Provost Investment Fund Fall 2022 Competitive Cycle

By Melissa Martinez
Sept. 9, 2022
To: Campus Community
From: Liesl Folks Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Subject: Provost Investment Fund Fall 2022 Competitive Cycle
Date: Sep 09, 2022

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that the Provost's Investment Fund (PIF) has $1 million available to be awarded for the fall 2022 competitive cycle.

I am seeking proposals from faculty and staff that are innovative, aspirational, and have goals that are explicitly aligned with the University's strategic plan and the following institutional priorities:

  • Increasing students’ success, graduation, and retention, especially for groups underrepresented within the relevant disciplines.
  • Promoting growth and opportunities to generate new revenue for the institution.
  • Expanding student experiential learning.
  • Enhancing research capacity.
  • Promoting diversity and inclusion.

Funding requests can range from $15,000 to $100,000 per year for a maximum of two years. The initiative is expected to be financially sustainable through the generation of new resources or the reallocation of other resources after the PIF funding period.

Timeline

Please submit your proposals online through UA Competition Space no later than noon, Wednesday, Oct. 19. The system will not accept applications after the deadline.

Proposal Workshop

We will hold a PIF Proposal Workshop at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. During this virtual meeting, we will cover submission requirements, the review process, and funding priorities. Participants also will hear and learn from past PIF reviewers. Please register to participate. The meeting will be recorded and available on the Office of the Provost website.

PIF is designed to ensure that we can be nimble and proactive in funding high-impact projects that align with University's strategic goals and support our ambitions for institutional excellence and distinctiveness.

In fiscal year 2022, we allocated more than $18 million from the PIF to the colleges and units across campus to support various programs and initiatives.

I look forward to receiving more great ideas from you.

Liesl Folks
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

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