{"id":7341,"date":"2025-10-02T18:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/?page_id=7341"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:53:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:53:04","slug":"pers-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/pers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"789\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7166 size-large\" alt=\"Three students holding up the Tarleton hand sign standing with two horses.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/08\/DSCF2941-1-1024x789.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/08\/DSCF2941-1-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/08\/DSCF2941-1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/08\/DSCF2941-1-519x400.jpg 519w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/08\/DSCF2941-1-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/08\/DSCF2941-1-1536x1183.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/08\/DSCF2941-1-2048x1577.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/08\/DSCF2941-1-1568x1208.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#88817e\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-acb0c520042a51a46205acab0eb53f2e\"><strong> President&#8217;s Excellence in Research Scholars (PERS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-texan-white-color has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b3b7942ab678acec7fe3bf54a06c7642\">The President\u2019s Excellence in Research Scholars initiative seeks to provide internal seed-grant funding for faculty-led student research, which will provide innovative learning experiences through research, technology, and other resources. PERS is administered by the Division of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (RIED) through a competitive review process, under the advisement of the university\u2019s Research Council, and final approval of the Vice President for RIED. The awardees are expected to seek external seed funding opportunities based on the results of their internal grant(s), as appropriate for their disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-texan-white-color has-tarleton-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-28c30779fbe6ca9eba0f59c1211cdb9a\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-columns advgb-columns-wrapper\" id=\"advgb-cols-8571b213-f53c-4ed7-b976-1a9770f06689\"><div class=\"advgb-columns-container\"><div class=\"advgb-columns advgb-columns-row advgb-is-mobile advgb-columns-4 layout-14-14-14-14 mbl-layout-stacked vgutter-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column\" id=\"advgb-col-fb1f1206-3aa2-4042-96b5-d0fce307f249\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/10\/1-1.png\" alt=\"A purple circle with text that says &quot;Student Research Engagement&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-7454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/10\/1-1.png 720w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/10\/1-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/10\/1-1-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column\" id=\"advgb-col-33819d57-d96a-4371-8d29-2edb9a2c4a70\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/10\/4-1.png 720w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/10\/4-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2025\/10\/4-1-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-74176319-c809-4be8-ba6a-1ac80475f1d3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/research\/pers-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Submit Here<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link 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