- Notice of Intent to Submit Deadline: At least one week prior to proposal submission
- Proposal Deadline: Rolling
Notices of intent to submit must be submitted via email, and proposals must be submitted in NuRamp (https://nuramp.nebraska.edu). Sign in to NuRamp using your institutional credentials.
For guidelines on how to prepare and submit an internal proposal to this competition, download the Request for Proposals.
Program Overview
Rapid Response Grants support UNL faculty who have timely, short-term needs related to the advancement of their programs of research, scholarship, and/or creative endeavors and for which other sources of funding are not available. Applicants must clearly justify how the proposed funding will 1) address a time-sensitive, unanticipated need, opportunity, or challenge and 2) help maintain or grow a program of work, increase competitiveness for external funding, and/or enhance the scholarly stature and reputation of an individual faculty member, a faculty team, and/or the institution.
While not an exhaustive list of allowable activities, funds may be used for:
- Organizing a conference or workshop at UNL.
- Building new external partnerships and expanding scholarly networks by visiting collaborators or hosting them on campus.
- Acquiring, repairing, or upgrading a piece of research equipment.
- Conducting other activities with the potential to advance UNL’s research mission.
Faculty are strongly encouraged to contact Matthew Dwyer at mdwyer4@unl.edu or 402-472-1661 before submitting a Rapid Response Grant notice of intent to submit/proposal to discuss eligibility and appropriateness of the project for this program.
