Type of Incentive
Matching grants paid on a cost-reimbursement basis. The state’s grant contribution may not exceed $5 million per distinguished researcher.
Who Can Apply?
Eligible Texas public institutions of higher education attempting to recruit distinguished researchers.
A “distinguished researcher” is defined as:
A Nobel Laureate or the recipient of an equivalent honor, or
A member of a national honorific society, such as the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine, or an equivalent honorific organization.
Basic qualifying criteria for a prospective applicant includes, but is not limited to the following:
Applicant must be an eligible institution
The researcher proposed for recruitment must meet all the eligibility requirements necessary to qualify as a distinguished researcher
The proposal must involve the recruitment of a distinguished researcher in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or medicine
The applicant institution cannot recruit a distinguished researcher from another eligible institution or a private or independent institution of higher education
The grant application must have the support of the applicant institution’s president and of the institution’s governing board, the chair of the institution’s governing board, or the chancellor of the University System if the applicant institution is a component of a University System
Preference is given to those recruitments which are most likely to enhance Texas’ economic competitiveness, create a unique locus of research in Texas, include federal or private funding, and lead the development of intellectual property or the commercialization of technology, among other factors.
Eligibility Details
For full eligibility details and eligible grant reimbursement cost categories, please refer to the GURI Statute and the GURI Administrative Rules, as well as the GURI Application Kit .