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This table lists the internal funding opportunities available at the University of Minnesota.
If you have an internal funding opportunity you'd like to list here, please consult below for internal proposal guidelines and additional information.
| Sponsor | Title | Max Award | Category | Eligibility | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Women, Office for (OUW) | Special Grants | $2,500 | Multicultural / Gender Projects | U of M Faculty, Staff, Students | April |
| Masonic Cancer Center | ACS Institutional Research Grants | $30,000 | Health Sciences | Junior U of M Faculty | April |
| Learning Abroad Center | Program for Cultural Cooperation Between Spain's Ministry of Culture & United States' Universities | See sponsor for details | International Projects / Travel | U of M Faculty | April |
| Center for Neurobehavioral Development | Seed Grant | $2,000 | Health Sciences | Grad Students / Post-Docs | April |
| Children, Youth and Family Consortium (CYFC) | The Children, Youth, and Family Consortium Scholars Program | See sponsor for details | Children, Youth, and Family | U of M Faculty, Staff | April |
| Digital Technology Center (DTC) | Initiatives in Digital Technology | $100,000 | Digital Technology | U of M Faculty | April |
| Office of Information Technology (OIT) | Faculty Fellowship Program | $10,000 | Digital Technology | Twin Cities Faculty, P&A | April |
| Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) | KL2 Scholars Program | See sponsor for details | Clinical Research | Junior U of M Faculty | August |
| Global Programs and Strategy Alliance (GPSA) | International Travel Grants | $1,000 - $5,000 | International Projects / Travel | U of M Faculty | August |
| Minnesota Population Center (MPC) | Development Grants | $10,000 | Population Research | MPC Faculty Affiliates, Researchers & Grad Students | Check website |
| Global Studies, Institute for (IGS) | Faculty Travel Grants | $1,000 | International Projects / Travel | Twin Cities Faculty | Check website |
| Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences | Consortium/Joint Degree Funding Opportunities | See sponsor for details | Health, Environment, Life Sciences | U of M Faculty, Students | Check website |
| Academic Health Center (AHC) | Translational Research Grant Program | $200,000 | Health Sciences | AHC Faculty | Check website |
| Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health | Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Program | See sponsor for details | Health Sciences | Junior U of M Faculty | Check website |
| Center for Nanostructure Applications (CNA) | Call for Seed Proposals in Active Nanostructures | See sponsor for details | Interdisciplinary | Interdisciplinary Groups / Centers | Check website |
| Healthy Food, Healthy Lives Institute (HFHL) | University Interdisciplinary Research Grant | $100,000 | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty | Check website |
| Healthy Food, Healthy Lives Institute (HFHL) | Graduate Student Research Grant | $10,000 | General | Grad Students / Post-Docs | Check website |
| Equity and Diversity, Office of the Vice President and Vice Provost for (OED) | Equity and Diversity Transformation Awards | $5,000 | Institutional Equity & Diversity | U of M Faculty, Staff | Check website |
| Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE) | RFP: Large Grants | $750,000 | Renewable Energy and Environment | U of M Faculty | Check website |
| Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE) | RFP: Seed Grants | $70,000 | Renewable Energy and Environment | U of M Faculty | Check website |
| Healthy Food, Healthy Lives Institute (HFHL) | Community-University Partnership Grant | $25,000 - $50,000 | Community Outreach / Public Engagement | Community- university collaboratives | Check website |
| Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE) | RFP: Early Career Grants | $150,000 | Renewable Energy and Environment | U of M Faculty- Tenured/ Tenure-track | Check website |
| Medical School & Masonic Cancer Center | Masonic Cancer Center SP3 (SPORE-PPG-Pilot-Planning) Grant | $100,000 | Health Sciences | Refer to posting | Check website |
| The National Center for Food Protection and Defense | NCFPD 2010-2016 Project Funding | See sponsor for details | Public Health | U of M Faculty | Check website |
| Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health | Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Seed Grants | $20,000 | Health Sciences | U of M Faculty | Check website |
| Interdisciplinary Informatics (UMII) | UMII Fast Track Training | $5,000 | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty, Staff | Check website |
| Institute on the Environment (IonE) | Discovery Grants | $200,000 - $500,000 | Environment / Natural Resources | U of M Faculty | Check website |
| Institute on the Environment (IonE) | IonE Resident Fellowships | $50,000 | Environment / Natural Resources | U of M Faculty | Check website |
| Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE) | IREE Matching Grants | See sponsor for details | Environment / Natural Resources | U of M Faculty | Check website |
| Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) | Professional Development Grants for Retirees | $4,000 | General | U of M Faculty, P&A, Civil Service Retirees | December |
| Public Engagement, Office of (OPE) | Engaged Departments Request for Proposals (RFP) | $7,500 | Community Outreach / Public Engagement | U of M Faculty | December |
| Global Programs and Strategy Alliance (GPSA) | International Travel Grants | $1,000 - $5,000 | International Projects / Travel | U of M Faculty | December |
| Center for Writing | Research Grant to Support Writing in the Disciplines & Writing Across the Curriculum | $7,500 | Writing Research | U of M Faculty, P&A | February |
| Advanced Study, Institute for (IAS) | Research/Creative Collaboratives | See sponsor for details | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty | February |
| Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) | Laboratory Renovation Funding Request for Proposals | $200,000 | Infrastructure | U of M Faculty | February |
| Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) | Distinguished McKnight Professorship | $100,000 | General | U of M Faculty | February |
| Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) | Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry, and Scholarship Program (GIA) | $25,000 | General | U of M Faculty | February |
| Minnesota Medical Foundation (MMF) | Research and Equipment Grants | $15,000 | Basic & Clinical Research | Medical School Faculty | January |
| Interdisciplinary Informatics (UMII) | UMII Seed Grant Program | $50,000 | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty, Staff | January |
| Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) | The Multicultural Teaching and Learning Fellowship Program | $2,500 | Multicultural / Gender Projects | Twin Cities Faculty, P&A | July |
| Global Programs and Strategy Alliance (GPSA) | Award for Global Engagement | See sponsor for details | Global Education and International Programs (INTL) | U of M Faculty, Staff | July |
| Digital Media Center (DMC) | Digital Media Center Faculty Fellowship Program | $10,000 | Digital Technology | U of M Faculty, P&A | March |
| Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) | Faculty Interactive Research Program | See sponsor for details | Minnesota Based Projects | U of M Faculty | March |
| Public Engagement, Office of (OPE) | Outstanding Community Service Awards | See sponsor for details | Community Outreach / Public Engagement | U of M Faculty, Staff, Students | March |
| Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) | The Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs | $35,000 | Minnesota Based Projects | U of M Faculty | March |
| Center for German & European Studies | Research Collaboratives | See sponsor for details | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty | March |
| European Studies Consortium (ESC) | Faculty Travel Grants | $2,000 | International Projects / Travel | Twin Cities Faculty | March |
| Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) | MN Futures: Research Grant | $250,000 | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty | March |
| Global Programs and Strategy Alliance (GPSA) | International Travel Grants | $1,000 - $5,000 | International Projects / Travel | U of M Faculty | March |
| Academic Health Center (AHC) | Faculty Seed Grants | $25,000 | Health Sciences | AHC Faculty | May |
| Minnesota Medical Foundation (MMF) | Research and Equipment Grants | $15,000 | Basic & Clinical Research | Medical School Faculty | May |
| Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics | Research Infrastructure Proposals | $100,000 - $2,000,000 | Infrastructure | Refer to posting | May |
| Center for Personalized Prevention Research | Collaborative Grants Program | See sponsor for details | Children, Youth, and Family | U of M Faculty | May |
| Water Resources Center (WRC) | Request for Proposals | See sponsor for details | Environment / Natural Resources | MN universites and colleges | November |
| Norwegian Centennial Chair Program | Travel Awards/Fellowships | See sponsor for details | International Projects / Travel | U of M Faculty, Grad Students, and Post Docs | November |
| Advanced Study, Institute for (IAS) | Quadrant Fellowships 2012-13 | $25,000 - $50,000 | Interdisciplinary | Refer to posting | November |
| Advanced Study, Institute for (IAS) | Faculty Residential Fellows | One-semester residential fellowship | General | U of M Faculty | October |
| Center for Neurobehavioral Development | Seed Grant | $2,000 | Health Sciences | Grad Students / Post-Docs | October |
| Imagine Fund | Annual Arts & Humanities Faculty Awards | $5,000 | Arts & Humanities | U of M Faculty- Tenured/ Tenure-track | October |
| Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) | McKnight Land-Grant Professorship | See sponsor for details | General | Junior U of M Faculty | October |
