Small Grants
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is committed to assisting faculty with research and scholarly activities by providing small grants.
Please Note:
- RSP only approves funding. Please check with Business Services as to whether or not your purchase requires special handling.
- All expenditures must follow the University’s purchasing, travel, and/or reimbursement guidelines.
These grants are intended to fund:
- Individual faculty research, focused on a specific project,(specific instrumentation)
- Scholarship as it applies to a specific project,
- Creative activities (performance, exhibition, display).
They are not intended to fund:
- Travel to professional venues (RSP provides $500 per year, per tenure and tenure-track faculty to the colleges for travel to professional venues),
- Purchase of general-purpose equipment (departmental),
- Development of textbook, instructional materials, or curriculum, Dissertation work,
- Travel to and from or per diem during an off-campus professional leave,
- Hiring of graduate or undergraduate research assistants.
No individual may receive over $5,000 in any one fiscal year for any combination of these grants. We do not fund retroactive requests.
Publication Support
- Reprints, pages charges and publication fees (including peer-reviewed open access journals) up to $1,500 per article.
A specific project may be funded by one of the following grants:
Pilot Project
DEADLINES
- Maximum award - $4,000
- To generate data for a specific project for extramural funding
- Reviewed by the Research Advisory Committee
Mini Grant
- Maximum award - $1,000
- Specialized instrument, software, materials, supplies, or services related to a specific research project
- No deadline
- Reviewed by Research & Sponsored Programs Office
Grant-in-Aid
DEADLINES
- Maximum award - $2,500
- To assist with a specific research project or performance/exhibit/creative activity
- Reviewed by the Research Advisory Committee
Manuscript Preparation
- Maximum award - $1,500
- Assist with manuscript preparation for publication (editing, indexing, copyright materials for article; and/or copies of a manuscript to an editor, publisher or reviewers).
- No deadline
- Reviewed by Research & Sponsored Programs Office
To Apply:
- Read all directions carefully
- Indicate the category for which you are applying
- Attach:
- a detailed description of your project.
- a detailed line item budget or copy of the invoice.
- Two Page Bio Sketch to include:
- Professional Preparation
A list of the individual’s undergraduate and graduate education and postdoctoral training as indicated below:
Undergraduate Institution(s) Major Degree & Year
Graduate Institution(s) Major Degree & Year
Postdoctoral Institution(s) Area Inclusive Dates (years)
- Appointments
List in reverse chronological order all of your academic/professional appointments beginning with the current appointment. - Publications/Scholarly/Creative Activities
A list of: up to five publications/scholarly/creative activities most closely related to the proposed project; and up to five other significant publications, whether or not related to the proposed project.
- Professional Preparation
- a detailed description of your project.
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To apply for a Mini-Grant, Manuscript Preparation or Publication Support use the
Mini Grants Form. Applications are accepted at any time. - To apply for a Grant-in-Aid or Pilot Project use the Grant-in-Aid & Pilot Project Form. Awards are made in the Fall, Winter and Spring, see the Calendar of Internal Deadlines for due dates.