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The goal of the Ohio Research Scholars Program (ORSP) is to strengthen and increase the number of clusters of research excellence led by Ohio's academic institutions that support regional economic priorities. The ORSP achieves this through 1) aggressive investment in the attraction of senior research talent and related facilities and equipment, and 2) promotion of unique collaborations with nonprofit and for-profit research and commercialization partners needed to build and sustain scientifically and commercially promising lines of research. A research cluster is defined by a critical mass of distinguished and highly productive faculty and researchers, quality graduate students, infrastructure, and robust academic, business, and government collaborations that have led to the attainment of international prominence in research and commercialization. The resources of a cluster are aligned to pursue a specific technology/research focus area representing areas of competitive differentiation that are unique and sustainable thus making them difficult to imitate and overcome by others. The ORSP supports the creation of endowed positions for senior faculty and the acquisition of facilities and equipment that generally support the growth of defined research clusters.
New applications for this program are not being accepted in FY 2010.
The goal of the Ohio Research Scholars Program (ORSP) is to strengthen and increase the number of clusters of research excellence led by Ohio's academic institutions that support regional economic priorities. The ORSP achieves this through 1) aggressive investment in the attraction of senior research talent and related facilities and equipment, and 2) promotion of unique collaborations with nonprofit and for-profit research and commercialization partners needed to build and sustain scientifically and commercially promising lines of research. A research cluster is defined by a critical mass of distinguished and highly productive faculty and researchers, quality graduate students, infrastructure, and robust academic, business, and government collaborations that have led to the attainment of international prominence in research and commercialization. The resources of a cluster are aligned to pursue a specific technology/research focus area representing areas of competitive differentiation that are unique and sustainable thus making them difficult to imitate and overcome by others. The ORSP supports the creation of endowed positions for senior faculty and the acquisition of facilities and equipment that generally support the growth of defined research clusters.
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