Faculty On-Campus Grant Program

The purpose of the On-Campus Faculty Grant Program is to encourage a continuum of research, creative, and scholarly activities by faculty at UCO. The intent of this program is to provide funding for faculty members to develop research projects with internal funds and then complete or expand the project with funds obtained from an external granting agency (federal, state, private corporation, etc.).

All proposals will be peer-reviewed by external evaluators (non-UCO faculty and employees) with knowledge in the discipline of each proposal. For an example of the criteria that will be used by reviewers to evaluate your proposal, please click on the following link: Example of External Evaluation Sheet.

The Research Advisory Council (RAC) assists in the funding recommendation process.

Depending on the type of grant, funds can be used to support replacement time during the Fall 2012 or Spring 2013 semester from one undergraduate course (up to 4 hours per academic year) for the Principal Investigator (PI). The replacement time is intended to allow the PI the freedom and time to conduct and manage the research project. An individual may be the PI on only one proposal per year and can only apply for up to one FTE Research Assistant; there are no restrictions on the number of proposals for which a person may serve as a Co-PI. 

There are budgetary restrictions to items that can be purchased with funds from on-campus grant funds.  Please contact OR&G ( X 3492) if you have questions regarding allowable expenditures.

To see general information regarding each type of grant or obtain an application form, please click on the name of the grant on the menu to your left.

• PDF: Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2012-2013 Faculty On-Campus Grant Awards.

• PDF: Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2011-2012 Faculty On-Campus Grant Awards.

• PDF: Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2010-2011 Faculty On-Campus Grant Awards.

• PDF: Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2009-2010 Faculty On-Campus Grant Awards.

• PDF: Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2008-2009 Faculty On-Campus Grant Awards.

Featured Faculty On-Campus Grant Project:

Dr. Chris O’Brien – Forensic Science Institute and Department of Biology

The North American bobcat, Lynx rufus, can be found across the continental United States, ranging from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and is quite common in Oklahoma. The bobcat is typically not considered to be a scavenger species. They tend to be a solitary feline that mostly hunt small mammals such as rodents and rabbits, and on occasion larger prey such as deer. However, in a recent scavenger study in north central Oklahoma, a mother bobcat and cub were discovered to be in fact voracious scavengers. The pair fed at the experiment site for a total of ten consecutive days. The duration of their visits increased over time, with their last visit lasting over two hours. The documented instances of bobcats in the act of scavenging are quite rare. In fact, this is the first known documented case of mother and young being photographed in the act of scavenging large prey together.