As part of the Pitt Momentum Funds, the Regional Catalyst Grants are designed to strengthen the regional campuses' research ecosystems by supporting high-quality research, scholarship, and creative endeavors by individual faculty or faculty teams at those campuses. Awards will be made for up to $5,000 for two-years.
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Note:
Expression of Intent is not required for Regional Catalyst Grants.
Eligibility
- All faculty members at Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown and Titusville campuses with full-time appointments may apply as individuals or as a member of a team. The investigators may be tenured, tenure-stream or appointment stream.
- Lead investigators are permitted to lead only one catalyst proposal submission at a time, with the exception that faculty from regional campuses applying for catalyst grants may also apply for other PMF grants.
- Undergraduate, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, staff, research associates, or visiting (non-permanent) faculty members may not be listed as investigators, but they participate in funded PMF projects.
- Faculty from outside the University of Pittsburgh regional campuses are not eligible to lead catalyst grants.
- Funds may be used for:
- stipends for students
- stipends to support involvement of community-partner and community-based organizations
- equipment or lab supplies
- project-related travel for faculty or students
- costs associated with hosting a project-related event
- services which aid research (e.g., translation, interpretation, journal publication fees, participant payments)
- Funds may not be used for:
- faculty salaries