Research Council Grants
The NSU Research Council disseminates available grant monies to Nicholls faculty for research and teaching/learning projects in all disciplines. Funds for research are to be viewed as “seed money” to undertake worthy projects that will lead to larger projects, external funding, publications, performances, exhibitions, or presentations. Funds for scholarship of teaching/learning projects are to be used for improvement and innovation of teaching strategies. The Council is made up of representatives from each college, the Library, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research, and Academic Computing. Further information about the structure and mission of the Council can be found in the Faculty Handbook.
Members: Dr. Christopher Castille (Council Chair) (College of Business Administration), Dr. Enmin Zou (College of Sciences and Technology), Melanie Collins (Director, Assessment and Institutional Research), Perry Lawless (Academic Computing), Trisha Rabalais (Liberal Arts), Angele Davis (College of Nursing), Mary Katherine Keams (Library), Tiffany Henderson (College of Education & Behavioral Sciences), and Dr. Quenton Fontenot (Director of Research & Sponsored Programs, Professor of Biological Sciences).
- Nicholls State University Research Council is pleased to announce that funds, considered “seed money”, in the amount of $25,000 are anticipated to be available for grant competition for 2024-2025 and grant proposals are now being accepted. Please submit your proposal no later than April (specific date TBA). to Dr. Christopher Castille, Chair via christopher.castille@nicholls.edu. Award announcements will be made in May (specific date TBA). Those with an active Research Council grant are NOT eligible to apply, but their eligibility will be restored for the grant cycle of 2024-2025.
- There is no maximum award.
- The award budget is approximately $25,000.
- The deadline – April, specific date TBA.
- Submit applications to Dr. Christopher Castille, Chair, at christopher.castille@nicholls.edu
- Awards will be announced in May, a specific date TBA.
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Tech Fee Grants
This internal grant program exists to fund projects that focus on the integration of technology into the instructional environment. The funding for the grant is generated from the Student Technology Fee – based on a per credit hour student fee. These fees are used to maintain the ITS open labs and to fund different technology projects requested by colleges and/or departments. The projects must directly benefit the students; requests for technology in faculty/staff offices is not permitted by state guidelines. The monies that the Technology Fee awards must be expended for student use and must meet the definition of technology as defined by the ULS board.
- The term “technology” or “technologies” means computer hardware and software (and the networking and supporting computer and telecommunications infrastructure), laboratory instruments and discipline-specific equipment including but not limited to such items as scales, microscopes and musical instruments.
The proposals submitted each Spring are reviewed by Academic Computing’s technical review committee and then presented to a student subcommittee for consideration. If the subcommittee reviewing the proposal has any questions, the faculty or staff member writing the proposal may be requested to have a 5-minute interview with the subcommittee to answer any questions they may have regarding the request. Once voting is complete, everyone submitting a proposal will receive notification of the accepted proposals. Please contact a member of Academic Computing if you are planning to request a technology classroom, have questions regarding the proposals, or need assistance gathering information for a proposal.
Internal Proposal/Grant Submission:
Current deadline: TBA. All proposals will be processed through electronic submission through the campus online form submission.
Cash Matches for External Grants:
This aspect of the grant funding is specifically designed only to provide a match to external grants. In general, the Technology Fee will match up to 10 percent of the total requested. The portion of the grant requesting the cash match must meet the regulations for Technology Fee monies as stated by the ULS board.
- To request cash matches for external grants, contact Mr. Randy LeBlanc at 448-4419 or at randy.leblanc@nicholls.edu.
- There is a limited amount of monies available each year for cash matches. The maximum award is a match of 10% of the technology portion of the grant you are applying for with an external funder. Re
