2020 Faculty/Staff Application:
Research & Applications for Social Change Grant

  • Completed applications must be submitted on or before November 2, 2020.

    This application is to be used by faculty/staff applicants only for the Research & Applications for Social Change Grant (RASCG). Students and alumni/external applicants interested in applying for this grant should refer to the Student Research Grant Application Process tab or the Alumni tab respectively on the ORSP website for information about how to apply. 

    This form allows you to upload attachments in support of your application. Please do not email supporting documentation separately as it will be difficult for us to associate the documents with your pending grant proposal.   
       
    Within 48 hours of submitting your application via the online form below, you will receive an email from the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (ORSP) confirming receipt of your grant proposal.   
       
    Questions about the online application process should be directed to the ORSP at  grants@mail.waldenu.edu. You can use this same email address for general questions about the RASCG program as well.   

  • Principle Investigator Information

    In this section we ask you to provide information about the Principal Investigator (PI) for the proposed research or applied project. The PI is responsible for the design, implementation, and dissemination of the proposed activity. A Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) thus shares the same level responsibility. Research or applied project team members that have limited responsibility for certain aspects of the proposed activity (such as an additional investigator, research assistant, community stakeholder, or consultant) or are assigned specific tasks for the proposed activity (such as transcriptionist, participant recruiter, or data analyst) should not be designated as Co-PIs. Information about these individuals should be included in the proposal design, budget, and budget justification, if applicable.
  • Please provide your Walden email.
  • Although there are no page limits or formatting requirements for submitting a C.V. or resume, please submit a document of professional quality. Please save your document as “CV – YOUR LAST NAME,” or “Resume – YOUR LAST NAME,” and the upload the document using the link provided above.
  • Although there are no page limits or formatting requirements for submitting a C.V. or resume, please submit a document of professional quality. Please save your document as “CV – YOUR LAST NAME,” or “Resume – YOUR LAST NAME,” and the upload the document using the link provided above.

  • Grant Proposal

    The RASCG program accepts applications for social change research-based proposals AND proposals for applied social change projects. You may only submit only one application, and thus, only one type of proposal. Please indicate which type of proposal you are submitting by checking the appropriate box below.
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  • The abstract serves as a succinct and accurate description of the proposed grant activity. State the goals and objectives. Describe concisely the design and methods for achieving the stated goals.

    Please use the template provided for your abstract. Download the 2020 RASCG Abstract Template , save the document as “Abstract – YOUR LAST NAME,” and the upload your abstract above. 
  • The description includes: 

    Specific Aims —Description of the grant goals and measurable objectives. 

    Background and Significance—Statement of need and/or problem to be addressed. 

    Design and Methods—Description of activities planned to accomplish the grant goals and measurable outcomes (Specific Aims). 

    Please use this template provided to create your research or applied project description. Instructions about specific information to be included in this description and how the document should be formatted are included in the template. Please download the 2020 RASCG Description Template, save the document as “RASCG Description – YOUR LAST NAME,” and then upload your document above. 
  • Provide a timeline for implementing and completing the proposed grant activities. The timeline is a way of showing the grant reviewer that the activities involved in conducting your research or applied project align with your proposal design/methodology and budget. Follow this link to see an example of a grant timeline. As you create your timeline keep in mind that the RASCG program is intended to support short-term, 1-year research studies and applied projects.  

    Please use this template provided to create your grant timeline. The template, which you can populate with the activities specific to your proposed grant, includes instructions for how to create a timeline. Please download the 2020 RASCG Timeline Template, save the document as “RASCG Timeline – YOUR LAST NAME,” and then upload your document above. 
  • Provide a budget that lists the costs associated with conducting the research or applied project activities described in your proposal. Activities/costs that may be included in budgets are time/effort spent conducting research/applied project (see guidelines for core and contributing faculty compensation for research below), participant incentives, supplies, travel, and "other costs" (such as software for data analysis). All expenses charged to the budget must be directly related to the process of conducting the research/applied project proposed in this RASCG application. Follow this link  to see an example of a budget.  

    Please use the template provided to create your grant budget. The template, which you can populate with the cost items specific to conducting your research or applied project, includes instructions for how to create a budget. Please download the 2020 RASCG Budget Template, save the document as “RASCG Budget – YOUR LAST NAME,” and then upload your budget above. As you create your budget please keep in mind that all expenses charged to the budget must be directly related to the process of conducting the activities proposed in this RASCG proposal. 
  • Provide a written justification for each cost listed in your budget. The budget justification is a way of showing the grant reviewer that the costs for conducting your research or applied project align with your proposal design/methodology and timeline. Follow this link to see an example of a budget justification. 

    Please use the template provided to create your budget justification. The template, which you can populate with the cost items specific to conducting your research or applied project, includes instructions for how to create a budget justification. Please download the 2020 RASCG Budget Justification Template, save the document as “RASCG Budget Justification – YOUR LAST NAME,” and then upload your document above. 

