Call for Proposals
One of the aims of the University of North Dakota Strategic Plan is to expand and strengthen the University's commitment to research and creative activity, both as a means of enriching the learning environment and as a driver for economic development. Among the strategies to achieve this end is the establishment of UND Centers of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity.
The "Center of Excellence" designation will serve to identify exceptional and, in some cases, unique strengths of the University of North Dakota. It is meant to identify specific, focused areas of excellence either within broad traditional academic disciplines and/or
interdisciplinary/multi-disciplinary areas. It is expected that such areas will ultimately be
identified across the entire spectrum of scholarly/creative work. "Center of Excellence"
designation will mark these areas for special strategic consideration in budgeting and recruiting in order that they may be sustained and enhanced.
The University Research Council has developed criteria for designation as a UND Center for
Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity that have relevance to all of the
institution's disciplines. The criteria are as follows:
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A UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity must have national or international recognition and should reflect a strength of the University of North Dakota. |
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A UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity must demonstrate a consistent record of extramural funding or other significant indices of scholarship. |
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A UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity must have a developed strategic plan to meet its objectives. |
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A UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity must be able to demonstrate the potential for long-term sustainability. |
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A UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity must have appropriate staff and infrastructure in place to support its mission. |
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After meeting the above five criteria, the unit will be designated as a UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity contingent on the unit being recognized as a Center by the State Board of Higher Education. |
Proposals for Centers of Excellence designation that do not yet qualify under the criteria set forth here may lead to designation as "Emerging Center of Excellence." An Emerging Center of Excellence may be eligible for possible future funding opportunities designated to help the center achieve full "Center of Excellence" designation. Criteria for Emerging Center include:
1. Meet four of the six criteria for UND Centers of Excellence in Research, Scholarship,
and Creative Activity.
2. Clearly have a potential to achieve full status within three years.
3. Have (a) locational advantage(s) or other strategic advantages, i.e., special alignment
with Higher Education Roundtable goals, the UND Strategic Plan, the Red River
Valley Research Corridor, or UND's service or teaching/learning mission.
Proposals will be welcome at any time. Proposals should be addressed to the Office of the Vice President for Research. All proposals should address criteria one through five for UND Center of Excellence designation. Proposal length is not specified but normally would not exceed three pages. All proposals will be reviewed by the University Research Council. The designation of Center of Excellence and Emerging Center of Excellence will be made by the President upon the recommendation of the Vice President for Research and the University Research Council.
04-24-04
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