• Schedule
• Eligibility
• Background & Guidelines
• Submission Procedures – General
• Pre-Proposal Submission Procedures
• Full Proposal Submission Procedures
• Annual Reports
• Showalter Trust Budget Instructions & Budget Model Page
• Showalter Awards
• Contacts

Schedule

Annual announcement is sent to academic deans in mid-September.

Pre-proposals are due in the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), from your academic school dean, by mid-October .

An Internal Selection Committee (ISC) will meet and screen all pre proposals.

Full-proposal requests will be sent to selected faculty mid-November.

Full proposal submissions are due to the OVPR by early march.

Internal Selection Committee (ISC) will meet and screen all Full Proposals.

Full proposals will be sent to Showalter Trustees for review.

Final award decisions are expected to be announced in the Spring.

Eligibility

Eligibility is limited to tenured, tenure-track, and research faculty at the West Lafayette Campus.

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Background & Guidelines

Since 1975, Purdue has received research funding through grants made possible from the Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Fund. The areas of research eligible for funding, as described by the benefactors, are:

• Air and water pollution research
• Research in the field of biochemistry
• Research for the control and prevention of disease
• Research for development of new technologies in food production
• Research in medical and biophysical instrumentation, including the adaptation of the modern computer in the measurement of biological processes, in the collection, recording, analysis, and interpretation of data.

Submission Procedures - General

Proposals for funding from the Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust will be reviewed in two stages by an internal selection committee [ISC] at Purdue. The ISC is appointed on an annual basis by the Vice President for Research and is comprised of distinguished faculty representing individual academic units within the Purdue system. An initial review will select the most meritorious pre-proposals for development of full proposals and ranking. The ISC will review and compile a ranking of full proposals, which will be presented to the Showalter Trustees. In some cases, the ISC may elect to send a subset of the full proposals to the trustees. The Showalter Trustees will make the final selection of projects to be funded.

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Pre-Proposal Submission Procedures

Pre-proposals should be submitted to the OVPR by your academic school dean by mid October.

Academic deans are asked to submit brief (1-2 page) pre-proposal recommendations of research projects from their school/area along with a prioritized listing of the pre-proposals in spreadsheet format – Click here for Spreadsheet.

Pre-proposals should be single-spaced and limited to one to two (1-2) pages in length. At the top of the first page, please include the full name and department of each researcher involved in the project. The principal researcher should be listed first. Click here for Abstract Model

In addition to the one to two page pre-proposal, please also include -

A) a separate, short (one to two page) curriculum vitae for each investigator that includes not only relevant recent publications but all current and pending support. Each grant or proposal should be listed as follows:

Name of PI/s; Department/School; School/College
State whether Active (A) or Pending (P); Agency and Agency Number (if applicable)
Complete Title of Grant or Proposal
Start and end dates of all years
Current year direct costs

Sample [fictional]:
SMITH, John; Pharmacy Practice; Pharmacy
"Inhibiting Proteases Involved in Arthritis"
09/01/04-08/31/07
$250,000

and

B) an Outline Budget that will give the evaluation committee an idea of how the money will be used. This does not have to be submitted through your business office at this stage.

Sample:
Salaries & Wages –
Supplies & Expenses –
Travel -
Capital Equipment –
TOTAL Direct Costs –

The prioritized recommendations must be received in the OVPR, Hovde Hall, Room 330, by October 29th. An electronic copy of the prioritized spreadsheet must also be sent to the following email - rhostett@purdue.edu.

Invitations to submit full-proposals will be sent to selected faculty in mid November.

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Full-Proposal Submission

Investigators should work directly with their departmental/institutional business offices to develop and submit their full proposals. Complete full proposal applications (hard copy) for Showalter funding must be sent to Rhonda Hostetter VPR- Room 330/HOVD, by noon on Monday, March 3rd, 2008.

Complete full proposal applications include:

• One (1) original and one electronic version
• Proposal Submission Form
• Business office budget work papers
• All appropriate signatures

1. The Cover Sheet, which includes the title of the project, the name of the principal investigator/s, and the investigator's academic rank, department and address.
   
   
2. A one-page “Layman’s Summary” that emphasizes the importance of the work in layman's (non-technical) terms. The Layman’s Summary replaces the abstract that is normally part of a grant proposal. The purpose of the layman’s summary is to ensure that the Showalter Trustees understand and appreciate the value/importance of the research. Focus on a clear identification of the problem, the general approach, and the benefits anticipated from the results.
   
