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Research Council Grants<\/strong><\/span><\/p> The NSU Research Council disseminates available grant monies to ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ faculty for research and teaching\/learning projects in all disciplines. Funds for research are to be viewed as \u201cseed money\u201d to undertake worthy projects that will lead to larger projects, external funding, publications, performances, exhibitions, or presentations. Funds for scholarship of teaching\/learning projects are to be used for the improvement and innovation of teaching strategies. The Council is made up of representatives from each college, the Library, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research, and Academic Computing. Further information about the structure and mission of the Council can be found in the Faculty Handbook.<\/p> Members<\/strong>: Dr. Angele Davis (Council Chair) (College of Business Administration), Dr. Enmin Zou (College of Sciences and Technology), Melanie Collins (Director, Assessment and Institutional Research), Perry Lawless (Academic Computing), Trisha Rabalais (Liberal Arts), Mary Katherine Keams (Library), Tiffany Henderson (College of Education & Behavioral Sciences), and Dr. Quenton Fontenot (Director of Research & Sponsored Programs, Professor of Biological Sciences).<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION PACKAGE:<\/strong><\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Tech Fee Grants<\/strong><\/span><\/p> This internal grant program exists to fund projects that focus on the integration of technology into the instructional environment. The funding for the grant is generated from the Student Technology Fee \u2013 based on a per credit hour student fee. These fees are used to maintain the ITS open labs and to fund different technology projects requested by colleges and\/or departments. The projects must directly benefit the students; requests for technology in faculty\/staff offices is not permitted by state guidelines. The monies that the Technology Fee awards must be expended for student use and must meet the definition of technology as defined by the ULS board.<\/p> The proposals submitted each Spring are reviewed by Academic Computing\u2019s technical review committee and then presented to a student subcommittee for consideration.\u00a0 If the subcommittee reviewing the proposal has any questions, the faculty or staff member writing the proposal may be requested to have a 5-minute interview with the subcommittee to answer any questions they may have regarding the request.\u00a0 Once voting is complete, everyone submitting a proposal will receive notification of the accepted proposals. Please contact a member of Academic Computing if you are planning to request a technology classroom, have questions regarding the proposals, or need assistance gathering information for a proposal.<\/p> Internal Proposal\/Grant Submission:<\/strong><\/p> Current deadline:\u00a0TBA.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0All proposals will be processed through electronic submission through the campus online form submission.<\/p>