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The Award for Excellence in Research (PREI) is a competitive program designed to recognize UC faculty members for their research publications in indexed scholarly journals, books, book chapters, and art catalogs.

Faculty members holding an academic appointment of 22 hours per week or more in the regular, special, or adjunct academic track at the time of application and award are eligible to apply. Visiting Professors, Instructors, and Postdoctoral Researchers are not eligible.

The Undergraduate Research Program (IPRE) promotes the early involvement of undergraduate students in research projects by encouraging their integration into research teams led by UC faculty members.

The Undergraduate Research Program (IPRE) is a biannual funding competition held during the Summer and Winter terms. Its objective is to encourage undergraduate students to participate in research projects across all fields of knowledge and artistic creation by supporting student research activities carried out under the supervision of a UC faculty member.

All regularly enrolled undergraduate students, regardless of their year or semester of study, are eligible to apply.

The External Grant Proposal Development Support (AFP) is a funding program administered by the Office of Research (DINV) that provides financial support to researchers for hiring personnel or acquiring essential resources to facilitate the preparation of external research grant proposals. Its purpose is to strengthen proposal development, particularly during stages that require intensive secondary data collection. Eligible expenses include research assistant support, translation services, preliminary field studies, and bibliographic resources.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Hold an academic appointment of 22 hours per week or more in the regular, special, or adjunct academic track. Visiting Professors, Instructors, and Postdoctoral Researchers are not eligible.
• Obtain the endorsement of their Academic Unit through the application form signed by the Director of Research or the Dean. This document must be submitted as part of the application.
• Have submitted all final reports for projects previously funded by the Office of Research (DINV).
• Submit the AFP application before the deadline of the external funding opportunity for which support is being requested.
• Provide a justification explaining the need for the requested support and how the proposed resources will strengthen the development of the external grant proposal. This justification must be included in the application.

Research or creative practice assistants are currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students appointed by the corresponding Academic Unit to support the research or creative activities of projects led by UC faculty members, provided that these activities are not part of their formal academic curriculum.

Graduates may also be appointed to perform these duties. In such cases, they are designated as External Research or Creative Practice Assistants.