Research at the University of Southern Maine

Support for enhancement of USM proposals being submitted to external funding agencies. Funds may be used for student research assistance, expert review of proposals, and visits to federal funding agencies.
Applications accepted at any time.

Awards of up to $3,000 each for research, scholarly, and creative projects conducted by full time tenured and tenure track faculty.
Deadline: Last week in November, annually

Support for the acquisition of technology that enhances the educational experience of students in USM courses. Guidelines and applications are posted in February at the Technology, Information Systems, and Libraries website. Awards from previous years are posted on the Faculty Senate website.

Small grants support individual faculty members, groups of faculty members, and academic departments for projects related to teaching improvement, curriculum development, or building community between faculty members and students.
Deadline: April, annually

The goal of the Trustee Professorship is to reward excellence among current faculty at the University. The Professorship will provide funding to allow its holder to be released for a substantial portion of his/her teaching duties for an academic year, with a modest fund available to support a project that the holder wishes to undertake.
Applications are due to the Provost by April 2006.

A complete listing of faculty professional development opportunities is available in handbook form on the website of the Provost´s Office.

The USM Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship support undergraduates who conduct Research, Scholarly, or Creative Projects with a faculty mentor for a period of eight weeks during the summer. The purpose of the SURF program is to provide promising students with an opportunity to work on an independent project with a USM faculty member, gaining new skills and/or a more in-depth understanding of an academic discipline. Deadline: April 24, 2009

Supports undergraduate students working on a research project with a USM faculty mentor during the academic year, September through April. The project topic must be in an area of interest to NASA, which organizes its research around five broad themes: aerospace technology, biological and physical research, earth science, space flight, and space science. Eligible departments include, but are not limited to, natural, physical, and social sciences, health sciences, computer science, technology, and engineering.
Deadline varies.