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.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Research Development at ord@ksu.edu.

Submission Guidelines

Proposals should be submitted through the online portal.

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

• • Coversheet
  • 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 the Office of Research Development 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.