Funding opportunities and resources
- The Research Equipment Fund supports the purchase or development of research equipment, including upgrades and major repairs, instrumentation or datasets costing $15,000 or more that is used for research in the natural, physical, health, information or social sciences. Deadline: Oct. 1.
- The Research Support Funds Grant program enhances the research mission of IUPUI by providing seed funding for research projects and scholarly activities that are sustainable through external funding. RSFG grantees are required to submit proposals for external funding. Deadline: Oct. 1.
- The Distinguished Faculty Research Award and Lecture recognizes the achievements of an IU Bloomington faculty member whose research makes important contributions to society. It is open to current tenured or tenure-track faculty at IU Bloomington only. Deadline: Oct. 3.
- The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists recognize promising faculty-rank researchers, born in or after 1981 who hold a doctorate degree, in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering and Chemistry. Awardees will receive $250,000 in an unrestricted fund. Deadline: Oct. 3.
- The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's Moore Inventor Fellows is a three-year program for inventors and innovators harnessing science and technology to enhance scientific research, environmental conservation and the experience and outcomes of patient care. Fellows receive $200,000 per year. Deadline: Oct. 10.
- The Social Sciences Research Funding Program supports new innovative research projects that foster excellence in the social sciences and advance IU Bloomington's national and international reputation. Projects may be initiated by individual faculty members or be collaborative, as long as the lead PI is in the social sciences. Deadline: Oct. 17.
- The Faculty Research Support Program-Seed Funding grant in IU Bloomington supports new research projects at IU Bloomington that have not been previously submitted for external funding from federal, state, international or private entities but are targeted for submission to a specific external agency and whose likelihood of funding on submission would increase with the acquisition of data or proof of concept.Deadline: Nov. 1.
- The Enhanced Mentoring Program with Opportunities for Ways to Excel in Research (EMPOWER) provides support to IUPUI faculty who are historically underrepresented and/or excluded populations in their discipline. The program helps these faculty become successful in sponsored research and scholarly activity and achieve significant professional growth and advancement. Deadline: Nov. 1.
- The IU Presidential Arts and Humanities program provides funding in support of research and creative activity through a variety of mechanisms, including a Fellows Program as well as travel and production grants. The Research website outlines each of the categories of funding as well as eligibility and application requirements. All grant categories are currently open for applications.
- Looking for additional funding opportunities? Use Pivot to search for external funding to support your work. Private foundation and corporate funding is also available through the Office of Business Partnerships and the Office of Foundation Relations.