*The applications deadlines for these FY22 awards have passed.
SEED Funding*
Research Development and Strategic Initiatives is not accepting applications for SEED
funding at this time.
Summer Research Fellows Program*
The purpose of the program, which is a full year commitment, is to provide a select
group of faculty with additional information, resources and support to develop a competitive
external grant proposal.
The aim of this funding is to support research projects that should lead to external
funding, while helping to develop postdoc researchers through outstanding mentoring.
Bridge Funding provides short-term limited financial support to sustain an existing
research project/program at a minimal “essential” level of viability - during a gap
in external funding for it. This is to facilitate success in securing new external
funding.
Request funds to begin preliminary operation and purchases for research, upon acceptable
notification of an award, thereby allowing preliminary spending to begin before receipt
of the awarded funds.
The Office of Research no longer supports graduate research assistantships (GRAs).
All GRA applications should be made via the Graduate Assistantships Program which
is managed by The Graduate College.