Launch Awards

Launch Awards aim to catalyze new research directions by providing seed funding for early-stage projects that will generate preliminary data for competitive external grant submissions.

Program Design

• A collaborative partnership between the OVPR and the One K-State fund, administered by the Office of the President.
• Ten awards of $25,000 each per year; $250,000 total.
• Five awards from proposals submitted by the October 1 deadline and five awards from proposals submitted by the March 1 deadline.
• Any uncommitted funds will roll over to the next RFP cycle, increasing the number of awards available in that cycle.
• Open to faculty opening a new research direction or seeking preliminary data.
• Researchers with active start-up funding must provide justification for why these funds are unavailable to support the proposed line of inquiry.

Submission Guidelines

Proposals should be submitted directly to the ord@k-state.edu.

Applications must include (11 pt Times New Roman, 1-inch margins):

• • Abstract
  • Detailed budget with justification
  • Narrative (5 page max)
  • Compliance approval letter or plans for submission of compliance materials
  • Two-page CV
  • Funding History
  • Department Head Letter
• All proposals, whether funded or not, are retained by ORD for research analytics and reporting purposes.

Funding duration:

1 year, non-renewable.

Deliverables

Submission of at least one external grant proposal within 12 months of the project's conclusion is required as evidence of program success.