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2025-2026 Research Development Fellows Program (RDFP) Application Form

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, September 12, 2025

Please upload a single PDF containing:
 1) A document (no more than two pages) that:

  •  Summarizes your vision for your research, scholarship, or creative activity.
  • Provides a list of potential funders you intend to target for support.
  • Describes your level of readiness to participate in RDFP (e.g., information about relevant preliminary data, roles on prior grant-funded projects, other prior work, publications, etc.). Note that selection priority will be given to faculty who have not previously received independent funding.
  • Describes how RDFP will help you achieve your research vision.
2) Your full curriculum vitae or resume.

(25 MB size limit)
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