  • Please use the template provided to describe your plans for dissemination, intended deliverables, and measurable outcomes (DDMO). Download the 2020 RASCG DDMO Template, save the document as “DDMO – YOUR LAST NAME,” and the upload your document above. 

  • Supplemental Grant Proposal Documentation

  • Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval from Walden is not required for faculty and staff to apply for a Research & Applications for Social Change Grant; however, for any funds to be disbursed to the grant recipient, proof of compliance with Walden University regulations regarding the protection of human subjects in research (IRB approval) is required.

    Please note that it is not possible for grant awardees to deliver an intervention or program themselves or under the auspices of Walden University. Any interventions or programs related to the grant must be delivered and overseen by a partner organization that is qualified to do so, in alignment with local regulations and practices.

    Although IRB approval is not required to apply faculty and staff must confirm with the Walden IRB Office (irb@mail.waldenu.edu) whether it is anticipated that ethics approval will be needed for their proposed research-based or applied project grant activities. Documentation of the institutional determination as to whether research ethics approval will be needed must be submitted as part of this application.

    *If research ethics approval will be needed, please attach a copy of the correspondence with Walden’s IRB Office indicating their determination that research ethics approval will be required if the grant is funded. 

    *If research ethics approval will NOT be needed, please attach a copy of the correspondence with Walden’s IRB Office indicating their determination that research ethics approval will not be required if the grant is funded. 

    Please save your document as “IRB Documentation – YOUR LAST NAME,” and the upload the research ethics documentation above. 

    [Note: For all research involving human subjects, a part of the grant proposal review process will include careful consideration of protections from research risks. The review committee’s evaluation of the protections for research participants will be factored into the overall score for scientific and technical merit of the application.]

  • Institutional Approval (IA) approval from Walden’s Office of Institutional Research & Analysis (OIRA) is not required for faculty and staff to apply for a RASCG; however, if you plan to collect data from Walden (students, faculty, staff etc.) or use existing Walden operational data you must obtain IA in order for any funds to be disbursed to the grant recipient.

    Although IA is not required to apply, faculty and staff must confirm with the institutional approver (institutional.approver@mail.waldenu.edu) that the Walden data proposed for collection and/or existing data to be requested for use in this grant proposal are accessible and/or available. Documentation of the institutional approver’s determination must be submitted as part of this application.

    Please save your document as “Walden Data Determination – YOUR LAST NAME,” and the upload the document above. 

    [Note: If you are not collecting data from Walden or using existing Walden operational data for your proposed research or applied project, then you do not need to complete this item.] 
  • Walden faculty, administrators and staff applying for funding to support research are able to include compensation/release time from their regular workload to ensure that they are able to dedicate the time required to conduct research. Before submitting a grant application, researchers must talk with their direct supervisor about their intent to apply for research funding that involves compensation/release time. 

    Here is the link to the Faculty Research Compensation/Release Time Guidelines Template 
    hosted on the Center for Research Quality website. These guidelines are designed to help guide grant applicants and their supervisors through the process of determining compensation/workload reduction to conduct research. Questions about the guidelines should be directed to grants@mail.waldenu.edu. 

    If your budget includes compensation/release time to conduct research for you, or any of your Walden Co-PIs, please complete the Release Time/Compensation for Research Approval Form found in the Faculty Research Compensation/Release Time Guidelines mentioned above. The form must be completed for each individual Co-PI employed by Walden that is requesting release time or compensation to conduct research proposed in this research grant application.  

    Once you have obtained approval for your release time/compensation for research, please save a copy of the fully executed approval form as “RT-C for Research – YOUR LAST NAME,” and upload the documentation above. Complete this step for each Co-PI that is requesting release time/compensation to conduct research. 

    [Note: If you, or none of your Co-PIs, are not requesting Release Time/Compensation to conduct research, then you do not need to complete this item.] 
  • Please upload a Curriculum Vitae or resume for all of the additional Co-PIs listed in the Principle Investigator Information section at the beginning of this grant application. Provide the C.V.s or resumes for only those Co-PIs listed as #3 and beyond. 

    Although there are no page limits or formatting requirements for submitting a C.V. or resume, please submit a document of professional quality. Please save your document as “CV – YOUR LAST NAME,” and the upload the document above. 

    [Note: If you are a single PI, or there are only two Co-PIs for the grant, then you do not need to complete this item.] 

  • Submit Application

    Submit your RASCG proposal by clicking the button below. Once submitted, you will receive an automatic reply confirming receipt of your application, which will include the tracking number for your grant application (RASCG-2020-FS-XX).  

    You are welcome to contact  grants@mail.waldenu.edu  with questions about your RASCG application; however, please reference your grant tracking number in your email.