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Funding Opportunities at UNF
Campus-Wide Research Grant Opportunities/Support
Sponsoring Unit: Academic and Student Affairs
| Title | Eligibility | Funding | Call for Proposals/Applications | # Awards Funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Development Leaves | FT, Non-Tenure Track | One semester, full pay | October | Approx 2 |
| Sabbatical Leaves | FT, Tenured | One semester, full pay | October | Approx 11 |
| Scholarship Reassignment Policy | 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 |
Sponsoring Unit: University Development and Alumni Engagement
| Title | Eligibility | Funding | Call for Proposals/Applications | # Awards Funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Board Faculty Grants | FT, Tenured, Tenure Track | $80,000 approx total for all awards | Open House September 29 | Dependent on amount funded per grant |
Sponsoring Unit: Institute of Environmental Research and Education
| Title | Eligibility | Funding | Call for Proposals/Applications | # Awards Funded; |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed Grant | Faculty or Teams of personnel with at least one tenure track faculty member | $10,000 maximum | September-October | 2 annually |
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 | October | 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 | October 2 | 3-4 fellowships |
| Research Enhancement Plan |
COAS full time faculty including TT and NTT
|
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 both monetary award($1500) and a course release | October 2 | 5-10 awards |
| Jim Van Vleck Teaching Excellence Award | COAS "pairs", one tenure-earning faculty member earning "exceeds expectations" and one tenured faculty member | $3,500 for the mentee and $1,500 for the mentor, for creative or research needed for promotion, excluding faculty stipend. Three-course releases taht can be taken in one semester or spread over several semesters. A minimal service load to successfully apply for promotion. | October 2 | 2 faculty pairs |
| Eisen Experiential Learning Grant | Tenured/Tenure-track and Non Tenure-track faculty | $2,000 | March 27, 2024 | |
| Joan Van Vleck Exceptional Service Award | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty-Awardees must agree to join the UNF Chapter of the American Council on Education (ACE) Women's Network | $12,500 | March 27, 2024 | 2 awards/annually |
| Research, Scholarship, Creative Activity Excellence Fund | RSCA active tenure track and non-tenure track faculty, recognition of published monographs, papers in high impact journals, significant external grants, prestigious artistic competitions. These are given to those faculty who have been recognized at the ORSP STARS ceremony in the spring. However, some other stipends, such as top artistic competition stipend do require an application | Open access fees, the stipend amounts vary between $500 and $1000 | Deadlines vary, some awards do not require an application, some award applications can be submitted anytime. Please see webpage. |
Sponsoring Unit: College of Computing, Engineering and Construction
| Title | Eligibility | Funding | Call for Proposals/Applications | # Awards Funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity National Financial Distinguished 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 |
| RF-SMART and Morales Family Endowed Professorship | Computing Faculty | $18,000 per award | Summer | 1 year |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COEHS Faculty Research Article Award | COEHS Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty | $1500 | Application available in Teams. Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the COEHS Research Advisory Board | 1-2 |
| COEHS Faculty Grant Proposal Award | COEHS Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty | $1500 | Application available in Teams. Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the COEHS Research Advisory Board | 1-2 |
| COEHS Seed Grants | COEHS Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty | Up to $5000 per award | Application available in Teams. Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the COEHS Research Advisory Board | Up to 6 awards |
| Faculty ORSP Grant Proposal Award | All COEHS Faculty | $1,000 for Travel (Divided among PIs) | No application necessary. PIs must meet with Associate Director of Operations during budget planning process and submit final proposal to Dean’s Office. | Up to 10 awards |
| International Travel Award | All COEHS Faculty | $2500 | Application available in Teams. Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the Chairs and Deans | 2 awards |
| Dean’s Advisory Council Board Program Award | All COEHS Programs | $10,000 | Application available in Teams. Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the DEAC | 1 award |
| Diversity and Inclusion Program Award | All COEHS Programs | $1000 | Application will be available once committee meets. Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the Diversity and Inclusion Committee | 1 award |
| Vicki Cornett Caring Award | All COEHS Faculty | $500 | Application will be available once committee meets. Proposals and nominations will be reviewed and selected by the Faculty Awards Committee | 1 award |
| COEHS Mentoring Award | All COEHS Faculty | $500 | Application will be available once committee meets. Proposals and nominations will be reviewed and selected by a committee of faculty, students and graduates | 1 award |
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 | ON HOLD | Approx 10 |
Sponsoring Unit: Information Technology Services
| Title | Eligibility | Funding | Call for Proposals/Applications | # Awards Funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft, Tenured and Tenure Track, Instructors, Librarians | $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 3 semesters, $1,500 in travel for specific conferences (if available) | Spring | Maximum of 3 annually |
| Community Engagement Conference Travel Award | UNF Faculty member of an identified community-based learning course | $1,500 (inter)national conference presentation; $1,000 for regional or state conference presentation | ON HOLD | ON HOLD |
| Community Scholars Program | Fulltime, tenure and non-tenure-track faculty and instructors | $3,000 stipend (split over 2 semesters) | Spring | Maximum of 7 annually |
Sponsoring Unit: Center for Instruction and Research Technology
| Title | Eligibility | Funding | Call for Proposals/Applications | # Awards Funded; |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative | Full time faculty | $200 - $2,000 stipends available dependent upon activity | Available each semester | 50 |
| Teaching Online (TOL) Foundation Course | Full and Part-time faculty | $2,000 stipend | Available each semester by application (full time) and chair nomination (part time) | 105 |
| DCD Distance Learning Course Development | Full-time faculty | $2,000 stipend | Applications available each semester | 65 |
| QM-Certified Peer Reviewer | Full-time faculty, completed DCD | $500 stipend for every two QM reviews completed | Applications available at any time | 20 |
Sponsoring Unit: Office of Undergraduate Research
| Title | Eligibility | Funding | Call for Proposals/Applications | # Awards Funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Research Scholarship and Creative Activities (U-RSCA) Grant | Undergraduate students engaging in UNF faculty-mentored research | Funding for materials, equipment, software, and travel will be awarded to undergraduate researchers (up to $1500) and their mentors ($500) | Applications will be accepted twice each academic year on October 15 and February 15. If these dates fall on a weekend or holiday, the deadline will be the following business day | ~10 awards in fall and in spring, for a total of ~20 awards |
| Conference Presentation Travel Award | Applications accepted from individual undergraduate researchers who have been accepted to present at an off-campus conference | Funding for registration fees, lodging costs, travel, and meals will be awarded to undergraduate researchers (up to $500) who have been accepted to present at a conference | Applications are accepted on a rolling basis but must be received at least four weeks before the travel date | ~20 awards in the academic year |