| Center for Integrative Leadership | InCommons Collaboration Challenge | $25,000 | Interdisciplinary | Refer to posting | October |
| Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) | Community Based Research Programs | See sponsor for details | Community Outreach / Public Engagement | Refer to posting | October |
| Institute on the Environment (IonE) | IonE Mini Grants | $1,000 - $5,000 | Environment / Natural Resources | U of M Faculty, Staff, Students | October |
| Global Programs and Strategy Alliance (GPSA) | Global Spotlight Grants Program | $50,000 | Research / Professional Ethics | U of M Faculty | October |
| Center for Integrative Leadership | Faculty and Professional Staff Research Awards | $10,000 | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty, Staff | October |
| CENSHARE | CENSHARE Small Grants | $10,000 | Human-Animal Relationship Projects | U of M Faculty, P&A, Doctoral Students | Ongoing |
| Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) | Center for Community and Regional Research | See sponsor for details | Minnesota Based Projects | Duluth Faculty, Students | Ongoing |
| Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) | RCR Continuing Education Awareness/Discussion Small Grants Program | See sponsor for details | Research / Professional Ethics | U of M Faculty | Ongoing |
| Liberal Arts, College of (CLA) | Research Fellowship Supplements | Greater than $50,000 | Arts & Humanities | CLA Faculty | Ongoing |
| Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) | New Initiatives Program | See sponsor for details | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty, Students | Ongoing |
| Global Studies, Institute for (IGS) | Intellectual Collaboratives | See sponsor for details | Interdisciplinary | U of M Faculty | Ongoing |
| Global Studies, Institute for (IGS) | Research Initiatives | See sponsor for details | International Projects / Travel | Twin Cities Faculty | Ongoing |
| Business and Community Economic Development, Office for | Awards Incentive & Recognition Program (AIR) | $50,000 | Community Outreach / Public Engagement | U of M Faculty, Staff | Ongoing |
| Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE) | Matching Grants Program | See sponsor for details | Renewable Energy and Environment | U of M Faculty | Ongoing |
| Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) | Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry and Scholarship Program (GIA) | $25,000 | General | U of M Faculty | September |
| Minnesota Medical Foundation (MMF) | Research and Equipment Grants | $15,000 | Basic & Clinical Research | Medical School Faculty | September |
| Academic Health Center (AHC) | AHC Faculty Research Development Program | $200,000 | Health Sciences | AHC Faculty | September |
Colleges/units can use this page to advertise internal opportunities. Please review the guidelines for internal proposals. To post a new opportunity on this list, send the title, deadline, brief description, and a URL for more information to facgrant@umn.edu. For more information about this list, contact Peggy Sundermeyer at sunde005@umn.edu.
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Guarantee equitable access to relevant information before the proposals are submitted
Provide a clear statement of the purpose and expected use of the funding
Provide a clear statement concerning other funding sources, such as matching funds being required, or if existing funding diminishes consideration for this award
Provide a clear statement on expectations about how future funding will be treated
Clearly define what sort of proposals are being requested (include all of the requirements including eligibility)
Provide an explicit explanation of all of the steps in the review process
Have a clear statement of evaluation criteria for selection for funding
Advertise broadly to help guarantee that everyone eligible has a chance to participate
Provide a clear statement of the evaluation criteria to all eligible proposers
Select reviewers with expertise matched to the goals of the Request for Proposal
Reviewers must be selected to control for any potential for conflict
No one involved in the call for proposals or the review process should be allowed to submit proposals; if the pool of reviewers with the appropriate expertise is so small as to not allow this, all proposers should be made aware of this and given the opportunity to participate as reviewers.
All reviewers must be appraised of the potential for conflict and asked to recuse themselves if a potential for conflict exists
Reviewers need to be familiar with the Request for Proposal and evaluation criteria
All reviewers should receive the same instructions about their responsibilities and the expectations for the review process
Reviewers should not discuss any aspect of any proposal reviewed or share aspects of the discussion of any proposals with anyone outside the review process
Have more than one reviewer per proposal
Provide the opportunity for reviewers to discuss ratings
