The Strategic Partnership program concentrates on major grants ranging from $500,000 to more than $1 million into key areas of research growth. They are used to leverage matching support from other sources, to provide seed funding for the development of new knowledge, and to initiate new centers of excellence at Michigan State University. These grants are treated as investments in the future development of MSU as one of the nation’s leading research universities.

Projects are funded based on the following criteria: scope and significance, the potential they have to use grant funds in leveraging additional resources, and the commitment of resources from the sponsoring college and department.


CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS

This program is directed and administered by the MSU Provost and Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. It encompasses a broad spectrum of University interests in research, teaching, and outreach. These grants range from $10,000 to $200,000. They are used to leverage other MSU resources to provide required externally funded grant matches and cost-shares, faculty recruitment and laboratory setup packages, and faculty retention packages, in addition to assisting in the limited support of a handful of University centers of excellence.


INTRAMURAL RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM (IRGP)

The Intramural Research Grant program has three areas of focus:

• Academic Diversity - support of faculty in areas where sufficient extramural support for scholarship and creative endeavors is not readily available
• New Faculty - support of new research-intensive academic appointed personnel
• Incubator Grants - support of existing researchers who are developing approaches to new and innovative research efforts with future funding potential.