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Funding Opportunities

Funding opportunities for sponsored research are available to UD-eligible principal investigators from a variety of federal and state agencies and private foundations. Some excellent tools for identifying potential funding opportunities are:

COS Pivot is available to UD employees through a paid subscription from UD’s Morris Library and the Research Office. Library staff periodically offer workshops on effective use of the database.

Limited Submission Opportunities

Limited Submission Opportunities

Many federal agencies and foundations offer grants, awards, and fellowships that limit the number of applications that can come from one institution. In order to increase the chances of UD succeeding in such "limited submission opportunity" applications, UD Research Office has established procedures for reviewing white papers for such competitions in a timely fashion.   To view the opportunities that have been identified to date by the Research Office please see Current Limited Submission Opportunities.




University of Delaware Funding Opportunities

General University Research Program (GUR)

These UD grants of up to $6,000 are awarded through the general UD budget primarily to projects in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.


PLEASE NOTE

Applicants who have received a GUR anytime between June 2010 and June 2012 are NOT eligible to submit for this round. No additional awards will be made to applicants who have failed to complete the required project report for a GUR award made prior to June 2010. Please read GUR guidelines for additional information.
 


GUR deadlines:


  • 2012 GUR Award Celebration: October 2, 2012
  • Workshop on How to Prepare a GUR Application: October 17, 2012
  • GUR Applications Due to Chairs via PeopleSoft and Webform: November 5, 2012
  • Chair’s Recommendation Due to Dean: November 15, 2012
  • Due to Research Office via PeopleSoft and Webform: December 3, 2012
  • Due to GUR Review Database: December 10, 2012
  • Awards announced: March 2013
  • Funding available: June 1, 2013
  • GUR Guidelines
  • GUR Application
          Problems with GUR Application? Please contact Leigh Botner: lbotner@udel.edu

Frequently Asked Questions about GUR Awards 



University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF)

The University of Delaware Research Foundation is a private corporation, chartered in 1955 to support research at the University. Early career, untenured, tenure-track faculty in the sciences and engineering are eligible for these annual grants of up to $35,000 each. Awards include $25,000 in UDRF Funding, which is matched by $5,000 from the Provost and $5,000 from the faculty member’s respective Dean.


NEW FOR 2012

Previous recipients of UDRF or UDRF-SI grants are not eligible to apply for additional UDRF grant support at this time. UDRF-SI applications are not affected by this limitation. Please read guidelines below for current requirements for this year’s submission.
 



UDRF SI Deadlines:

  • Proposal Due to Research Office: September 13, 2013
  • Email Acknowledgement from the Research Office of Receipt of Proposal and C&G Admin. Review: September 20, 2013
  • Final Submission into the UDRF Database: September 27, 2013
  • Awards Announced: December 2, 2013
  • Funding Available: December 15, 2013
  • UDRF SI Guidelines & Application

UDRF Deadlines - No Calls for Proposals at this time

  • Full Proposal Due to Research Office: January 11, 2013
  • Email Acknowledgement from the Research Office of Receipt of Proposal and C&G Admin. Review: January 18, 2013
  • Final Submission into the UDRF Database: January 25, 2013
  • Awards Announced: May 17, 2013
  • Funding Available: June 1, 2013
  • UDRF Guidelines
  • UDRF Application

Previous Year Awardees