Research and Scholarship Committee

Research and Scholarship Committee (formerly Research Council)

The University of Houston Research and Scholarship Committee exists as one branch of the faculty governance structure through the Faculty Senate. It assists the President, Provost, and Vice Presidents in formulating recommendations and policies affecting the research community on the UH campus. The Research and Scholarship Committee provides a forum for internal discussion, initiates policies touching on research matters, gathers and disseminates information to the faculty, and provides a faculty voice to University Administration on matters pertaining to research.

The Research and Scholarship Committee also administers the funding for UH internal awards.

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ANNOUNCING 2011-2012 INTERNAL AWARDS:

New Faculty Research Program
The purpose of this program is to assist faculty who wish to initiate research for the first time and who have not had previous internal or external support, exclusive of that as a student or postdoctoral fellow. Grants up to $6,000 will be awarded to individual faculty members, as part of the University of Houston efforts to support research and scholarly activity that constitute an integral part of the University's instructional program.

Small Grants Program
The purpose of this program is to provide funding for unique or unusual research and scholarly projects not routinely supported by departments or colleges or currently funded from external sources. Preference is given to proposals that have partial financial support from their department or college. In addition, limited financial assistance may be requested for the publication of books. 

Prior recipients: 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012

Grants to Enhance and Advance Research (GEAR)
The purpose of the GEAR program is to invest in research likely to return substantial indirect costs from external sources to the university in the near future, with special emphasis on federal sources such as NSF, NIH, DOE, NIMH and DOD. GEAR recipients will be required to submit a proposal to an external funding source as their final report.

Prior recipients: 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2011-2012

Excellence in Research and Scholarship Program
This program recognizes the research endeavors of nominated faculty at the Assistant, Associate and Full professor level. The awards are for those who have compiled a substantial continuing record of outstanding research, scholarship, or creative activities.