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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Eligibility



Faculty Seed Grants & Grants-In-Aid:
Applicant must be a UNL faculty member on a continuous appointment (tenure-leading or tenured with a rank of Assistant Professor or above), or a research (associate or assistant) professor or senior lecturer on the payroll of UNL.

Other employees of the University (e.g., Extension Educators, Lecturers, and Senior Research Associates) will be eligible to apply for Research Council funds only if they can document all of the following:

  1. Their university appointment includes research responsibilities;
  2. They are eligible to be a Principal Investigator on a federally funded project in their role as a university employee;
  3. They have a multi-year appointment with the University such that they will have an appointment during the period when the proposed project will be conducted with the reasonable expectation of having an appointment should they apply for and receive a federal project;
  4. There is evidence that they have a long term commitment to the University;
  5. Their supervising administrator writes a letter supporting their eligibility for Research Council funds.

Visiting and adjunct appointees ranks are excluded.

Interdisciplinary Research Grants:
Principal Investigator must be a UNL faculty member on a continuous appointment (tenure-leading or tenured with a rank of Assistant Professor or above), or a research (associate or assistant) professor or senior lecturer on the payroll of UNL.

Other employees of the University (e.g., Extension Educators, Lecturers, and Senior Research Associates) will be eligible to apply for Research Council funds only if they can document all of the following:

  1. Their university appointment includes research responsibilities;
  2. They are eligible to be a Principal Investigator on a federally funded project in their role as a university employee;
  3. They have a multi-year appointment with the University such that they will have an appointment during the period when the proposed project will be conducted with the reasonable expectation of having an appointment should they apply for and receive a federal project;
  4. There is evidence that they have a long term commitment to the University;
  5. Their supervising administrator writes a letter supporting their eligibility for Research Council funds.

Visiting and adjunct appointees' ranks are excluded from being the Principal Investigator.