GRANTS FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY AND RESEARCH PROGRAM [GEAR UP]

The purpose of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Grants for Entrepreneurial Activity and Research Program [GEAR UP] is to provide funding to support faculty and staff research and scholarship as well as entrepreneurial activities that will generate new sources of revenue for the campus.

DEADLINE NOTE: The remaining 2008-2009 deadlines have yet to be announced. The remaining deadlines are expected to be announced in August. Please check back often for updates.

2008-2009 Application Deadlines
Application Deadline	Project Period	Review Decision Notification
July 1	August 1 to July 31	August 1
TBA	January 1 to December 31	TBA
TBA	July 1 to June 30	TBA

IF THE DEADLINE FALLS ON A WEEKEND, proposals must be received in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs by 4:30 pm the next business day.

RFP NOTE: The 2008-2009 Request for Proposals has not been announced. It is currently being revised from the previous fiscal year's RFP and will be posted in August. Please check back often for updates.
Complete Request for Proposals (Instructions and Forms)
Required ORSP Transmittal Form
Request for Proposals
Budget Form Only
Library of Funded Proposals:  Print these instructions to access successful proposals.

2007-2008 GEAR UP FELLOWS
Principal Investigator/Department: Title	Project Period	Award
Kirsten Crossgrove/Biological Sciences: The Role of Nuclear Receptors and Cytochrome P45 Enzymes in Dauer Recovery in Caenorhabditis elegans	1 Aug 2007 to 31 Jul 2008	$5,000
Jeff Herriott/Music: People in Glass Houses--A New Interactive Composition for CONTACT Contemporary Music	1 Aug 2007 to 31 Jul 2008	$2,500
2008 GEAR UP FELLOWS
Principal Investigator/Department: Title	Project Period	Award
Richard Cummings/Accounting: Continuation of Public Use Tax Form (P.U.T.F.)	1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2008	$4,200
Kris Curran/Biological Sciences: Characterization of the Ontogeny of the Circadian System in the Xenopus retina	1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2008	$3,961
Robert Kuzoff/Biological Sciences: Functional Divergence among Ovule Regulatory Genes in Distantly Related Crop Species	1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2008	$5,000
Leda Nath/Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice: Comparative Workplace Policy, Family, and the Luxembourg Income Study	1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2008	$4,187
2008-2009 GEAR UP FELLOWS
Principal Investigator/Department: Title	Project Period	Award
Julie Cross/Music: Recording Project: Women of Song	1 Oct 2008 to 30 Sep 2009	$5,000
Manohar Madan & Tom Bramorski/Management: Pilot Grant: Needs Assessment and Market Analysis for non-credit Courses	1 Oct 2008 to 30 Sep 2009	$4,000
David Welsch/Economics: For Profit versus Not-for-Profit Charter Schools	1 Oct 2008 to 30 Sep 2009	$5,000
John Chenoweth/ITBE: Wisconsin Center for Information Technology Services	1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009	$5,000
Elisabeth Harrahy/Biological Sciences: Triclocarban in Surface Waters and its Toxicity to Ceriodaphnia dubia	1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009	$5,000
Maxwell Hsu/Marketing: Support for Attending a Research-Related Training Seminar at Texas A&M University	1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009	$1,690
Russell Kashian/Economics: Weather Derivatives: Are They a Successful Risk Management Approach for Counties and Municipalities?	1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009	$1,355
William Mickelson/Mathematical and Computer Sciences: Development and Validation of a Listening Components and Behaviors Scale	1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009	$3,875
Jimmy Peltier/Marketing: Entrepreneurship Curriculum Outreach	1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009	$3,800
David Van Doren/Counselor Education: Identifying the Need for Counseling Services in the Tri-County Region	1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009	$4,900
F. Peter Wagner/Political Sciences: Citizens into Subjects? Romania's EU Security Politics and Policies and their Impact on Romanian Democracy and Democratization	1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009	$5,000
Michael Woller/Biological Sciences: Release of GnRH Isoforms from Hypothalamic Explants of 6 Species of Trout and Salmon	1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009	$5,000