Midwest
Bickford John Teaching, Learning, and Foundations Examining the Historical Respesentation of George Washington within Curricular Resources
Bulla Gary Biological Sciences Repairing a Diseased Liver: The Role of CREG in Liver Function
Canivez Gary Psychology Construct Validity of the Australian/New Zealand WISC-V: Structural Validity for Ethical Test Interpretation
Ha Eric Physics Developing a carrier passivation layer to suppress surface carrier recombination in GaAs solar cells
He Hongshan Chemistry BODIPY-functionalized Nickel Catalyst for Photocatalytic C-N Coupling
Kim Jin Hong Political Science Lean Government (LG) practices in state and local government: How do public managers normalize the private sector's management practices to promote democratic service governance?
Meiners Scott Biological Sciences The impact of intra-specific variation in soil microbes on competitive interactions
Nathan Britto Biological Sciences Quantifying the Damage Caused by ApoE4 on Cellular Bones in a Genetically Engineered Animal Model for Alzheimer’s Disease
Periyannan Gopal Chemistry and Biochemistry Role of Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factors (ECSFs) in Antibiotic Resistance of Caulobacter crescentus
Pocaro Alan Art A Field Guide to North American Art and its Objects
Reza Md Farhadur Mathematics and Computer Science Neuron Mapping and Resource Allocation for Accelerating Deep Learning Applications on Manycore Systems
Semeniuc Radu Chemistry Three birds in the hand are better than two in the bush: Expanding the nuclearity of metal catalysts for CO2 reduction
Tacke Elizabeth English Towards an Abolitionist Ethic: Negotiating Abolition inside the Prison Classroom
Yordanov Yordan Biological Sciences Construction of Sunflower Gene Over-Expression Library for Crops Improvement

 

 



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