There are two deadlines annually. During the Fall semester, applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm on the Friday before Fall Break begins, and during the Spring semester, applications are due by 5:00 pm on the Friday before Spring Break begins. Please inform your immediate supervisor of your planned submission before the due date. The supervisor’s approval is due by 7:00 pm on the following Thursday.
SEA proposals must be submitted using Doc Soup (Sponsored Programs Internal Grant Application).
Eligibility Criteria and Restrictions
All full-time Bradley University employees are eligible for SEA as long as the project has a scholarly component that allows the student(s) to present their findings at the Student Scholarship Expo.
Individuals cannotsubmit proposals to both the SEA and FSA programs in any given competition cycle. (This includes both PIs/PDs and Co-PIs/Co-PDs.)
No PI/PD or Co-PI/Co-PD may have more than two active awards (SEA, FSA, or PEG) at any given time. If a PI/PD or Co-PI/Co-PD has two active awards, one account must be closed and the necessary reports filed before they are eligible to apply for another.
The earliest that a SEA or FSA grant recipient can apply for additional funds from the same program is 18 months after an award’s start date.
Before previous award recipients are eligible to apply for subsequent funding in a given program, they must close their award account and submit a final report describing the outcomes of the project.
Funds from SEA and FSA grants will be available to the recipient(s) for up to 18 months after the agreed-upon start date for the project.
The purpose of funding is to provide resources for Bradley employees to complete the project within the award period. The grant cannot be used to replenish the department or unit’s supplies, and the majority of the award budget must be spent before the final months of the project.
Additional requirement for ALL requests for Student Support (FSA and SEA Programs):
Only current full-time degree-seeking students at Bradley University can be supported by funding from OSP. Recent graduates, non-degree-seeking students, students from other Colleges or Universities, etc., are not eligible.
Award recipients are responsible for ensuring that students engaged in OSP-supported projects present their findings at the annual Student Scholarship Expo. Projects proposing service/outreach activities must have a scholarly component that allows students to present at the Student Scholarship Expo.
Funding from OSP awards may be used during a sabbatical leave. However, grants that include student support can only be used during a sabbatical if student engagement is one of the objectives of the approved sabbatical leave project. The Chair/unit leader’s letter must address this issue, or the proposal will not be considered.
