Proposals

OTREC Proposal Information

OTREC issues an annual Request for Proposal (RFP) in January. Only researchers affiliated with one of our partner institutions (Portland State University, University of Oregon, Oregon State University, or Oregon Institute of Technology) are eligible to respond.  All proposals submitted require 100 percent match either in-kind or cash.

Important Dates (Subject to Change)

Mid January RFP Issued
March 31 Semi-annual progress reports due
April 9 2010-2011 Proposals Due 5:00 p.m. PST; Peer-review process begins
April 30 Quarterly invoices due from PIs/partner universities (for March end)
Mid June Project selections announced
August 15 Quarterly invoices due from PIs/partner universities (for June end)
August 24 Deadline for PIs to submit no-cost extension request forms to their university research office
August 31 Deadline for OTREC to receive no-cost extensions from partner universities (Draft final reports due from PIs for projects not extended. Review process is 2 months)
September 30 End of OTREC Budget Year
October 1 Projects Begin

2010-2011 Proposals by the Numbers

  • Number of proposals submittted: 44
  • Number of proposals funded: 23
  • Number of multi-campus proposals: 27
  • Average request: $100,000