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)
Associate Chair and Associate Professor, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
(principal investigator)
Assistant Professor, Nursing
(principal investigator)
Associate Professor, History
(principal investigator)
Teaching Professor, Statistics; Director, Center for Applied Statistics and Data Analysis
(co-investigator)
Nurse Scientist, Office of Professional Nursing
(co-investigator)
Associate Professor, Anthropology
(principal investigator)
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS
Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences
(principal investigator)
Assistant Research Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
(principal investigator)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering
(co-investigator)
Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology
(co-investigator)
Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences
(co-investigator)
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
(principal investigator)
Chair, Engineering and Information Technology; Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
(co-investigator)
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (principal investigator)