RESEARCH & CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS

For faculty, we offer several internally funded grant opportunities including Faculty Research Grants, Faculty Creative Production Grants and Faculty Summer Fellowships.With certain restrictions, all tenured and tenure-track faculty, visiting assistant professors and professional librarians may apply for these funds.  Proposals are recommended for funding after review by the MSU Research and Creative Productions Committee (RCPC).

In addition to these grant opportunities, the RCPC also evaluates nomination portfolios and recommends recipients for the annual MSU Distinguished Researcher Award and Distinguished Creative Production Award. These prestigious awards are presented annually at the opening Faculty/Staff Convocation for the fall semester.

The RCPC also makes recommendations, accompanied by brief evaluations of the applications, in writing to the Provost for any sabbatical leave of absence requests made by faculty.

Sponsored by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the RCPC also oversees the MSU Annual Report of Research and Creative Productions.

For information about Faculty Research and Creative Productions, call 606-783-2010.

RCPC Members

• Ilsun White, College of Science & Engineering, 2023-25 
• Kouroush Jenab, College of Science & Engineering, 2024-26
• Eric Brown, Caudill College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, 2024-26
• Lisa Shannon, Caudill College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, 2023-25
• Steve Chen, Elmer R. Smith College of Business & Technology, 2024-26
• Vivek Madupu, Elmer R. Smith College of Business & Technology, 2024-25 
• Fujuan Tan, Ernst & Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education, 2024-26
• Lesia Lennex, Ernst & Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education, 2023-25
• Pam Colyer, Librarian, 2024-2026
• Shannon Harr, Director of Research and Sponsored Programs, Chair 
• VACANT, graduate student, ex-officio