REF-IE | REF-RS | REF-SCG | REF-MG | Review Criteria & Procedures | Award Procedure | Post Award Information| Reporting
Review Criteria and Procedures
The evaluation criteria for REF-IE, REF-RS, and REF-MG proposals are given in the Program Description. Review committees are made up of an interdisciplinary panel of faculty members, who review the proposals. Please take this into account when writing your submission to ensure your proposal can be understood by all reviewers. These committees review the proposals and make recommendations to the Vice President for Research. All funding decisions are final.
Award Procedure
REF awards are dependent upon fiscal year funds. All awards begin July 1 of the award year and will end on August 31 of the following year. Project funds will be put in a restricted account with the Principal Investigator as the account manger.
All unexpended REF funds will revert back into the REF pool at the project end date; extensions will be granted under exceptional circumstances only.
Post Award Information
When a proposal is approved, a University account will be established that identifies the faculty member as account manager. Disbursement of the grant money will be subject to the rules and regulations that apply to University accounts. Requesting transfers of committed cost share on REF awards is the responsibility of the Principle Investigator.
Reporting
Successful applicants must submit a final report summarizing their accomplishments within 60 days of the end of the project. Please submit your 1-3 page report to the VP for Research. The report should explain the activities undertaken and identify publications, presentations, and other scholarly or creative products that have resulted from the award. Recipients of awards should update their reports if publications appear at a later date. The final REF project reports are due following the project end date (projects with an August 31 end date will be due on October 1 of the same year). Faculty members who fail to do so will be ineligible for future awards.