Clemson Division of Research

REMINDER: Deadline for SEED funding is March 7

Clemson University faculty are encouraged to apply for internal funding under the Clemson SEED program to support the initiation of research or the completion of a scholarly project or product.  Clemson SEED (Support for Early Exploration and Development) provides two tiers of funding. Priority consideration is given to faculty who may not have large start-up […]

WEBINAR SERIES: “Working at the University-Industry Interface: Effective Strategies for Active Researchers”

A shifting landscape of federal research funding and declining corporate research and development budgets make university and industry collaborations highly attractive. Learn how to establish and manage these collaborations in a webinar series offered to the university community by the Division of Research’s Office of Industry Contracts with support from the Watt Family Innovation Center and […]

Research Advisory Board members named

The Division of Research is working to enhance the quality of scholarly endeavors and growth of research programs with direct input from faculty. The newly created Research Faculty Advisory Board held its first meeting in November. The board will provide input to the vice president for research on procedural matters and other issues affecting research […]

Proposed Pooled Fringe Benefit Rates for FY2018-19

For planning purposes, please notify individuals in your college/division to use the following proposed pooled fringe benefit rates for Fiscal Year 2018-2019. Employee Type FY 2019 Change 9 month 33.7% +2.6% Administrator 40.3% +3.1% Graduate Students 12.0% -1.4% Undergraduate Students 1.8% -1.4% Part-Time/Temporary 19.8% +0.7%   The FY2018-19 pooled fringe rates have been proposed and […]

SUCCEEDS grant application deadline is Feb. 14

The deadline to apply for seed grants from the Clemson Faculty SUCCEEDS program is Feb. 14. The program provides seed grants of up to $35,000 to help interdisciplinary faculty teams compete for external funding of $1.5 million or more. SUCCEEDS (Strategic University Challenge for Competitive Excellence and Expertise in Discovery and Scholarship) is one of […]