CATALYST is internal funding eligible to Rowan faculty members with the aim of supporting efforts towards establishing the pathway of the institution from R2 to R1. The focus of this internal funding program is to catalyze research and scholarly and creative works, collaborative relationships and impact the ability of Rowan University researchers to effectively attract extramural funding. The focus of this internal funding program is to catalyze research and scholarly and creative works, collaborative relationships and impact the ability of Rowan University researchers to effectively attract extramural funding. 

CATALYST Awards support stipends for Ph.D. students who are co-mentored by a cross-disciplinary team of Rowan tenured or tenure track faculty members. The faculty team will serve as (i) primary research advisor in a Ph.D. program and (ii) research mentor in a separate discipline to the student who receives the support (does not need to teach in a Ph.D. program). The proposed work should have the potential to greatly advance the career of the investigators (i.e. Ph.D. student, primary research advisory, and research mentor). Faculty members are encouraged to engage the Ph.D. student in the excitement of research and scholarly and creative works of their discipline. ​Through establishing a research advisor and research mentor partnership, the student will be trained in team-based approaches to problem solving, a skill that is essential in the career pathway of Ph.D. students. 

Please check back soon for more information on the FY24 application cycle.