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Facilities Initiative Grant for Grads (FIGG)
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One challenge that graduate students frequently face is finding funds to support use of facilities they need to start or to finish a project that is not covered by their major professor’s current funding. This has become more of an issue as grant funding for advisors and graduate students becomes harder to obtain. Moreover, graduate students are often encouraged to think creatively and gain independence by working on projects that are slightly outside of their major professors’ foci. This can present challenges, however, when a student’s research cannot be fully supported by the faculty member. It is our hopes that FIGG will (1) help new graduate students open the door to further grant funding, (2) help established students to complete projects that support their dissertation work, (3) provide finishing students the last bit of support they may need to complete a project, and (4) promote the creative use of SOLS facilities.
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FIGG has been established to provide support for SOLS’ graduate students in using ASU facilities, for which, there are no other funds available. A listing of relevant facilities is given below; this list is not exclusive. The applicant should provide relevant information about the particular proposed facilities and project for which he/she is applying in the application materials. Funds from RTI would not exceed $1500, but we would also ask the specific facility to provide discounted services or a percent matching of the award to stretch the budget further. Dependent on funding, 2 awards of up to $1500 will be made per application period. (4 per year)
Restrictions and requirements:
Student applicants must be Ph.D. or M.S. students in good standing. A SOLS’ student may obtain only one FIGG award during his/her tenure in SOLS. Upon completion of the proposal, individuals will be expected to provide a short report to RTI detailing how this funding benefited their research and deliver an informal presentation to their fellow graduate students with which they are affiliated.
To apply, applicants should submit:
- A proposal.
- Letter of support from their advisor/mentor, including a statement that he/she cannot provide the funds necessary.
- Detailed budget. The proposal should include an abstract, basic background, methods showing justification of need for facility use, and anticipated results including how the user will use the data to further seek grants and/or advance her dissertation research.
Applications will be accepted twice a year, April 1 and November 15.
Applications will be judged by the RTI Committee based on the individual’s qualifications (standing, transcripts, and letter of recommendation), the added value and relevance of the facilities use relative to the individual’s proposed/ongoing research, and the extent to which other funds are not available.
For more information, contact Peggy Coulombe
Facilities Available at ASU
Any Facility on run by Arizona State is Eligible. Justification must be made if money requested to use non-ASU facility***.
SOLS Core Laboratories
- DNA Laboratory
Sequencing, fragment analysis, Plasmid Preparations, PCR Purifications, Microarray scanning, Bioanalyzer RNA Runs, and Real Time PCR. - Bioimaging Facilities
- EM Laboratory
Transmitting and Scanning electron microscopes, Ultramicrotome use, Support equipment use, and technical support. - Keck Bioimaging Laboratory
STORM PhoshoImager and Microscope: Confocal, Inverted, Atomic Force, and Bioscope. - Goldwater Environmental Laboratory
CHNS analyzer, Flame AA, GC/MS, Graphite Furnace AA, Inductivity Couples Plasma OES, Ion Chromatograph, Flow Injection Analyzer, SA and Porosity System, TrAAcs Continuous Flow Analyzer, TOC-V Carbon/Nitrogen Analyzer, UV/Vis Spectrophotometer, and technical support. - Proteomics and Protein Chemistry Laboratory**
Porton 2090 E gas-phase protein sequencer, AminoQuant amino acid analyzer, DE STR MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometer, Peptide Sythesizer, HPLC, Capillary electrophoresis, Spectropolarimeter, RF 551 fluorometer, perfusion chromatography system, triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, and SpeedVac vacuum centrifuge. - Keck Environmental Biogeochemistry Lab
Light stable isotope IRMS available of 13C, 15N, 18O, 2H and ICP-MS and multicollector ICP-MS
Animal Care
Maintenance of animals in on-campus or at Price Road Facilities. Must have approved IACUC protocol before applying for funds.
Field House Fees
Sierra Ancha Station – East of Roosevelt Lake in Arizona State University University of Arizona’s Santa Rita Experimental Range – additional information
Note: Neither the Plant Tissue Culture Facility or Greenhouse charge for use (including walk–in environmental rooms and reach-in environmental cabinets).
**Additional Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Facilities
Included, but not limited to, services provided by:
- Chemistry Collaborative Learning Center
- Glass Blowing Facility
- HRMS
- Magnetic Resonance Research Center
- Multi-Anvil High Pressure Lab
- Proteomics and Protein Chemistry Lab
- Protein X-ray Crystallography Facility
- Ultrafast Laser Facility
- X-Ray diffraction Laboratory
See website for Full List and links