Internal Funding Opportunities
Internal funds are available from the Office of Research and from the Research Council to support research, scholarship and creative activities through annual university-wide competitions.
Applications for internal funding are submitted via the Internal Competitions module in NUgrant. Please log-in to NUgrant to begin your application.
Office of Research and Economic Development Funding Opportunities
The table below lists each award program, the maximum award amount available, and general application deadlines (when a specific deadline has been established, the actual deadline date will appear), with links to the RFP and application guidelines and forms.
RFPs will remain available online past the application deadlines. You may use an old RFP as a general guide in planning your application for the next award cycle, but please be sure to check this site for updates and new RFPs, as deadlines and some requirements will change from year to year.
To apply, log-in to NUgrant, go to the Internal Competitions module, select the funding opportunity for which you will apply (e.g. Layman Award, Grant-in-Aid) and follow the step-by-step process. If you have any questions regarding any Office of Research and Ecconomic Development awards, please contact Mari Greer, (402-472-2851 or mgreer1@unl.edu).
Research Council Awards
The Research Council represents the diversity of research, scholarship and creative activity at UNL with twelve faculty members who are appointed for three-year terms of service. To find out more about the Research Council, please click here. Among the Council’s duties is to review and award internal grants for research, scholarship and creative activities with funds allocated from the University of Nebraska Foundation.
The table below lists each award program, the maximum award amount available, and application deadlines, with links to the RFP. Note that awards from the Research Council cannot be used to pay for expenses incurred prior to initiation of the award.
To apply, log-in to NUgrant, select the funding opportunity for which you will apply (e.g., Faculty Seed Grant, Grant-in-Aid) and follow the step-by-step process. If you have any questions regarding the applications for Research Council awards contact Mari Greer (mgreer1@unl.edu, 402-472-2851).
Current Competitions:
Currently Avalable Office of Research and Economic Development Funding Opportunities:
2019-2020 Layman New Directions Awards
The Layman Awards provide funding for projects that will enhance the grantee's ability to obtain external funding to support prominent scholarly work. Two types of Layman Awards exist: the Layman Seed program and the Layman New Directions program.
Layman Seed Program: Provides funding for projects by non-tenured early career faculty, to enhance the grantee's ability to obtain external research funding.
New Directions Program: Provides funding for tenured faculty (Associate/Full) who are re-entering research or branching into new directions, to enhance the grantee's ability to obtain external research funding.
Proposals for both must be fully routed and approved in NUgrant by 5:00 p.m. the 2nd Friday in November (November 9, 2018). For more information and proposal preparation instructions, please refer to the RFA.
2019-2020 Layman Seed Awards
The Layman Awards provide funding for projects that will enhance the grantee's ability to obtain external funding to support prominent scholarly work. Two types of Layman Awards exist: the Layman Seed program and the Layman New Directions program.
Layman Seed Program: Provides funding for projects by non-tenured early career faculty, to enhance the grantee's ability to obtain external research funding.
New Directions Program: Provides funding for tenured faculty (Associate/Full) who are re-entering research or branching into new directions, to enhance the grantee's ability to obtain external research funding.
Proposals for both must be fully routed and approved in NUgrant by 5:00 p.m. the 2nd Friday in November (November 9, 2018). For more information and proposal preparation instructions, please refer to the RFA.
Biomedical Research Seed Grants
The goal of the Biomedical Research Seed Grants program is to enhance the competitiveness of faculty submitting grant proposals requesting R21 (exploratory/developmental research grant award) or R01 (research project grant) support for biomedical research funding from the National Institutes of Health. Evidence of prior work or preliminary data is a necessary component of most biomedical research proposals. Investigators are expected to leverage seed funding to accumulate evidence in support of a working hypothesis; demonstrate the feasibility of a new approach; or build reviewers confidence in the project teams ability to handle cutting-edge technologies, understand methods, and interpret results.
Revision Awards
The Revision Awards program is designed to enhance the competitiveness of faculty revising and resubmitting grant proposals by providing developmental and/or financial support to help improve highly meritorious, but previously unfunded federal funding proposals that are eligible for resubmission. Revision Awards will provide dedicated technical and research administration assistance and, in cases where additional data collection or prior work is critical, financial resources to support further preliminary study.
Current Competitions:
Currently Avalable Research Council Research Council Awards:
Standing Competitions:
Office of Research and Economic Development's Standing Compeititons:
Award Program
Maximum Grant Request
Revision Awards
Two categories of Revision Awards support are available. Category 1 proposals may request up to $25,000, and Category 2 proposals may request up to $50,000.
Biomedical Research Seed Grants
Applicants may request up to $50,000.
Standing Competitions:
Research Council's Standing Competitions:
Award Program
Maximum Grant Request
Symposium/Distinguished Lecturers
Symposium
$3,000
Distiguinshed Lecturers
$3,000
Special Fund Opportunity
Amount varies
