Our medical school is reevaluating how we provide seed
funding.  I would like to find out how your institutions handle
internal seed or development funds, if they do at all.  For
instance:

Does your institution provide seed money?

To whom?  __new faculty only ___graduate students
 ___Faculty with new ideas  ___carry over funds

Do you require the departments to provide matching funds?

What are the requirements for submitting a proposal?  Ex: 1)
Must have submit a grant through our office in the previous
year.  2) Must have a potential external funding source
proposal in hand  3) only consider proposals that have a pink
slip....

For how long may they apply?  Ex: one year, two years...

May an awardee apply for a second year? to continue the
project?  or submit a new idea?

What requirements are on the awardee? Ex: they must
submit a external funding source proposal within the following
calendar year.

Do you use internal funds to advance research in another
manner?  Ex: travel awards to external funding sources

Any additional information you want to add would be
appreciated.  Thank you in advance.

Happy Holidays.

Deanna Parker Knapp
Director of Research Administration
University of Kansas School of Medicine- Wichita
xxxxxx@kumc