Program Labs are for departmental programmatic research, and instructional needs. Examples include, but are not limited to, lab-classrooms, student research labs, facilities with shared specialized equipment common to the department or research area, and labs dedicated to collaborative strategic research or method.
Respective department chairs control access to assigned Program Labs. A request for a Program Lab must originate from a department chair.
Program Labs are required to submit annual surveys about lab activities. These results will be reviewed by the LabSpace Faculty Advisory Committee at set intervals defined in the award letter.
To apply for a Program Lab, the chair or director should complete the online form on behalf of the program in need. For technical assistance with the online proposal form, contact Program Officer Adrienne Witzel. The web form is for Program Lab proposals only. Externally funded projects should use the Project Lab web application.
The submission process is ongoing, but proposals submitted by mid-April have the best chance of being reviewed and, if approved, implemented by the following academic year.
Submitted proposals are reviewed by the LabSpace Faculty Advisory Committee which will respond to the proposal in one of three ways. First, the committee may simply approve or deny the request. Second, the committee may request additional information in writing before making a decision. Third, the committee may ask to meet with the applicant(s) to discuss the proposal before making a decision. The chair of the LabSpace Faculty Advisory Committee will notify the department of the committee’s decision.
On the application form, you will be asked to outline or describe:
Feel free at any point to contact LabSpace to discuss this opportunity further.
Assistant Director for Facilities
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