Funding opportunities
- The Bantz Community Fellowship provides up to one year of research support for a collaborative research team made up of IUPUI faculty and students, which may also include staff. Working with a named community partner organization, the team will be brought together to address a pressing community issue, primarily in Central Indiana or in the awardee’s campus region. Awardees receive $40,000 and must be a faculty member at IUPUI to apply. Deadline: Jan. 23.
- The Program for Faculty Assistance in Data Science (FADS) is designed to provide access to expertise and assistance in advanced data analytics, data visualization and database development for the purpose of catalyzing faculty research. This program pairs faculty in any discipline with graduate students pursuing a M.S. in Data Science (MSDS) through the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering for summer research internships and covers up to 150 hours of student effort on a faculty research project. You must be a faculty member at Bloomington to apply. Deadline: Jan. 22.
- The IU Presidential Arts & Humanities Production Grants fund the technical manifestation of prior research or work, supporting performance costs (e.g. hiring performers, sound equipment, studio rental); exhibit costs (e.g. shipping, packing); fees for monographs and article production (open access and image fees); sound, film and video editing/production; printing and design; and advertising. Awardees receive up to $15,000. You must be logged into InfoReady to apply. Deadline: Jan. 31.
- The IU Presidential Arts & Humanities Fellows Program is an academic year fellowship program that accelerates and amplifies the work of outstanding Indiana University faculty poised to become national and international leaders in their respective areas. The overall goal of the program is to lift and promote Indiana University’s already stellar arts and humanities communities and ensure their continued prestige with an eye to promoting research that makes the campuses national and international centers for scholarship. Awardees receive up to $50,000. You must be logged into InfoReady to apply. Deadline: Jan. 31.
- The Department of Defense Biguans (DOD Biguans) Funding Program supports individuals and multi-disciplinary teams to write and submit proposals to the Department of Defense. For two separate one-week sessions in Spring 2024, teams of IU researchers will be invited to participate in one of these special retreats in which dedicated space and as-close-to-ideal conditions for grant proposal preparation will be provided. Experts in grantsmanship and the Department of Defense will be on site to provide consultation, alongside statisticians, grants administrative staff, graphic design assistance and IT support. You must be a faculty member at Bloomington to apply. Deadline: Feb. 1.
- The Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience supports early-career investigators engaged in basic or clinical research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Awardees receive up to $300,000 over three years. Deadline: Feb. 15.
- Applications for the Eastman Residency for the Arts and Humanities are now being accepted. This program supports all IU faculty in the arts and humanities by providing residencies from one to three weeks on the IU-owned Eastman property on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. IU faculty with a clearly defined research or creative project that would benefit from time away from campus are encouraged to apply. The residency supports individual faculty projects, small research team projects for four to five faculty, as well as cross-disciplinary team meetings or symposia of a humanistic or artistic nature. You must be logged into InfoReady to apply. Deadline: Feb. 16.
- The Kraft Heinz - Natural food preservation ingredients against molds and yeasts program is looking for natural ingredients and technologies that can replace artificial preservatives in foods to inhibit spoilage microorganisms like molds and yeasts including the acid-tolerant yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii. Awardees receive a range from $25,000 to $100,000 for a 6-month project with the potential for expansion based on results and opportunities. Deadline: Feb. 29.
- The Pew Charitable Trusts - Pew Biomedical Scholars program provides funding to young investigators in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level. Awardees receive $300,000 ($75,000 a year over a four year period). You must be logged into InfoReady to apply.Deadline: Apr. 19.
- The IU Research and Creative Activity Conference Grants, sponsored by IU Research, provide IU faculty the opportunity to apply for matching funds to curate and host an innovative conference on an IU campus. The purpose is to convene scholars from other institutions around the country and the world with IU faculty and students to explore novel ideas and initiatives, expand scholarly networks and build new research and creative activity partnerships. Funding is up to $15,000. Deadline: Open.
- The IU Research Equipment Fund provides support for purchasing new research or creative activity equipment, for repairing or upgrading existing equipment and for datasets at IU university-wide that are strategically necessary to support high-quality research, attract and retain research faculty and generate external funding for IU Research. All requests should be more than $5,000 (after the required cost-share is secured). There is no maximum request. Deadline: Open.
- Looking for additional funding opportunities? Private foundation and corporate funding is also available through Corporate and Foundation Relations.
