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Funding Opportunities
Funding opportunities for sponsored research are available to UD-eligible principal investigators from a variety of federal and state agencies and private foundations. Two excellent tools for identifying potential funding opportunities are:
- the and
- the Government Grants database
COS is available to UD employees through a paid subscription from UD’s Morris Library. Library staff periodically offer workshops on effective use of the database.
Please read additional funding opportunities below.
Limited Submission Opportunities
More Funding Opportunities
FOUNDATIONS — Learn about the research funding opportunities available from private foundations on this Web site.
STATE
OF DELAWARE —
Search the state’s Web
site for grant opportunities.
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT —
Grants.gov is
designed to serve as a "one-stop shop" for federal
research funding opportunities. If you want to explore a particular
department or agency further, selected links are listed below.
For a comprehensive listing, visit USA.gov.
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Veterans Affairs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Many federal agencies and foundations offer grants, awards, and fellowships that limit the number of applications that can come from one institution. In order to increase the chances of UD succeeding in such "limited submission opportunity" applications, UD Research Office has established procedures for reviewing white papers for such competitions in a timely fashion. To view the opportunities that have been identified to date by the Research Office please see Current Limited Submission Opportunities. If you identify an opportunity not posted on the current limited submission oppportunities list please use the Limited Submission Web form to provide the relevant information. The Research Office will review the information provided and will respond regarding your submission.
Call for new DHSA Pilot Grant Applications
We are pleased to invite you to submit Applications for the third round of Pilot Grant Proposals to the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance.
Researchers at the four DHSA institutions are invited to submit a five-page application by Monday, August 16, 2010 to dhsainfo@udel.edu
Grants will provide up to $75,000 in funding for projects of 12 to 18 months duration. Successful applications must include at least one collaborator from each of the four DHSA institutions.
Detailed instructions are available online at the DHSA Web site (http://www.delawarehsa.org) under the Research tab or directly at http://www.delawarehsa.org/research/pilots.php
We are looking forward to receiving your applications. Link to UDaily article.
University of Delaware Funding Opportunities
General University Research Program (GUR)
These UD grants of up to $6,000 are awarded through the general UD budget primarily to projects in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
2011 GUR deadlines:
- Due to Chair — 10/8/2010
- Due to Dean — 10/22/2010
- Due to Research Office— 03/04/2011
- Awards announced — On or around 06/01/2011
Go to ---> GUR Online Application
University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF)
The University of Delaware Research Foundation is a private corporation, chartered in 1955 to support research at the University. Early career, untenured, tenure-track faculty in the sciences and engineering are eligible for these annual grants of up to $35,000 each. Awards include $25,000 in UDRF Funding, which is matched by $5,000 from the Provost and $5,000 from the faculty member’s respective Dean.
| 2011 UDRF Grant Deadlines | 2010 UDRF Strategic Initiatives Grant Deadlines |
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(with commitment of match): 09/15/2010 |
Go to --> 2010 Strategic Initiative Proposal Guidelines & Application (PDF)
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