The purpose of the Commonwealth Campuses Research Collaboration Development Program (CCRCDP) is to encourage and support both independent and collaborative research projects between faculty at the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses, and faculty and research subject matter experts at the shared core facilities at University Park interdisciplinary institutes and the College of Medicine.
Since 2018, CCRCDP has awarded nearly fifty projects and involved 18 Penn State campuses.
Through this program, Commonwealth Campus faculty are provided the opportunity to submit research proposals that will require access to Penn State’s shared facilities (equipment, instruments, capabilities, and/or expertise).
Goals
- Build the foundation for a collaborative research environment.
- Build relationships between researchers at UP and CoM facilities/institutes and faculty and students at Commonwealth Campuses.
- Accelerate research and strengthen opportunities for submission of high-quality publications and proposals.
- Increase opportunities for engaging with funding agencies and industry.
Eligibility
- All full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty* members at Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses are eligible to apply. [*Waivers for non-tenured faculty may be requested when petitioned by the faculty member’s Associate Dean of Research in advance of the Full Proposal.]
- Faculty with an active CCRCDP project that remains in progress/incomplete at the time of application are not eligible.
Questions
For questions, please contact Odette Mina, odette.mina@psu.edu
Collaborators
- Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
- Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses