Internal Funding
CHS internal funding and leave timelines*
Award | Grant call announced | Proposal due date (5 p.m.) | Tentative award date | Start date | End date | Award amount | Funds allocated toward the award mechanism |
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Research/ scholarly leave | Nov. 1, 2024 | Dec. 15, 2024 | Aug. 10, 2025 | May 9, 2026 | |||
Impact | Oct. 1, 2024 | Feb. 3, 2025 | March 25, 2025 | July 1, 2025 | June 30, 2026** | Up to $5,000 for one year | $70,000 |
Seed | Oct. 1, 2024 | Feb. 3, 2025 | March 25, 2025 | July 1, 2025 | June 30, 2026** | Up to $10,000 for one year*** | $75,000 |
Lift | Oct. 1, 2024 | March 26, 2025 | April 15, 2026 | July 1, 2025 | June 30, 2026** | Up to $5,000 for one year | $50,000 |
*The Office of the Vice President of Research and Innovation offers several internal grant opportunities , including the Presidential Research Quest Fund awards that require a 25% cost share from CHS.
**All expenditures must occur before the end of fiscal year (June 30). Therefore, these funds must be spent (not just encumbered) by 6/7 for non-personnel costs. All personnel costs must occur before or during the pay period ending on 6/9. This ensures that all funds are properly used before the end of the fiscal year.
***These awards are typically at most $5,000; however, for scholars in disciplines that require laboratory supplies or other experiment-related equipment, requests of up to $10,000 will be considered.
College of Humanities and Sciences Funding
Impact Awards
Grants of $5,000 planned to result in the creation and implementation of innovative and sustainable practices in the classroom that lead to increased student retention, heightened engagement and improved teaching and learning.
Seed Awards
The Seed Awards program offers and administers competitive funding for faculty-driven research and scholarship and are open to full-time CHS faculty. These awards are typically at most $5,000; however, for scholars in disciplines that require laboratory supplies or other experiment-related equipment, requests of up to $10,000 will be considered.
Lift Awards
The Lift Awards supports the professional development of non-tenure eligible faculty to enhance their valued contributions to the College Humanities and Sciences’ teaching and service missions and help them achieve career milestones as delineated by the CHS’s promotion and tenure guidelines with grants up to $5,000.