Partnerships for Enhancing ERI Research (PEER)

加强 ERI 研究的伙伴关系 (PEER)

• 批准号: 2347159
• 负责人: Bradley Andersh
• 金额: $ 194.72万
• 依托单位: Bradley University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-06-01 至 2029-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2347159&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Partnerships; Enhancing; ERI; Research; PEER

Bradley University's Partnerships for Enhancing ERI Research (PEER) is an NSF GRANTED project that will transform the research enterprise at a mid-sized emerging research institution (ERI). Limited research administration and support can hamper competition for research funding. By enhancing the services provided at ERIs, the nation's research enterprise benefits by utilizing these talented investigators to help make impactful scientific advances. Bradley University's PEER project will serve as a model for strategies that peer institutions can implement to support their faculty and enhance their research infrastructure in sustainable ways. As a result of this five-year project, Bradley University will see measurable increases in the number and quality of proposals submitted by university employees, the number of publications generated by research-active faculty, and the number of students involved in collaborative research. Research and evaluation efforts will generate new knowledge on best practices and sustainable models of research and sponsored program administration at smaller institutions, primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and ERIs. This project will open research opportunities and grant-seeking to faculty that otherwise would not have been able to pursue those activities and, in turn, will increase student engagement in mentored research. This high-impact practice will increase student success and earning potential after graduation. Results from the research studies and evaluation efforts will be distributed to audiences of peer institutions through formats such as presentations at national conferences, submissions to peer-reviewed journals on research administration, and distribution through relevant listservs and peer groups. The overarching goals of the PEER project are to enhance Bradley University's research enterprise in innovative and sustainable ways, to serve as a model for peer institutions, and to contribute to the knowledge base on research administration at ERIs. The project team will accomplish three key objectives: (1) Enhance the function of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) through tailored investments in human capital and training, (2) stimulate a campus culture that encourages and celebrates research and grant seeking, and (3) research, evaluate, and disseminate results on program effectiveness. The PEER project will generate new knowledge on the efficacy of research administration interventions at PUI/ERIs through research and program evaluation. Mixed-methods research will be conducted on the value of two innovative interventions – the OSP Advocate program and the multi-institution peer review program. The OSP Advocate program will consist of five advocates, one each from Bradley's five colleges, who will serve as a network of individuals with training and familiarity in both pre- and post-award practices and will support research and grant-seeking efforts across the institution. The multi-institution peer review program will begin with a partnership with Western Illinois University and add others after completing the pilot study. For this initiative, faculty from one institution will review proposals written by faculty in a related field at the other institution. Neither of these innovative interventions has been discussed in the literature in the manner they will be implemented in the PEER project. As such, this study will provide valuable insight into attainable and sustainable initiatives that will enhance similar institutions' research and grant-seeking efforts.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

布拉德利大学加强ERI研究的合作伙伴关系（PEER）是一个NSF资助的项目，将改变中型新兴研究机构（ERI）的研究企业。有限的研究管理和支持可能会阻碍对研究资金的竞争。通过加强ERI提供的服务，国家的研究企业通过利用这些有才华的研究人员来帮助取得有影响力的科学进步而受益。布拉德利大学的同行项目将作为一个模型的战略，同行机构可以实施，以支持他们的教师和加强他们的研究基础设施，以可持续的方式。作为这个为期五年的项目的结果，布拉德利大学将看到大学员工提交的提案的数量和质量，研究活跃的教师产生的出版物的数量，以及参与合作研究的学生人数的可衡量的增加。研究和评估工作将产生新的知识的最佳实践和研究和赞助计划管理的可持续模式在较小的机构，主要是本科院校（PUI）和ERI。该项目将为那些原本无法从事这些活动的教师提供研究机会和赠款，反过来，将增加学生对指导研究的参与。这种高影响力的实践将增加学生的成功和毕业后的收入潜力。研究和评价工作的结果将通过在国家会议上介绍、向同行评审的研究管理期刊投稿以及通过相关的名录服务器和同行团体分发等形式，向同行机构的受众分发。同行项目的总体目标是以创新和可持续的方式加强布拉德利大学的研究企业，作为同行机构的典范，并为ERI的研究管理知识库做出贡献。该项目团队将完成三个关键目标：（1）通过对人力资本和培训的量身定制投资，加强赞助项目办公室（OSP）的功能，（2）促进校园文化，鼓励和庆祝研究和寻求资助，（3）研究，评估和传播计划有效性的结果。该项目将通过研究和项目评估，产生关于PUI/ERI研究管理干预措施功效的新知识。将对两种创新干预措施的价值进行混合方法研究-OSP倡导计划和多机构同行评议计划。OSP倡导者计划将由五名倡导者组成，分别来自布拉德利的五所学院，他们将作为一个受过培训和熟悉奖前和奖后实践的个人网络，并将支持整个机构的研究和寻求资助的努力。多机构同行评议计划将开始与西伊利诺伊大学的合作伙伴关系，并在完成试点研究后增加其他人。对于这一倡议，教师从一个机构将审查教师在其他机构的相关领域写的建议。这些创新的干预措施都没有在文献中讨论的方式，他们将在对等项目中实施。因此，这项研究将提供宝贵的见解，可实现和可持续的倡议，将加强类似机构的研究和寻求赠款的努力。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。