Description

The program's goal is to support computational research across the campus and professional schools. This program seeks to fund both the development of novel computational techniques as well as the application of computational methods to problems in the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Awards are up to $20,000 for 1-year projects.

Application

Each application should include:

• CV for PI and Co-PI(s), if applicable
• Research Proposal (limited to 2 single-spaced pages) that includes a general overview of the proposed research and specifically describes the computational component.
• Detailed Budget
• Proposals must be submitted electronically as pdf documents to
• Email questions to Hany Farid ()

Dates

• Jan. 15, 2011: proposals due
• Mar. 1, 2011: notification of award

Grants size and duration: Awards may range up to $20,000 and must be completed within one year unless an extension is requested in writing and granted by the Institute Director. The Institute reserves the right to make no awards if it is deemed no proposals meet the Fellowships Working Group’s opinion of appropriateness.

Focus of submissions: The focus of all proposals must be consistent with the mission of the Institute and/or directly related to current activities or programs of the Institute. Funding may be used to: seed new, or assist continuation of on-going research including travel and supplies (on-going research must show current funding, focus and purpose of research, why additional funding is being sought and expected outcome); hire student research assistant; develop new program or specific course; develop or purchase specific teaching aid(s) or material(s).

Eligibility: Grants are open to all Dartmouth faculty, of any rank, including the undergraduate, graduate and the professional schools. Collaborators may be from Dartmouth or outside the campus and may include undergraduate and graduate students, junior faculty and independent scholars. Funds may not be used for PI salary. Preference may be given to faculty who have not received funding from any other Dartmouth source within the past three (3) years.

Budget Responsibility: PI is responsible for budget and account oversight and all activities must conform to approved budget unless variance is requested and approved in writing; overages will be sole responsibility of the PI and not the institute; any unused funds will revert to the Institute.

Account management: PI has sole responsibility but must be coordinated through the Institute including notification of all expenditures and documentation/receipts for same must be provided to the Institute.

Fellowships completion: Grant will be considered complete and eligibility for future possible funding is contingent upon all of the following:

1) Colloquium/seminar presentation: PI will present results at an on-campus colloquium or seminar that is supported by the Institute or PI’s home department,

2) Working Papers and Publications: all grants must produce a working paper that is supplied by the PI to the Institute Director and will be posted to the Institute’s web site; all working papers and/or publications must acknowledge the William H. Neukom 1964 Institute for Computational Science,

3) Reporting: PI must provide to the Institute Director a project report and financial summary within 60 days of the end of the grant period.