Pilot project, grant-in-aid awards available

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is committed to assisting faculty with research and scholarly activities by providing small grants.

Pilot Project:

  • DEADLINES
  • Maximum award - $4,000
  • To generate data for a specific project for extramural funding
  • Reviewed by the Research Advisory Committee

Grant-in-Aid

  • DEADLINES
  • Maximum award - $2,500
  • To assist with a specific research project or performance/exhibit/creative activity
  • Reviewed by the Research Advisory Committee

These grants are intended to fund:

  • Individual faculty research, focused on a specific project,(specific instrumentation)
  • Scholarship as it applies to a specific project,
  • Creative activities (performance, exhibition, display).

They are not intended to fund:

  • Travel to professional meetings,
  • Purchase of general-purpose equipment (departmental),
  • Development of textbook, instructional materials, or curriculum, Dissertation work,
  • Travel to and from or per diem during an off-campus professional leave,
  • Hiring of graduate or undergraduate research assistants.

To apply for aGrant-in-Aid or Pilot Project use the Grant-in-Aid & Pilot Project Form.