MT Internal Grant Opportunities (MT-IGO*) FAQs

There are two components required: (1) an application, and (2) the proposal.

The program has two grant-making cycles per year, in September and March. However, the March submission is reserved for those applicants who were not funded in September and wish to resubmit their proposal after revision based on committee evaluation.

Complete and submit an MT-IGO Grant Application.  You will need the following information to complete the application: contact information of the PI, Co-PI (if applicable), Chair and Dean, project summary, proposal budget and justification, PDF upload of proposal.  For detailed information please visit the MT-IGO Application and Proposal Guidelines page.

• IRB/IACUC approval notice(s) issued by the Office of Compliance
• IRB/IACUC Status Form
• Travel Authorizations
• Quotes from vendors for supplies & equipment - attach to the application packet

Upon completion of your MT-IGO project a MT-IGO Final Report Questionnaire** must be submitted within 60 days. 

MT-IGO adopts a two-step review process to enable individual review by a specialists as well as holistic review which is conducted by the committee.  The final determination of the proposals recommended for funding will be informed by individual reviews and the panel summary. 

Once assigned to a proposal(s), the committee members review them in accordance with the scoring rubric.  If the PI is an established researcher, such as tenured faculty or full professor, then the reviewers will also evaluate if the proposal offers a new direction in comparison to the applicant’s ongoing studies.  Subsequently, the reviewers will also evaluate the feasibility of the study's specific aims within the projected timeline and available resources.  The qualification and expertise of the PI to lead and succeed will also be critically evaluated.  Most importantly, the reviewers will consider if the study has the potential to lend to a competitive proposal for external funding and to extend the scope and reach of the research agenda.  

• For more information, please visit the MT-IGO Proposal Review page.

MT-IGO applicants must:

• Be regular full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty at MTSU.
• Have received fewer than two previous MT-IGO grants*.
• Have submitted final reports for any previous MT-IGO-funded activity and fulfilled external funding requirements.
• Have not received a MT-IGO grant* in the past five years.
  *including FRCAC grant(s)

This section is required if the PI is requesting funding for any of the following:

• Personnel such as a student worker, graduate assistant, transcriptionist, etc.
• Equipment over $500
• Travel including mileage/flight, lodging, per diem
• Operational Costs such as supplies/materials, publication fees, consultant fees, etc.

• Follow all University procedures in connection with the proper and timely disbursement and accounting of funds and the completion of the necessary paperwork. Manage transactions and keep up with account balances.
• Complete and submit the award acceptance form within 30 days from the issuance of the award notification.
• Submit a formal petition to MT-IGO if addition time is required to complete the project.
• Immediately submit changes or revisions that require budgetary changes to MT-IGO.
• Recipients must submit a final report within 60 days of the project's completion.
• Recipients must submit an application for the three external grant opportunities listed on their MT-IGO application.
• Acknowledge funding by the MT Internal Grant Opportunities (MT-IGO) program on articles submitted for publication and/or presentations of creative works.
• Follow intellectual property guidelines (see MTSU's IP Policy).