Faculty Research Awards Committee
New Policy Update, June 2025
Standard Operating Procedure for Combined Fellowship and Off-Campus Duty Assignment Support
Program Applications & Deadlines
FRAC Applications will only be electronically administered through InfoReady. InfoReady is found in the MyCampus Portal and requires Duo sign-in. Login for InfoReady is through Single Sign On (SSO) Banner, which is your network ID and password.
Applying to FRAC through InfoReady (PowerPoint - Notes included)
- Compensated Leave Applications
Deadline for 2025 submissions: October 17th, 5pm CDT - Faculty Development Endowment Funds (Travel)
Deadline for 2025 submissions: October 17th, 5pm CDT - Faculty Research Fund
Deadline for 2025 submissions: October 17th, 5pm CDT
2025-2026 Committee Members
Koushik Biswas, Science and Mathematics
Vicent Moreno, CLAC - World Languages and Cultures, Chair Council Representative
Ibrahim Duyar, Education & Behavioral Science
Drew Fleming, Engineering & Computer Science
Pankaj Nagpal, Business
Justin Castro, CLAC - Humanities & Social Sciences
Binoll Balachandar, Nursing and Health Professions
Jianfeng "Jay" Xu, Agriculture
Ex officio:
Travis Marsico, Ph.D.
tmarsico@astate.edu
Vice Provost for Research, Innovation, and Discovery