The Associate Dean for Research, in consultation with the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) reviews all proposals.
Review Materials
The following forms are used during the review process:
Review Schedule
| September | Initial meeting of the review panel. |
| September | PI proposal submission deadline |
| September-October | Proposals are distributed to the reviewers assigned to each proposal. |
| November | All reviews are due from the reviewers to prepare for the review session. |
| November-December | Review session to discuss, evaluate, and rank proposals. |
| January | Funding decisions are announced to all applicants. |
| March | PIs with approved proposals requiring Biological Safety, Animal Care, and Human Subjects protocol approvals should begin preparing and submitting the necessary forms. |
| April | NIFA NRS forms are set-up for all approved proposals and completion is requested from PIs. |
| July-August | New projects are set-up in WISER. |
| August-September | PIs and department will be notified of project numbers and budget. |
| October | New projects begin. |