   
3. A one-page “Technical Summary” that is closer to the kind of abstract that you would write to a federal sponsor.
   
   
4. A brief but carefully developed scientific proposal, which does not exceed five [5] double-spaced pages, uses one-inch margins and font point sizes no smaller than NIH guidelines allow, and includes "Nature of the Problem," "Objectives," "Procedures.”
   
   
5. The same curriculum vitae & recent publication with all current & pending as submitted at pre-proposal stage:
   
   A Separate, short (one to two page) curriculum vitae for each investigator that includes not only relevant recent publication but all current and pending support. Each grant or proposal should be listed as follows--
   
   Name of PI/s; Department/School; School/College State whether Active(A) or Pending(P); Agency and Agency Number (if applicable) Complete Title of Grant or Proposal Start and end dates of all years Current year direct costs
   
   Sample [fictional]:
   SMITH, John; Pharmacy Practice; Pharmacy A; "Inhibiting Proteases Involved in Arthritis"
   09/01/04--08/31/07
   $250,000
   
   
6. A budget and a one-page budget justification which also will be forwarded to the Showalter Trustees. The maximum budgetary request is $75,000, which must include indirect costs calculated as 20 percent of direct costs (excluding equipment). Click here for Budget Instructions

Annual Reports

If your proposal is funded, you will be required to submit an annual report of the results of the research accomplished with Showalter funds. The annual report will be requested on an annual basis throughout the duration of the project and should be submitted electronically to Rhonda Hostetter at rhostett@purdue.edu by the end of July. The report should follow these guidelines: Click here for Annual Report model

• No more than three pages in length, double-spaced, and prepared on plain white paper (no letterhead).
• Include a brief summary identifying the overall impact of your research in terms of the problem and long term goals from your proposal.
• Margins must be one (1) inch on all sides.
• Use of font point sizes no smaller than NIH guidelines allow.
• List title of the project, the name/s of the faculty member/s, their department/s.
• The text of the report.

Showalter Trust Budget Instructions -- Click here for Budget page

The budget, which must include indirect costs calculated at 20 percent of direct costs (excluding equipment costs), should not exceed a total cost of $75,000. Budget must be completed in accordance with the following:

1. Compensation
   
   
   1. Faculty/Post-Doctoral Support:
      The budget should identify by name each faculty/post-doctoral staff member for whom Showalter support is requested. In the event the name of the staff member is unknown, the budget should indicate “To Be Named”. For each staff member identified, the budget should indicate the percent of full-time University effort to be devoted to the research, and the amount of salary requested. Use of funds is limited to Purdue University only.
      
      
   2. Graduate Research Assistants:
      The budget should indicate the number of graduate research assistants to be employed on the research project, the percent of full-time University effort each will devote to the project, and the amount of salary requested from Showalter for each.
      
      
   3. Clerical and Service Support:
      The budget should indicate the type of support requested (i.e., clerical or service), the percent of full-time University effort requested for each clerical or secretarial position, and the amount of funds requested.
      
      
   4. Student Labor:
      The budget should identify the amount requested for student labor.
      
      
   5. Graduate Student Fee Remission:
      Budget in accordance with established University policy.
      
      
2. Fringe Benefits:
   Fringe benefits should be budgeted in accordance with the annual memorandum from Sponsored Program Services (SPS) covering the budgeting of fringe benefits for sponsored programs.
   
   
3. Supplies and Expenses:
   The budget should identify major items of supplies and expense in accordance with the following:
   A. Computer Services
   B. Travel
   C. Consultant Services
   D. Other (please itemize)
   
   
4. Capital Equipment:
   Each item of permanent equipment requested should be separately identified along with its estimated cost. Expensive items of capital equipment should not be requested from the Showalter Trust. If major equipment is necessary to accomplish the goal of a particular project, major cost-sharing from other sources should be provided. If you have questions regarding capital requests please contact Bill Baitinger at 49-67563 or by email at wbaiting@purdue.edu
   
   
5. Total Direct Cost:
   The total direct cost is determined by adding the dollar amounts listed in salaries and wages, fringe benefits, permanent equipment, and supplies and expenses.
   
   
6. Facilities and Administrative Costs (F & A):
   A 20% F&A cost factor is applied to all direct costs except capital equipment.
   
   
7. Total Project Cost:
   The total project cost is determined by adding total direct costs and F&A costs.
   

Contacts

• For general Showalter Trust competition information, contact Rhonda Hostetter, OVPR, rhostett@purdue.edu .
• For Showalter Trust competition inquiries specific to your department/school/college, contact your academic dean's office.
• For questions regarding receipt of your award payment, please contact your departmental business office.