Internal Funding

Internal funding helps to support faculty and student research while fostering innovation and collaboration.

Key programs include the Interdisciplinary Seed Grants, which offer three levels of support for collaborative research and creative scholarship; the opportunity to become a Research Champion for one of 成人直播's four Research Communities; and the PI Development Program, a new program that will enable 成人直播 faculty to be mentored by faculty at R1 institutions.

Which program is right for you?

Additional opportunities funded by the Office of Research and Office of Undergraduate Research are listed below as well.

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Interdisciplinary Seed Grants

$5k 1 semester

Kickstarter

The Kickstarter seed grant provides up to $5,000 for one semester to support activities that lead to interdisciplinary research and creative scholarship. Teams must include at least one tenured/tenure-track 成人直播 faculty member plus one other person from 成人直播. Examples of potential deliverables include journal articles, books, local exhibitions, performances, or small grants.

Deadline:

  • Every second Thursday of April
  • Possibly second Thursday of September, depending on availability of funds

Initiatives

The Initiatives seed grant provides up to $10,000 for one fiscal year to support activities that develop collaborative interdisciplinary research projects across the university. Teams must include at least one tenured/tenure-track 成人直播 faculty member plus one other full-time 成人直播 faculty member. The expected deliverable is the submission of a "standard" grant proposal. Publications are not required but are encouraged.

Deadline:

  • Every third Tuesday of April
  • Possibly third Tuesday of September, depending on availability of funds
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$10k 1 year
$200k 2 years

Grand Challenges

The Grand Challenges seed grant provides up to $200,000 for two fiscal years to support activities that develop large-scale interdisciplinary programs across the university. Teams must include at least one tenured/tenure-track 成人直播 faculty member plus two other full-time 成人直播 faculty members. Projects should target a high-impact issue and include a plan to sustain the program for 5-10 years beyond the seed funding period.

Deadline:

  • Every third Thursday of April
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Faculty Development

成人直播 research communities

Research Community Champions

Three faculty Research Champions per Research Community are expected to work together to provide strategic leadership for growth. Applicants must be tenured/tenure-track faculty members. Research Champions should strive to build multi- and interdisciplinary research teams, facilitate collaborations within 成人直播 and externally, increase and diversify extramural funding, include students and their workforce preparation, and ensure participation in external relations, including philanthropy, public鈥損rivate partnerships, engagement with federal and state legislators, and engagement with the local community.

Deadline:

  • Every third Tuesday of March

PI Development Program

The PI Development Program provides up to $5,000 for travel to enable 成人直播 faculty to receive mentoring from faculty at R1 institutions located in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia. Applicants must be tenured/tenure-track faculty members with at least 30% of their workload assigned to research and creative scholarship. Expected deliverables are to visit the mentor's research group for at least one week but no more than two weeks and to attend and present at a national meeting or Gordon Research Conference that the mentor is also attending.

Deadline:

  • Every third Thursday of March and October
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Additional Opportunities

Previously Available Programs