Office of the Provost: Multidisciplinary Research

Multidisciplinary Research

In the fall of 2007, President Joel Seligman publicly announced the creation of a new fund to support faculty research involving two or more disciplines.

President Seligman has now supported adopting in full the recommendations of the Multidisciplinary Advisory Council Report, New Interdisciplinary Work at the University of Rochester, which recommends providing $250,000 per year to fund the Provost’s Multidisciplinary Awards. Funding will be provided by the Office of the President and will not come from the resources of any school. The multidisciplinary awards will support faculty research that crosses disciplines, whether within one school or across two or more schools. A Multidisciplinary Fund Review Committee will be established to provide peer review of grant applications. The report and RFP below describe the application process and provide a discussion of current multidisciplinary work at the University.

In addition to the Provost’s Multidisciplinary Awards, Provost Ralph Kuncl will oversee:

Public celebration and reporting of new multidisciplinary work

Continuation of the Phelps Colloquium Series

Ongoing support of the Bridging Fellowships

Continued funding of the University Committee on Interdisciplinary Studies

Permanent establishment of a year-long Interdisciplinary Orientation Program for New and Early Career Faculty

Permanent establishment of a revised New Leaders Program

Establishment of a new single university-wide, searchable, editable, custom electronic Faculty Research Database.

Supporting Documents:

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Contact Vini Falciano in the Provost's Office with any questions about the Provost’s Multidisciplinary Awards.

Office of the Provost

Multidisciplinary Research

Award Recipients