The Program’s Purpose and Philosophy

The purpose of the Collaborative Incentive Research Grants (CIRG) Program is to enhance, through multi-campus or multi-disciplinary collaborations, the prestige and prominence of the University to a national and international audience. The program is administered by a review committee chaired by the Associate University Dean for Research and faculty chosen from among the Senior Faculty at the CUNY campuses.

Since its inception in 1994, the University has encouraged faculty to address problems that will lead to new and future areas of multi-campus or multi-disciplinary research strengths. This is consistent with the fact that the program is funded from the indirect costs recovered from successful faculty grant proposals, and explains why a major goal is to seed research that will become the basis of new external grant proposals.

To lay the groundwork for future grant submissions, the collaborative team must contact a program officer at a federal or state agency or foundation to discuss with that individual whether their proposed research would fit within the guidelines of their funding program.

This year, special consideration will be given to
newly-formed , cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Submission Deadline - THURSDAY, February 16, 2012

REVISED PROCEDURES FOR ROUND 19 - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

• Read the complete guidelines from Round 19 <doc>



• Download the application form for Round 19 <doc>



• View the funded proposals from Round 18