News for Researchers Research Development
Posted September 2, 2026 by Cheyenne Rowe
The Office of Research and Innovation invites applications for its 2026-2027 Research Development Fellows Program. RDFP is a seven-month program designed to help University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty at the assistant-level rank position themselves for success in securing external funding for their research, scholarship and creative endeavors. Sept. 11 is the application deadline.
Up to 12 faculty will be selected to participate in the 2026-2027 program. To learn more about program activities and to apply, visit the RDFP website.
More than 296 faculty from each of UNL’s nine academic colleges have participated in RDFP. Program participants develop a strategic plan for pursuing external funding and gain practical experience to effectively communicate their research, scholarship and creative endeavors to potential funders and other audiences.
Faculty who complete RDFP average 2.5 times more externally funded projects active at any given time than their non-RDFP peers, and the size of those externally funded project awards is double that of non-RDFP faculty.
For additional information, contact Heather Borck, research development program coordinator, at 402-472-4090.
