Funding Opportunities at UNF

Campus-Wide Research Grant Opportunities/Support

Sponsoring Unit: Academic Affairs
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Faculty Development Grant - Scholarship	FT, Tenured, Tenure Track	$7,500 per award/$10,000 for interdisciplinary	October	Approx 20
Professional Development Leaves	FT, Non-Tenure Track	One semester, full pay	October	Approx 2
Sabbatical Leaves	FT, Tenured	One semester, full pay	October	Approx 5
Scholarship Release Program	1st and 4th year, Tenure Track	3-credit hour course release	Varies - managed at department level	Varies by eligible faculty (1st & 4th year) by department
Research Course Release Award Program	Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty - with grants	Release Time	During preparation of grant proposal	Dependent on amount funded by grant
Salary Savings Research Incentive Program	Full Time Faculty	Use of external funding for course reassignment	Ongoing	Dependent on funded research
Prestigious Fellowship Support	Full Time Faculty	Depending on need	Ongoing	Dependent on fellowship award

Sponsoring Unit: President's Office
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Presidential Professorships (Terry/JAD)	FT, Tenured at rank of full professor	$7,500 stipend/year for 3 years, one course release/year for three years	Fall	2 Professorships with a term of 3 years

President's Office

Sponsoring Unit: University Development and Alumni Engagement
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Foundation Board Faculty Grants	FT, Tenured, Tenure Track	$75,000 approx total for all awards	November 1	Dependent on amount funded per grant

Sponsoring Unit: Environmental Center
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded;
Seed Grant	Faculty or Teams of personnel with at least one tenure track faculty member	$6,000 maximum	September-October	4 annually

Environmental Center

Restricted- Unit Level Research Grant Opportunities

Sponsoring Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Gerson Yessin Professorship	Music faculty	Professorship allows holder access to endowment funds that may be used as budget for projects related to CLASSICAL music	June (1-yr professorship)	1
Dean's Leadership Council Faculty Fellowships	COAS Tenured, Tenure track	$2,500 stipend/course release (typically used in spring) and reimbursement for up to $1,500 of project expenses	First week of September	3-4 fellowships
Research Enhancement Plan	COAS faculty on tenure line	Competitive, either a budget for a specific research project or course release. Program is funded jointly and equally with ORSP, department and college. Awards are distributed either as a $3,000 course release or a $1,500 stipend for research expenses.	Late August	5-10 awards
Jim Van Vleck Early Career Teaching Excellence Award	COAS "pairs", one tenure-earning faculty member earning "exceeds expectations" and one tenured faculty member	$4,000 for tenure-earning and $1,000 for tenured	September	2 faculty pairs
COAS Research/Creative Activities Travel Grants	COAS tenured/tenure-track faculty members	Up to $5,000	October	TBD

Sponsoring Unit: College of Computing, Engineering and Construction
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Fidelity National Financial Distinquished Professorship in CIS	Senior faculty member	$18,000 year for 2 years, with possible reappointment for another 2 year term; one course release/year	Fall	1 every two years
Auld and White Economic Venture Endowment Fund	CCEC Faculty	Up to 2 and $5,000 per year. Funds may be used for salaries, student support, materials, supplies, travel or other use appropriate and justifiable within the proposal	March	1 every 2 years

Sponsoring Unit: Coggin College of Business
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Paper Institute	All CCB Faculty	$15,000 per award and all research expenses	Applications evaluated each term on ongoing basis- performance based payment	Depends on availability of funds
Advisory Board	CCB Tenured or tenure track	$5,000 (varies) per award for collaborative research meeting accreditation goals	Application due dates vary based on needs of advisory board	Varies. Two grants have been awarded over the preceding five year accreditation cycle.

Sponsoring Unit: Brooks College of Health
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Brooks Research Professorship	Tenured or tenure track (asst., assoc., full)	$20,000/year	Applications in spring to be awarded in fall term	0-3 each year and grant is a 3-year commitment
Dean's Research Professorship	Tenured or tenure track (asst., assoc., full)	$18,000/year	Applications in spring to be awarded in fall term	0-3 each year and grant is a 3-year commitment
Us: Women and Girls Research Professorship	Tenure or tenure track	$15,000/year	Applications in fall term	1 per year for 2 years

Sponsoring Unit: College of Education and Human Services
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Dean's Council Faculty Initiatives Grants	COEHS Faculty	$1,000-$3,000	October	1-3

Campus-Wide Faculty Support Opportunities in Teaching, Research, and International

Sponsoring Unit: Academic Affairs
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Faculty Development Teaching Grants	Ft, Tenured and Tenure Track, Instructors	grant in transition	October	Approx 10

Sponsoring Unit: Information Technology Services
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Academic Technology Grants	Ft, Tenured and Tenure Track, Instructors	$1,000 individual/$2,000 collaborative award	Fall, Spring	Approx 4

Sponsoring Unit: Center for Community Based Learning
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Community Engagement Research (CER) Faculty Fellowship	Fulltime, tenure-track faculty	$1,500 stipend per award for 5 semesters, $3,000 in travel for specific conferences	Fall	Maximum of 3 annually while funding lasts
Community Engagement Conference Travel Award	UNF Faculty member of an identified community-based learning course	$1,250 national conference presentation; $1,000 for regional or state conference presentation	Rolling while funding lasts	Rolling while funding lasts
Community Scholars Program	Fulltime, tenure and non-tenure-track faculty and instructors	$3,000 stipend (split over 2 semesters)	Spring	7 annually

Sponsoring Unit: Center for Instruction and Research Technology
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded;
Teaching Online (TOL) Foundation - Track A-DL course development and delivery	Full time faculty	$2,000 stipend	Applications available each semester	45
Teaching Online (TOL) Foundation - Track B - DL course delivery	Part time faculty	$1,000 stipend	By chair nomination each semester	60
DCD Distance Learning Course Development	Part-time faculty	$1,000 stipend	Applications available at any time	45

Sponsoring Unit: President's Office/Undergraduate Studies
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Transformational Learning Opportunity Grants	FT, non-visiting faculty and staff	Varies depending on submitted budget	Early Fall - managed by Undergraduate Studies	Approx 25 undergrad (if travel is required, max amount is $1,500 per student and $1,000 per faculty member) and 5 graduate (maximum award is $5,000)

Sponsoring Unit: Office of Undergraduate Research
Title	Eligibility	Funding	Call for Proposals/Applications	# Awards Funded
Research Grant	Faculty supervising an undergraduate engaged in research	$1,000 faculty award and $1000 student award	Mid-October and Mid-March	Approx 10 2017-18
Conference/Travel Grant	Undergraduate students traveling for research purposes	Individual: $250 regional, $500 national, $750 international. Group $1000 (min 4 students)	Mid-September, Mid-November, Mid-February	Dependent on funds
Sponsored Undergraduate Research Fellowship	Undergraduate students conducting research	$10/hour for up to 15 hours/week	Early September	5 freshmen, 5 upperclassmen (eg: sophomore, junior, senior)