Office of Research and Doctoral Services: Faculty:

Faculty Research Initiative Grant

The Faculty Research Initiative Grant (FRIG) program supports excellence in scholarly work by providing funding for select faculty research projects deemed to be of exceptional merit. The program is open to all faculty who have been employed by Walden for a minimum of six months and is intended to provide “seed money” for the development of faculty research agendas. Funds can be used to support pilot research projects, small-scale research studies and to supplement new areas of investigation that are spin-off studies or sub-studies of larger on-going research projects.

Grants of up to $10,000 are available for research projects conducted by one faculty or staff principal investigator from Walden. Collaborative research projects, in which two Walden faculty members are co-principal investigators, are eligible for grants of up to $20,000.

Faculty Research Initiative Grant Past Recipients

• Deadline to submit Intent to Apply Using Walden Data: June 21, 2021

• Final date for first time requests for feedback on research proposals – June 22, 2021

• Deadline to submit proposals – July 1, 2021

• Research grant recipients announced – September 1,  2021

• Research must be completed by December 31 of the following year. 

If the proposed research involves the collection of data from the Walden community or the use of existing institutional data from Walden, researchers must confirm with the university that the data are accessible and/or available before submitting their grant proposal. To do this the Principal Investigator (PI) must submit the online form linked below indicating his/her intent to apply for the Faculty Research Initiative Grant using Walden data.  The online form gives the PI the opportunity to provide a concise summary of the proposed research methodology in addition to identifying the specific Walden data to be collected and/or requested for analysis in the proposed study.  This information will be reviewed by the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (ORSP) in conjunction with university leaders to ensure that the proposed data collection is attainable and/or the requested existing data can be provided. By confirming the accessibility/availability of Walden data, the PI gains an assurance that their proposed research is both viable and in alignment with the Faculty Research Initiative Grant program goals, which increases the chances that the research proposal will be funded.  

Decision Matrix  
Intent to Apply Using Walden Data 

• If the proposed research involves Walden data (to be collected and/or existing data requested), use the link below to complete and submit the Intent to Apply Using Walden Data online form before you submit your full grant proposal. 

• If the proposed research does not involve any Walden data, skip this step and move directly to the section below about the Grant Proposal. 

Intent to Apply Using Walden Data  

The link below will take you to the online Intent to Apply Using Walden Data form. The online form will allow you to select relevant fields from drop-down menus, enter individualized text responses, and upload supporting documentation.  

If the proposed research involves more than one PI, please designate one co-PI (not a research assistant) to be the Point of Contact (POC) for all correspondence related to the submission of the Intent to Apply Using Walden Data form.   

Intent to Apply Using Walden Data

Instructions about how to complete the Intent to Apply Using Walden Data are provided in the form itself. To make the process smoother, following is a list of information you should have on hand before you begin:   

1. Name of PI/Point of Contact   

*If there is more than one PI, please designate one individual to be the Point of Contact (POC).  

2. POC college/school affiliation at Walden  

3. POC contact information (address, email, and phone number)  

4. Title of proposed research project  

5. A description of the proposed research, which includes the following:  

• Description of the purpose of the research; indicating the goals and objectives.   

• Research hypothesis or research questions.  

• Concise description of the proposed research methodology.  

• Description of the target population and the plans for analysis.  

6. A description the specific Walden data to be used in the proposed research.  

• If you plan to collect data from the Walden community explain from whom and where the data will be collected (students, faculty, alumni, classroom environments), how the data will be collected (survey, interview, observation, etc.), and the timing of data collection activities.  

• If you plan to request existing data (classroom or operational data) from Walden explain what the data is, why it is needed, and include key variables.   

Upon submission the POC will receive a message confirming receipt of the form and can expect a response from the ORSP as the outcome of the review within 5 days of submission.  

Grant Proposal  

This grant opportunity uses an online submission process. The link below will take you to an online form, which will allow you to select relevant fields from drop-down menus, enter individualized text responses, and upload supporting documentation. 

Apply for the Faculty Research Initiative Grant

Instructions about how to complete the online grant application are provided in the form itself. To make the process smoother, following are elements of the proposal you should develop prior to starting the online application:

• C.V. for the PI and all Co-PIs
• Research Abstract
• Research Description
• Research Timeline
• Research Budget
• Research Budget Justification
• Plans for Dissemination of Research Findings
• Intent to Apply Using Walden Data Documentation, if applicable. 
• Release Time/Compensation for Conducting Research Documentation, if applicable. 

Once the online form has been submitted you will receive an automatic reply confirming receipt of your grant application, which will include the tracking number for your application (FRIG-2021-XX). 

Examples

Application Templates