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Funding Opportunities
Funding opportunities for sponsored
research are available to UD-eligible principal investigators from a variety
of federal and state agencies and private foundations. An excellent tool for
identifying potential funding opportunities is the Community
of Science database, which
is available to UD employees through a paid subscription from UD’s Morris Library.
Library staff periodically offer workshops on effective use of the database.
To learn more about the Community of Science, click
here.
Limited Submission Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
FOUNDATIONS — Learn about the research funding opportunities available from private foundations on this Web site.
STATE
OF DELAWARE —
Search the state’s Web
site for grant opportunities.
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT —
Grants.gov is
designed to serve as a "one-stop shop" for federal
research funding opportunities. If you want to explore a particular
department or agency further, selected links are listed below.
For a comprehensive listing, visit USA.gov.
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Veterans Affairs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Opportunities for external funding where the sponsors limit the number of submissions is allowed by the University. Follow this link to learn about Procedures for the Internal Selection Process and to apply for Current Limited Submission Opportunities.
Many federal agencies and foundations offer grants, awards, and fellowships that limit the number of applications that can come from one institution. In order to increase the chances of UD succeeding in such "limited submission opportunity" applications, UD Research Office has established procedures for reviewing pre-proposals for such competitions in a timely fashion. To have your pre-proposal considered, please use the Limited Submission Web form to provide the relevant information, and follow these guidelines:
- Find the sponsor’s due date for proposals.
- Subtract eight weeks and submit the pre-proposal to the Research Office by that date.
- The Research Office will evaluate the sponsor’s request for proposals and convene a committee to review the UD pre-proposals submitted and determine which pre-proposal, based on merit, should be developed into a full proposal.
- Whenever possible, the Research Office will provide the successful PI four weeks (or more) to prepare the full proposal for submission to the sponsor.
University of Delaware Research Funding
General University Research Program (GUR)
These UD grants of up to $6,000 are awarded through the general UD budget primarily to projects in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
2009 GUR deadlines:
- Due to Chair — 10/06/08
- Due to Dean — 10/20/08
- Due to Research — 11/10/08
- Awards announced — On or around 03/04/09
Applications for GUR 2009 process is now closed. Please check back in September 2009 for the 2010 process to reopen.
University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF)
The University of Delaware Research Foundation is a private corporation, chartered in 1955 to support research at the University. Early career, untenured, tenure-track faculty in the sciences and engineering are eligible for these annual grants of up to $35,000 each. Awards include $25,000 in UDRF Funding, which is matched by $5,000 from the Provost and $5,000 from the faculty member’s respective Dean.
This year there is a UDRF Strategic Initiatives Grant in addition to the annual UDRF grant.
| UDRF GRANT | UDRF Strategic Initiatives Grant |
|
(with commitment of match): 10/15/08 |
| Strategic Initiative Proposal Guidelines |
