Key Dates for the 2025-2026 Application Cycle
Dates | Important Events |
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | Request for Expressions of Interest and Request for Proposals released |
Thursday, January 23, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET): | Deadline to submit Expression of Interest (Phase I) |
Thursday, February 20, 2025 | Notification to all applicants |
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. ET: | Deadline for all invited applicants to submit full proposals |
Friday, April 25, 2025 | Notification to applicants who submitted Full Proposals |
Process
- Interested applicants are encouraged to notify Tamara Terry, rti_univscholarsprog@rti.org, in the RTI University Collaboration Office (UCO) and their university’s research office.
- Applicants are encouraged to peruse RTI’s website to familiarize themselves with researchers working in the same or similar area. Applicants who need support networking with RTI staff should contact Tamara Terry with a brief abstract of their research interest and a bio sketch.
- Applicants should develop their Expression of Interest in consultation and coordination with RTI collaborator(s), who will need to provide a Letter of Support in Phase II.
Expressions of Interest
EOIs must be digitally submitted using the online form no later than 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025. The EOI does not have a budget requirement. To be fully considered, the EOI must include:
Expression Of Interest
- Applicant Information: Name, university affiliation, email address, and faculty web page
- Institutional Information: Department name, department chair’s name and email address, and any other departmental contacts.
- Proposal Details: Proposed project title, alignment to RTI’s practice areas and/or service capabilities, proposed RTI collaborator name(s), and proposed start and end dates.
- PDF upload: A single PDF upload must include:
- Expression of Interest (2 pages maximum), addressing:
- Purpose, objectives, activities, deliverables, and expected outcomes of the proposed project
- Discussion of the proposed projects relevance to RTI practice areas and/or services and capabilities
- Evidence the applicant has current and/or prior relevant experience as a researcher and collaborator
- References to external funding opportunities for potential future proposals
- Letter of support from the applicant’s departmental chair
- Applicant’s curriculum vitae (no page limit). Please include experience securing funding as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator.
- Expression of Interest (2 pages maximum), addressing:
Expression of Interest Evaluation
RTI business and research leaders will review and evaluate EOIs based on the following rubrics:
- Potential impact of the proposed project
- Academic qualifications as well as research and publication track record of the applicant
- Degree to which the proposed research project advances scientific stature
- Alignment to RTI’s practice areas and/or services and capabilities
- Evidence that the proposed research could attract large-scale research support by government agencies, corporations, industrial consortia, or foundations
- Likelihood the proposed research project will be successful and support long-term collaboration between the researcher and RTI
- Degree to which the proposed project reflects RTI’s commitment to equity in research
Invited Full Proposals
Applicants will be notified by Thursday, February 20, 2025, about whether they will be invited to submit a full proposal.
Questions about the program? Email us today.