Riedel Research Grant for the Advancement of the Walden Learning Model
Riedel Research Grant Application
Dr. Eric S. Riedel Research Grant for the Advancement of the Walden Learning Model

Please complete the following online application to submit your proposal for the Riedel Research Grant. Each field below must be completed for the system to process your application. The “submit” button will not work if sections of the online application are blank.    
   
The form below 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 grant proposal via this online  application, you will receive an email from the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (ORSP) confirming receipt of your grant proposal.   
   
Questions about the 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 Dr. Eric S. Riedel Research Grant for the Advancement of the Walden Learning Model program as well.   

Completed applications must be submitted on/before 18 September 2020.

  • Intent to Apply Using Walden Data

    If your proposed research involves using Walden data - either data to be collected from Walden participants/classrooms or a request to use existing classroom/operational data from Walden - you must have obtained confirmation from the ORSP, prior to submitting your proposal for the Riedel Research Grant, that the proposed data collection is attainable and/or the requested existing data can be provided by the university. This approval is required only if your proposed research involves the use of Walden data.
  • Enter the Intent to Apply Tracking number

  • Principal Investigator Information

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

  • While information about co-PIs will be entered below, please note that the PI listed in the section above will be designated as the Point of Contact (POC) for all correspondence related to the submission of this grant proposal.
  • Although there are no page limits or formatting requirements for submitting a C.V., please submit a document of professional quality. Please save your document as “CV – YOUR LAST NAME,” and the upload the C.V. using the link provided above.
  • [Note: CVs for additional Co-PIs may be uploaded in the Supplemental Grant Proposal Documentation section of this application.]

  • Research Grant Proposal

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    In U.S. dollars
  • The abstract serves as a succinct and accurate description of the proposed research. State the goals and objectives of the proposed research. Concisely describe the design and methods for achieving the stated goals.  

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

    Specific Aims —Description of research goals and measurable objectives. 

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

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

    Please use this template provided to create your research description. Instructions about specific information to be included in the research description and how the document should be formatted are included in the template. Please download the 2020 Riedel Research Description Template, save the document as “Research Description – YOUR LAST NAME,” and then upload your research description above. 

  • Provide a timeline for implementing and completing the proposed research. The timeline is a way of showing the grant reviewer that the activities involved in conducting your research align with your proposal design/methodology and budget. Follow this  link to see an example of a research timeline. As you create your timeline keep in mind that the Riedel program is intended to support short-term, 1-year research studies.  

    Please use this template provided to create your research timeline. The template, which you can populate with the activities specific to your proposed research, includes instructions for how to create a timeline for your proposed research. Please download the  2020 Riedel Research Timeline Template, save the document as “Research Timeline – YOUR LAST NAME,” and then upload your research timeline above. 


  • Provide a budget that lists the costs associated with conducting the research activities described in your proposal. Follow this link to an example of a research budget.

    Activities/costs that may be included in budgets include:

    *Time/effort spent conducting research (see guidelines for core and contributing faculty compensation for research section below)

    *Participant incentives, supplies, travel, and "other costs" (such as software for data analysis).

    The grant will NOT cover:

    *Technology costs or investments
    *Doctoral capstone mentoring or field experience 
    *Costs associated with dissemination (conference fees, conference travel, publication fees, etc.) 

    Please use the template provided to create your research budget. The template, which you can populate with the cost items specific to conducting your research, includes instructions for how to create a budget table for your proposed research. Please download the 2020 Riedel Research Budget Template, save the document as “Research Budget – YOUR LAST NAME,” and then upload your research 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 research proposed in this Riedel application. 
  • Provide a written justification for each cost listed in your research budget. The budget justification is a way of showing the grant reviewer that the costs for conducting your research align with your proposal design/methodology and timeline. Follow this link to see an example of a research budget justification. 

    Please use the template provided to create your research budget justification. The template, which you can populate with the cost items specific to conducting your research, includes instructions for how to create a research budget justification for your proposed research. Please download the 2020 Riedel Research Budget Justification Template, save the document as “Research Budget Justification – YOUR LAST NAME,” and then upload your research budget justification above. 
  • Describe how the research findings will be shared. For example, presentations, publications, or how the applicant will share findings with the community and/or community partners. 

    Please use the template provided for describing your research dissemination plan (RDP). Download the 2020 Riedel RDP Template, save the document as “RDP – YOUR LAST NAME,” and the upload your RDP above. 

  • Supplemental Grant Proposal Documentation

  • Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval from Walden is not required for faculty and staff to apply for the 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. 

    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 the scientific and technical merit of the application.  

    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. 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 proposed research 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 proposed research is funded. 

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

  • If you plan to collect data from Walden (students, faculty, staff etc.) or use existing Walden operational data you must obtain Institutional Approval (IA) from the Walden Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIRA). Grant funds will not be disbursed without this approval in place.  

    Here is a link to the  IA application form. Instructions about how to complete the IA application and where to submit the completed form are included in the IA application itself. Questions about the IA process and obtaining IA approval should be directed to institutional.approver@mail.waldenu.edu.

    Once IA approval has been obtained, save a copy of the approval letter as “IA Approval – YOUR LAST NAME,” and upload the IA documentation above.  

    [Note: If you are not collecting data from Walden or using existing Walden operational data for your proposed research, 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 for all of the additional Co-PIs listed in the Researcher Information section at the beginning of this grant application. Provide the C.V.s for only those Co-PIs listed as #3 and beyond. 

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

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

  • Submit Application

    Submit your Riedel Research Grant application by clicking the submit button below. Once submitted, you will receive an automatic reply confirming receipt of your application.

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