ICAST is pleased to announce an incentive program to encourage ICAST faculty affiliates from OU Norman campus programs to serve as the Principal Investigator (PI) on externally funded research projects. ICAST Faculty Affiliates at any rank who are awarded external funding for the first time as PI will receive $1000 of discretionary funding for project awards greater than or equal to $50,000 for a peer reviewed proposal. ICAST will make one of these awards each quarter, starting in January 2025. Awards will be given on a first-come-first-served basis and if an award is not made in a given quarter, two awards will be made during the next quarter.