Funding
The Office of Research and Economic Development provides intramural research support in the form of competitive grants and awards. These funds are awarded to initiate or enhance research, scholarship, and creative activity. Funding sources include:
- Internal grants and awards (coming soon)
- Scholars’ Travel Program
- Subsidies in Support of Publication, Media Development, and Exhibitions
- Research Excellence Awards
Internal Grants and Awards
The Office of Research and Economic Engagement will be offering details on internal grants and awards soon. Please check back soon for updates.
Scholars’ Travel Program
The Scholars’ Travel Fund (STF) provides full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty with supplemental travel funds to support presentation of their research, scholarship, or creative activity; to serve as chairpersons; to participate as panelists; or to contribute in other appropriate manners at scholarly meetings in the USA, Mexico, or Canada. Faculty can apply for up to $500 per academic year (with a $250 match). Access application details and forms here.
The International Travel Fund provides faculty with supplemental travel funds to share their scholarship with audiences outside of North America. Faculty can apply to the International Program Office for this funding. Note: This fund is not administered by the Office of Research and Economic Development. Please contact the department administering these funds directly.
Subsidies in Support of Publication, Media Development, and Exhibitions
The Office of Research and Economic Development provides Publication and Exhibition Subsidies to supplement charges associated with publications of books, development of media, exhibition and performance charges, page charges for publishing manuscripts, and costs of reprints. Faculty can apply for up to $1,000 per academic year. Applications are due the last working day of October and February. Access application details and forms here.
Currently, there are more than 30,000 open access journals published worldwide, and in lieu of a subscription-based business model, many open access journals require that authors pay an article processing fee. The University Libraries and the Office of Research and Economic Development provide the Open Access Publishing Support Fund to support those who choose open access publishing as the best venue for their work. Full-time faculty, full-time EPA employees, and enrolled graduate students can apply to the University Libraries for this funding. Note: This fund is not administered by the Office of Research and Economic Development. Please contact the department administering these funds directly.
Research Excellence Awards
Winners of the UNCG Research Excellence Awards also receive cash honorariums. Learn more about our yearly Research Excellence Awards here.
Additional Funding Sources
Undergraduate Research Funding – The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) offers highly motivated students the opportunity to work closely with a faculty member on his/her research, scholarship, or creative activity. OUR administers several different funding opportunities including Undergraduate Research Assistantships (URA), Community-Based Research Assistantships (CBR), and Interdisciplinary Research Assistantships (IdURA). Access application details and forms here. Note: This funds are not administered by the Office of Research and Economic Development. Please contact the department administering these funds directly.
Women’s and Gender Studies Research – The Linda Arnold Carlisle Faculty Research Grants are awarded to faculty to support research or creative activity related to women’s and gender studies. Access application details and forms here. Note: This fund is not administered by the Office of Research and Economic Development. Please contact the department administering these funds directly.
Teaching and Learning Grants – Support is also available to assist faculty in instructional development. Access application details and forms here. Note: These funds are not administered by the Office of Research and Economic Development. Please contact the department administering these funds directly.
Other intramural funding may be available through the academic units. Researchers should check with their Research Advisory Council representative for more information.
For more information about funding sources administered by UNCG Research contact Barbara Hemphill at 336.256.1172 or bbhemphi@uncg.edu.