COVID-19 Research Continuity Updates
Dear Campus Community, I want to provide guidance for researchers as a follow up to President Struppa’s announcement that Chapman will be fully remote for all non-essential personnel starting March 19th. Thank you for what you have done over the past weeks in this ever-changing environment, and for what has been asked of you
FAQs for COVID-19 Research Continuity
RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS What is the current status of human subjects research at Chapman? Given the directives from the Orange County Health Department, it has been determined that research activities involving in-person interactions with subjects are suspended until further notice. The only exceptions are if canceling or postponing the activities would either (A) increase the risk to the subject’s safety or well-being or (B)
New Procedures for Payments to Research Participants (Human Subjects)
The Office of Research in collaboration with Financial Services is pleased to announce an expansion of methods for payments to Research Participants (Human Subjects) that will facilitate the expanding research efforts at Chapman. A working group of representatives from the faculty, Financial Services and the Office of Research used best practices and to develop procedures
Grant Writers’ Boot Camp
The Office of Research is pleased to announce the 2nd annual Chapman Grant Writers’ Bootcamp which is designed to assist faculty in learning about all phases of the grant cycle through a simulation process (proposal to award). Faculty will respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP), learn about the details of grant preparation at Chapman,
NSF Fall Grants Conference - 2020
Save the Date! Join us on May 18-19, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Grants Conference! The Spring 2020 NSF Grants Conference will be held at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center. These events are designed to give new faculty, researchers and administrators key insights into a wide range of current issues at NSF.
Please Join Us for a Faculty Research and Creative Activity Forum
Tom Piechota, Vice President for Research and Rennolds Ostrom, Faculty Fellow in the Office of Research, will be holding two open meetings to promote dialogue on various activities that support faculty in research and creative activity. Topics include, but not limited to: Important update on Payment to Research Participants (Human Subjects) Updates on grant development
Opportunity for Chapman Students to Attend the National Academy of Inventors Annual Meeting
National Academy of Inventors Annual Meeting in Phoenix (April 8-9): The Next Generation Inventors Session that focuses on student teams who want to present their ideas of innovation through patenting, licensing or commercialization. Innovations must be relevant to the annual meeting theme: Sustainable Futures: Propelling Innovative Futures. The deadline for submission is February 14, 2020 and
Call to identify interest in the National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation limits the number of proposals that an institution may submit to the Major Research Instrumentation program to a total of three (3) proposals: two (2) instrument acquisition proposals and one (1) instrument development proposal. Depending on the number of interested faculty, Chapman may need to run this as an internal competition
Call for Interest in National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants for Arts Projects and Challenge America
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants for Arts Projects and Challenge America Although two distinct grant programs, the university may submit only one (1) application for either the Grants for Arts Project or the Challenge America program each year. Due to these proposal limitations, Chapman will run a limited, internal competition to select which
Impacting Women's Health
What began as a general interest in Woman’s heath resulted in a scholarship award winning research project on the Uptake of Opioid Guidelines in Reproductive Aged Women at Ambulatory Care Clinics. Salena Preciado, Chapman University’s 2019 Kay Graduate Scholar, instantly became passionate about her research while diving into literature reviews on the topic. During our