Seth Howes, associate chair of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and associate professor of German, plans to use his Research Council grant to support a book project.
Jan. 13, 2025
The University of Missouri's Division of Research awarded the second round of Research Council grants, internal funding of up to $15,000 that supports scholarly and creative endeavors and often helps new faculty ignite their research programs.
“For early career faculty like myself, internal funding mechanisms are a great way to start your program of research and data collection before submitting (or while waiting on) external funding,” said Andrea Wycoff, an assistant professor of psychiatry in the School of Medicine.
Wycoff uses daily-life assessment methods to understand how cannabis use influences alcohol cravings and treatment goals among people trying to quit drinking. She applied for a Research Council grant last year.
“I was in my first year of my faculty job when I applied for the grant, so I was looking for funding to start up my research program here at Mizzou,” Wycoff said. “I wanted to be able to start data collection on a pilot study right away to pave the way for bigger grants after that.”
After completing her pilot study, Wycoff applied for and received a $986,310 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a larger cannabis study with adolescents.
“The Research Council grant likely made me more competitive for the NIH grant; planning the data collection considerations for this pilot study helped me thoroughly explain my ideas in my NIH grant application,” Wycoff said.
During the 2024-25 academic year, faculty will have two more opportunities to apply for Research Council funding through InfoReady. Deadlines:
- Jan. 21, 2025
- March 31, 2025
For more information, email Internal Funding staff.
Below are investigators with newly awarded Research Council grants. See who won the first round of grants.
ARTS, HUMANITIES, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Associate Professor, History
(principal investigator)
Project — Catholic preaching in Luther’s wake: Friedrich Nausea in the Mainz Cathedral Pulpit, 1526-1534
Associate Chair and Associate Professor, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
(principal investigator)
Project — Subvention for publication of co-edited volume “Overcoming the Present” (Duke University Press, 2026)
Assistant Professor, Nursing
(principal investigator)
Project — Using technology to explore relationships between nurses’ workload, burnout and well-being
Associate Professor, History
(principal investigator)
Project — Merlyn Severn: women, photography and the gender politics of professionalism
Teaching Professor, Statistics; Director, Center for Applied Statistics and Data Analysis
(co-investigator)
Project — Using technology to explore relationships between nurses’ workload, burnout and well-being
Nurse Scientist, Office of Professional Nursing
(co-investigator)
Project — Using technology to explore relationships between nurses’ workload, burnout and well-being
Associate Professor, Anthropology
(principal investigator)
Project — Resilience of isolated indigenous populations in Amazonia
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences
(principal investigator)
Project — Role of serotonin neurons projecting to the nucleus of the solitary tract on blood pressure regulation
Assistant Research Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
(principal investigator)
Project — Optimizing geopolymer concrete for enhanced durability and reduced carbon footprint
Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering
(co-investigator)
Project — Optimizing geopolymer concrete for enhanced durability and reduced carbon footprint
Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology
(co-investigator)
Project — Exploring the gut microbiome in patients with cubital tunnel syndrome
Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
(co-investigator)
Project — Exploring the gut microbiome in patients with cubital tunnel syndrome
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
(principal investigator)
Project — Exploring the gut microbiome in patients with cubital tunnel syndrome
Chair and Professor, Civil and
Environmental Engineering
(co-investigator)
Project — Optimizing geopolymer concrete for enhanced durability and reduced carbon footprint
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (principal investigator)
Project — Development of high-performance white LEDs using lead-free perovskites and advanced micro/nanostructure fabrication for sustainable solid-state lighting