Please note: Many funding agencies place limits on the number of proposals or applications that an organization may submit in response to a particular announcement. To prevent any potential disqualification of submissions, Virginia Commonwealth University has established the guidelines that need to be followed. Guidelines for limited submissions can be found here.
| Program Name |
Description |
Quest Innovation Fund |
Funds innovative pilot initiatives at VCU that help advance the “Quest for Distinction.” Faculty, staff, students, and community partners with co-sponsors from within the university are eligible to apply. Requests of $50,000 or less will be given priority.
http://www.future.vcu.edu/fund/index.html |
| Presidential Research Quest Fund |
Supports new, emerging, or continuing research by all VCU faculty. Where possible, the proposed work should help advance interdisciplinary research and inter-campus collaboration. The maximum total award is $50,000 and requires that the PI’s department or college provide at least 40% of the total award amount. Proposals are due April 1.
http://www.research.vcu.edu/vpr/research_fund/index.htm |
| Alzheimer's & Related Diseases Research Award Fund |
Provides seed money to researchers in Virginia to stimulate innovative research into biomedical and psychosocial aspects of dementia, including cell biology, caregiving, and animal modeling. Awards are limited to $40,000.
http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/vcoa/program/alzheimers.html |
| American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants |
Funds small research grants of up to $30,000 for junior faculty to conduct one year of basic, pre-clinical, clinical and cancer-control research studies (including, but not limited to, health services, psychosocial/behavioral, epidemiologic and health policy/outcome cancer research). Applicants should not have received an active, nationally competitive research grant.
http://www.massey.vcu.edu/acs-institutional-research-grants.htm |
| CCTR Endowment Fund |
Supports meritorious pilot and feasibility clinical and translational research, up to $50,000. All VCU faculty are eligible, and applications including investigators from multiple disciplines are encouraged. Proposals due November 1, February 1, May 1 and August 1.
http://www.cctr.vcu.edu
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| Center for Human-Animal Interaction |
Periodically offers research support to VCU faculty members and VCU faculty-sponsored dissertations for studies that directly relate to the center's mission of improved health and well-being through human-animal interaction. Check website for current calls for proposals.
http://www.chai.vcu.edu/research/small_grant%202011.html |
| Center for Teaching Excellence Small Grant Program |
Program supplies faculty with necessary resources to support their own development as a learning-centered teacher. Proposals that can demonstrate how funding will be used to grow a larger project that will have a direct impact on student engagement in and outside of the classroom are encouraged.
http://www.vcu.edu/cte/programs/small_grants.htm |
| Council for Community Engagement Small Grant Program |
Support projects that will enhance and increase university engagement with the Richmond community. Projects must include 2 or more VCU or VCUHS units and a substantive collaboration with a community partner. Grants up to $20,000.
http://www.community.vcu.edu/solutions/cce/committees.html |
| Geriatric Training and Education (GTE) Initiative |
Funds workforce training and education initiatives that can be completed within the fiscal year. Applications for training projects, conferences, or similar educational programs are appropriate. Awards from $1,000 to $25,000. Open to individuals in institutions of higher education in Virginia with a history of adult and aging-related experience.
http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/vcoa/program/training.html |
| Harris-Manchester College Oxford Summer Research Institute |
Funded by the VCU Office of Research, the Harris-Manchester Oxford Summer Research Institute is an opportunity for faculty to spend a week away from the usual routine to focus on a scholarly area of interest. Provides travel and room/board.
http://www.research.vcu.edu/vpr/harris.htm |
| GEO International Research and Scholarship |
The Global Education Office is launching several new opportunities to support international research, teaching, service and professional development. Check the website for updates and information.
http://www.global.vcu.edu/ |
| KL2 Program |
Provides substantial salary support and $25,000 in start-up funds for faculty-level clinical and translational scientists near the beginning of their investigative careers. KL2 scholars are initially appointed for two years as they work toward receiving their own independent mentored career development award.
http://www.cctr.vcu.edu/education/kl2/ |
| Service Learning Funding Opportunities |
Project Awards (up to $1,000) support efforts that will enhance and increase service-learning pedagogy. The Faculty Fellows Program supports those experience in teaching service-learning classes to improve, document, and disseminate their mastery of service-learning to others.
http://www.servicelearning.vcu.edu/teach/funding-opportunities/ |
| Unit Internal Grants |
Some Schools/Departments have their own internal funding to support the scholarly work of faculty. |
