OVPR Program for Partial Salary Support of Faculty

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) provides funding to cover 5% salary support for faculty funded exclusively on external contract or grant funds to provide non-sponsor funded time for their participation in proposal development and writing.

To be eligible for funding, faculty must meet ALL of the following criteria:

1. Appointed to a faculty job class
1. Including Tenure/Tenure-track faculty, Specialized Research Faculty or Research Support Faculty
2. For the requested year, other than funds received from this program, 100% of faculty member's salary will be funded by external contract and grant funds.

1. Eligible positions cannot have E&G rate allocated to their line.

1. Must be actively engaged in proposal writing as a PI or co-PI and submit at least one proposal as a PI or co-PI  for external funding during each year that funding is provided.

1. Faculty members must be listed as a PI or co-PI on the proposal in RAMP Grants

Eligibility for this program will be reviewed and confirmed by the OVPR. The prior three years of activity will be reviewed for each applicant. This program will only provide funding for activities related to applying for external funding. Funding for other activities, such as advising or committee work, should be sought from departmental or other sources. Salary charged to sponsored projects should only be for activities directly benefiting the award. 

Applications will be accepted in April & May of each year. Approved applications are valid for three years, contingent upon an annual review that the approved individuals continue to meet the program's eligibility requirements. (No action is required by the recipient for this review.) Salary support is provided on an annual basis in August of each year, and the annual allocation will be calculated based on the faculty member's salary at that time. No additional funds for salary and/or fringe adjustments will be provided during the year. All awards approved under this program will be made at the discretion of the OVPR.

To apply, complete the Salary Support for Research Faculty application form below and submit it to the OVPR via RSCH-Operations@fsu.edu for consideration.

If you have any questions, please contact Jenn Garye at jgarye@fsu.edu.

Download Application Form