Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS)
The Louisiana Board of Regents' Research Competitiveness Subprogram funds fundamental science and engineering research to help Louisiana university faculty become nationally competitive.
Funder: Louisiana Board of Regents
Due Dates: September 11, 2020 (Notice of Intent) | November 7, 2020 (Full Proposal) | September 11, 2024 (Notice of Intent) | November 7, 2024 (Full Proposal) | September 11, 2026 (Notice of Intent) | November 6, 2026 (Full Proposal)
Funding Amounts: Up to $200,000 over three years for multi-year RCS awards; up to $20,000 for one-year pilot awards; typical first-year awards ~$48,600.
Summary: Supports fundamental research at Louisiana universities to help investigators become nationally competitive in science and engineering.
Key Information: Notice of Intent is mandatory before proposal submission; eligibility and disciplines rotate annually—consult current RFP for details.
Description
The Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS), administered by the Louisiana Board of Regents, is designed to strengthen the fundamental research base and competitiveness of Louisiana’s public and private universities. The program targets researchers who are not yet competitive for federal funding but who demonstrate strong potential to achieve national research competitiveness in scientific and engineering disciplines. RCS emphasizes support for fundamental research projects (not incremental or purely applied work) and includes both multi-year awards (up to three years) and short-term, one-year pilot awards to generate preliminary data and position investigators for near-term federal support.
