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Application Components
Applicants must submit one PDF (single-spaced, standard margins, 11–12 pt font) to Duncan.Simpson@Dartmouth.edu with the subject line “Teevens Research & Innovation Grant Application.” Combine the application components and all appendices below into this single PDF. You will receive email confirmation of receipt within two business days. If you do not, please follow up.
Each proposal must include the following sections:
- Project Title and Abstract (150 words): A clear summary of the project, its aims, and its relevance to human performance, leadership, or well-being.
- Project Narrative (max 1,500 words): Should address:
- Background and significance
- Research questions or goals
- Methodology
- Innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Approach and feasibility
- Anticipated impact and outcomes
Appendices
Why This Project
Why does this project matter to you, and how do you see it shaping the impact you want to make? (required of each student named on the proposal, on both student-only teams and student-faculty/staff collaborations; one statement per student, 100–250 words)
Project Timeline
Key phases and milestones, including deliverables and anticipated completion dates.
Budget and Justification
Detailed explanation of proposed expenses and any matching funds (see budget guidance below).
Team Bios
Short bios highlighting expertise and project roles. (100-150 words per team member, max 6 team members)
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
If human subjects are involved, include IRB approval or pending submission notice. Relevant information can be found here: https://www.dartmouth.edu/cphs/. Projects with a pending IRB submission may be funded contingent on approval prior to the start of data collection.
University Research Priority Alignment (optional)
Indicate any of Dartmouth’s six university research priority areas the project advances (select all that apply, or write “not applicable”). This field supports portfolio tracking and University-level reporting; it does not affect eligibility. Recipients will have a further opportunity to note alignment in their final report, regardless of what was indicated here.
- Rural health and society
- Economy, democracy, and security
- Neuroscience and mental health
- Biomolecular design
- Cultivating creativity across the arts and humanities
- Climate, energy, and cold regions
Supporting Materials (optional)
Letters of support, sample materials, or prior related work.
Budget Guidance
The categories below are meant as a general guide, not a fixed list. The Advisory Board reviews budgets case by case, so a well-justified request outside these categories can still be approved.
Typically fundable:
- Research supplies and materials (lab consumables, art/photography supplies, software licenses tied directly to the project)
- Participant compensation
- Travel and lodging directly tied to data collection
- Datasets or survey costs, with justification for why lower-cost alternatives won't work
- Part-time research assistant support, for hiring undergraduate students to assist with the project
- Undergraduate stipends of up to $1,000 per student per project, capped at $3,000 per project. A flat offset rather than payment for hours, in recognition that unpaid research time is not equally available to all students.
Typically not fundable, though exceptions are possible with strong justification:
- Retroactive funding for work already completed
- General-purpose computer equipment, books
- Tuition, living expenses, or health-related costs
- Payment of any kind to faculty or staff, including listing oneself as a research assistant
- Graduate student wages or stipends
Stipend and payment conditions:
- Students receiving a stipend must be enrolled in a Dartmouth degree program, in good standing with the College, and current on final reports for any previous award from this fund
- An undergraduate may receive a stipend or research assistant wages for a given project, not both
- International students should confirm with OVIS that their immigration status permits receipt of a stipend or wages before applying
Every budget should include a brief justification tying each expense to the project's goals. The Board can award at or below the requested amount to align scope with available funds.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications are reviewed by the Teevens Center Academic Advisory Board, which serves as the Center’s primary advisory and evaluation body for research and innovation. The Board assesses proposals for strategic alignment, scholarly merit, interdisciplinary collaboration, and potential for meaningful impact at Dartmouth and beyond.
Application Criteria
Applications will be evaluated using the following criteria:
| Criterion | Description |
|---|---|
| Strategic Fit | The project advances research or innovation in human performance, leadership, health, or student well-being and aligns with the Teevens Center’s mission. Where applicable, demonstrated alignment with one or more of Dartmouth’s six university research priority areas further strengthens strategic fit; its absence does not count against an otherwise strong proposal. |
| Innovation | Demonstrates creativity, interdisciplinarity, or novel approaches, methods, technologies, or frameworks. |
| Feasibility | Presents a clear design and methodology with achievable goals, appropriate scope, and a realistic timeline. |
| Collaboration & Student Engagement | Includes meaningful collaboration across disciplines or units and provides substantive opportunities for undergraduate or graduate student participation. Faculty-student partnership is strongly encouraged. |
| Impact | Has potential to enhance student experience, influence campus practice, contribute to scholarship, or support future research or external funding. |
| Clarity of Presentation | The proposal is well-organized, clearly written, logically structured, and compelling. |
| Appropriateness of Budget | Proposes a clear, well-justified budget that is reasonable, aligned with project goals, fits the applicable funding tier, and demonstrates responsible use of resources (see below for guidance) |
Strategic Fit
The project advances research or innovation in human performance, leadership, health, or student well-being and aligns with the Teevens Center’s mission. Where applicable, demonstrated alignment with one or more of Dartmouth’s six university research priority areas further strengthens strategic fit; its absence does not count against an otherwise strong proposal.
Innovation
Demonstrates creativity, interdisciplinarity, or novel approaches, methods, technologies, or frameworks.
Feasibility
Presents a clear design and methodology with achievable goals, appropriate scope, and a realistic timeline.
Collaboration & Student Engagement
Includes meaningful collaboration across disciplines or units and provides substantive opportunities for undergraduate or graduate student participation. Faculty-student partnership is strongly encouraged.
Impact
Has potential to enhance student experience, influence campus practice, contribute to scholarship, or support future research or external funding.
Clarity of Presentation
The proposal is well-organized, clearly written, logically structured, and compelling.
Appropriateness of Budget
Proposes a clear, well-justified budget that is reasonable, aligned with project goals, fits the applicable funding tier, and demonstrates responsible use of resources (see below for guidance)
Grant Recipient Obligations
Grant recipients are expected to contribute to the Teevens Center research community and share outcomes that advance understanding of human performance and student thriving.
- Submit a final progress report (500-1000 words) and budget statement within three months of project completion. Where the project aligns with one or more of Dartmouth’s university research priority areas, briefly note its contribution so the Center can track and report alignment across its grant portfolio.
- Acknowledge the Teevens Center in all publications, presentations, or creative outputs.
- Present findings at the Teevens Research Forum or the annual Teevens Conference.
- Submit a Teevens Addendum/Extension Form if requesting changes or an extension, available by request from the center at Duncan.simpson@dartmouth.edu.
- Awards are conditional on meeting these obligations. The Center may withhold remaining funds, or request the return of funds already disbursed, if project requirements are not met.
Questions?
Contact Dr. Duncan Simpson, Director of the Kirsten and Eugene F. “Buddy” Teevens Center for Peak Performance, at Duncan.simpson@Dartmouth.edu.