Extramural Funding
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UH Hilo strongly encourages faculty to apply for extramural funding of scholarly and/or creative activities as well as training grants to enhance instructional capabilities. There are diverse international, federal, state, county and private agencies that provide funds for such activities. The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH) has a Hilo office That obtains information about many grant opportunities, including due dates for receipt of applications, and the office staff will be happy to provide current information to faculty and staff. It is suggested that faculty contact the RCUH office with information about their interest areas so the office staff can alert them to grant opportunities. However, the best source of information on funding opportunities will be in newsletters and journals in the faculty member’s subject area or via the Internet.
The Hilo RCUH office is located in the Institute for Astronomy (IfA) Building on the upper campus. For pre-award information (that is, information about how to find grant information and how to apply for grants), please contact Sharyl Kasarskis (933-0849, kasarski@hawaii.edu). For post-award information (that is, information on how to make purchases, hire personnel, arrange for travel, etc. on grant funds), please contact Paula Gealon (933-0898, gealon@hawaii.edu).
Grants are administered by the Hilo RCUH office and by the office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Applicants are required, when starting to prepare a proposal, to submit to the RCUH office and to UH Hilo administrators an "Intent to Apply for Funding" form, which briefly outlines the planned research project, to what agency it will be submitted, and estimates of what UH Hilo commitments are requested in terms of monetary costs (e.g., required cost sharing), facility use, and personnel. Faculty and staff are encouraged to work with the RCUH office staff in filling out this and other forms. There is also a required form to be submitted with the grant proposal which outlines monetary and other concerns in a more precise fashion, and also includes questions about use of humans or animals as subjects, and possible hazards associated with the project activities. The UH System Office of Research Services (ORS) establishes Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) for human studies (www.hawaii.edu/irb/) and animal welfare review (www.hawaii.edu/ansc/IACUC/) and requires that investigators apply for approval from these committees where appropriate. The University of Hawaii System also has an Environmental Health and Safety Office which must approve projects involving the use of potentially hazardous materials. Information about these review processes may be obtained by calling (808) 956-7800 or by clicking on "Research" at the main UH web page (www.hawaii.edu). Faculty must allow time for these reviews to take place. There are additional forms to be filled out when UH Hilo commitments are involved in the projects.
No grant proposal may be submitted to an extramural funding agency without the written approval of the Chancellor.
For more information about extramural grants contact Professor Daniel Brown, UH Hilo Coordinator of Research and Graduate Studies, 974-7468 or dbrown@hawaii.edu.