Rose Hills Foundation Innovator Grant Program

Rose Hills Foundation Innovator Grant Program

2025 Application

INSTRUCTIONS
A complete application should be submitted as one pdf with the following documents (in the order below): (1) This completed form, (2) a project proposal, (3) a project budget, and (4) an abbreviated CV.

Applicants (submit according to internal school deadlines/instructions): Obtain signatures from Department Chair and Dean before submitting electronically to m.aguirre@uci.edu by February 14, 2025.

The 2025 fellows will be announced in June, and funding will begin on July 1, 2025.

Name

First NameLast Name
School (s)
Department (s)
If you have a joint appt. or multiple affiliations, please indicate which unit would administer the award
Email Address
Campus Address
Assistant Professor Appointment Information

Ladder rank, professor of teaching, in residence, and of clinical X eligible.
Initial Date of Appointment

MonthDayYear
Initial Step
Expected Academic Year for Tenure Review
Current Step
Current and Prior Awards and Grants

List all current or prior awards administered by UCI that may be categorized as a “Young Investigator Award” (e.g., NSF ADVANCE, NIH PECASE, ONR YIP, etc.). Please indicate those which have extramural funding (e.g., NIH, NSF, ACLS) and those which are funded by the University of California (e.g., Regents' Junior Faculty Fund, Chancellor's Award, etc.): *

	Project Title	Funding Agency	Amount	Duration
1
2
3

List any other grants for which you have applied for and expect to receive in the 2025-26 academic year. Of these, indicate which, if any, will support the same project for which you are requesting a Rose Hills Innovator Grant. *

	Project Title	Funding Agency	Amount	Will this support the same project?
1
2
3

*If there is insufficient space in the above tables to list all of your awards and grants, please include the complete list on a separate sheet.
Rose Hills Innovator Grant Request
Title of Proposed Project:
Dollar Amount Requested:
Required Documents

Your proposal is not complete if any of the three (3) attachments listed below are missing. Make sure that your name, department, and contact information appear on all of your attachments:
1. Project Description/Proposal: A clear and concise description of the nature of your research project and its significance. Include a project title. This description should be understandable by others who are not experts in your field, and explain how it will advance your research. (maximum length - 3 pages)
2. Budget: A one-page budget showing how the award will be used. There is no overhead charged to this award. When developing budgets for personnel, costs of benefits and fees, as well as salaries must be included. If applicable, the relationship of the proposed Rose Hills funded activities to ongoing research funded from other sources must be explained. (maximum length - 1 page)
3. Abbreviated CV. (maximum length - 5 pages)
Applicant Certification

By signing below, I am affirming that (i) the information contained in this application is true and correct; (ii) if awarded as a Rose Hills Innovator, funds will be used as set forth in this application; (iii) I am a senate faculty member at the assistant rank in a STEM school; and (iv) I am not currently under consideration for tenure in the 2024-2025 Academic Year.
APPLICANT SIGNATUREPRINT NAME
MonthDayYear
Date
Department Review

By signing below, I am affirming that I have reviewed the attached materials and support this application for funding through the Rose Hills Innovator Grant program.
CHAIR SIGNATUREPRINT NAME
MonthDayYear
Date
School Review

By signing below, I am affirming that I have reviewed the attached materials and support this application for funding through the Rose Hills Innovator Grant program.
CHAIR SIGNATUREPRINT NAME
MonthDayYear
Date

If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Aguirre at m.aguirre@uci.edu.
Updated 11/2024

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Rose Hills Foundation Innovator Grant Program

Assistant Professor Appointment Information

Current and Prior Awards and Grants

Rose Hills Innovator Grant Request

Required Documents

Applicant Certification

Department Review

School Review