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. |
| 2. |
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. |
| 3. |
A UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity must have a developed strategic plan to meet its objectives. |
| 4. |
A UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity must be able to demonstrate the potential for long-term sustainability. |
| 5. |
A UND Center of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity must have appropriate staff and infrastructure in place to support its mission. |
| 6. |
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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