Internal Grants Opportunities
Internal grant funding is provided by the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) to faculty, professional staff, and students to support projects in the areas of research, scholarly studies, and creative endeavors. The purpose of internal grant funding is to provide seed money for developing a proposal for external funding agencies. The following are the internal grant opportunities:
Jumpstart Grant
One-time grant funds to selected new junior, tenure-track faculty in their first two years of employment to jumpstart their research interests and build a sustainable research program. The funds may be used for research-related items, such as supplies and equipment, and travel to conferences or workshops. Up to 4 projects for $500 each will be awarded each academic year.
Elevate Grant
Provides seed money to junior, tenure-track faculty with 2-6 years employment for research findings that will lead to further support from external funding agencies. The funds may be utilized for a summer stipend, summer graduate research assistantship, and/or supplies, expenses, equipment, and travel to attend conference or workshop. The outcome should support at least one submission to an external funding source. Up to 6 projects for $500 each will be awarded each academic year.
URICA (University Research)
URICA provides seed money to tenured faculty to support and develop research projects in any discipline. The funds may be utilized as a summer stipend, summer graduate research assistantship, and/or supplies, expenses, equipment, and travel to attend conference or workshop. The outcome should support at least one submission to an external funding source. Up to 3 projects for $1,000 each will be awarded each academic year.
URICA (Innovative Creative Arts)
URICA provides seed money to tenured faculty to support and develop creative endeavors. The goal of the creative arts program is to provide support to those projects that propose the creation and/or presentation of works of creative art. The funds may be utilized as a summer stipend, summer graduate research assistantship, and/or supplies, expenses, equipment, and travel to attend conference or workshop. The outcome should support at least one submission to an external funding source. Up to 3 projects for $1,000 each will be awarded each academic year.
REACH Program (Research Enrichment in the Arts, Creative disciplines, and Humanities)
The REACH program encourages the artistic and creative endeavors of tenure or tenure- track faculty. The program supports the creation and presentation of works in the fields of Art, Literature, Humanities, Social Sciences and more. Up to 4 projects for $500 each will be awarded each academic year.
Provost Award
The Provost Award provides funding opportunities for faculty for academic innovation in teaching and learning that integrate new educational methods and technologies into their classrooms and promote innovation in the curriculum or the learning environment. The award supports research/creative/scholarly endeavors for enhancing the professional growth of the faculty and ultimately enhancing the research quotient of the university. Provost Awards are contingent upon availability of funds.
External Grant Opportunities
- The Moody Foundation
- T.L.L. Temple Foundation
- The Meadows Foundation
- The Welch Foundation
- John Templeton Foundation
- Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
- Simons Foundation
- Spencer Foundation
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- The Leakey Foundation
- The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
- American Mathematical Society
- The Teagle Foundation
- Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation
- ASHFoundation
- Research Corporation for Science Advancement