IU's campus and university research offices offer numerous internal funding programs to support development of your research and creative activities.
Internal Funding Opportunities
Open Funding Programs
31 results found
University-wide funding opportunities
IU Presidential Arts and Humanities Program
Supports path-breaking work in arts and humanities areas. Funding is available through four programs.
Deadline: See specific programs.
Funding varies
This fund supports the purchase or development of research equipment including upgrades and major repairs, instrumentation, or datasets, costing $15,000 or more, that is used for research in the natural, physical, health, information, or social sciences.
Deadline: Proposals will be reviewed competitively twice per year. Due dates for applications are October 1 and March 1 (or the next weekday thereafter). PIs may submit only one proposal per funding cycle but may indicate support for others. Proposals may be considered off-cycle under exceptional circumstances.
IU Bloomington funding opportunities
Competitive funding programs
Eastman Residency for the Arts and Humanities
Deadline: November 1
Residency of two to four weeks, $500 travel stipend
Emergency Grant-in-Aid of Research and Creative Activity
Modest support for research and creative activity at critical times.
Deadline: Open deadline
Maximum amount: $750
Emerging Areas of Research Program (EAR)
Supports key areas of research and creative strength that are emerging or established and in need of support, and are not necessarily as multidisciplinary as Grand Challenge initiatives.
Deadline: TBD
Maximum amount: Up to $3 million, plus faculty lines.
Enhanced Mentoring Program with Opportunities for Ways to Excel in Research (EMPOWER)
The Enhanced Mentoring Program with Opportunities for Ways to Excel in Research (EMPOWER) provides support to IU Bloomington faculty who are historically underrepresented and/or excluded populations in their discipline.
Deadline: July 1, 2023
Varies by category
Faculty Assistance in Data Science
The Faculty Assistance in Data Science (FADS) program is designed to provide faculty with access to expertise and assistance in advanced data analytics, visualization, and development for the purpose of catalyzing their research.
Deadline: December 15
N/A
Faculty Fellowship for Research in the Social Sciences
This program provides protected time for social science faculty to pursue research that is highly innovative, timely, and/or interdisciplinary.
Deadline: April 3
Single course release
Faculty Research Support Program—External Resubmission (FRSP-ER)
Supports innovative research projects that were previously submitted for, but did not receive, external funding from federal, state, international, or private nonprofit entities and whose likelihood of funding on resubmission would increase with the acquisition of additional data or proof of concept.
Deadline: Open. NOTE: While there is no specified submission deadline, applications must be submitted to IU Research within four months of receiving reviews from an external agency (federal, state, international, or private non-profit). If the final decision on an application to an external funding agency has been delayed beyond the four-month period, an exception to the deadline may be considered.
Maximum amount: $75,000
Faculty Research Support Program—Seed Funding (FRSP-SF)
Supports new, innovative research projects that have not previously submitted for external funding.
Deadline: TBD
Maximum amount: $40,000
Grant-in-Aid of Research and Creative Activity (GIA)
Interim support for faculty research and scholarship to help initiate new research and creative activities and supply modest support at unusually critical times.
Deadline: Open deadline
Maximum amount: $3,000
NIH New and Early-Stage Investigator Writing Cohort Program
Provides investigators intensive mentoring and support in the preparation of NIH Research (R) grant applications in the social or behavioral sciences.
Deadline: TBD
NA
Open Access Article Publishing Fund
Deadline: Funding for the 2022-2023 academic year is now available. The apply button is listed at the bottom of the page. Please note that IU Libraries has ongoing pilots in place for no-fee open access publishing with publishers including PLOS (all 12 journals), Cambridge (all gold and hybrid journals) and Wiley (hybrid journals). If applicable to your research you should use these pilot programs instead of the OA Fund. Researchers can visit https://guides.libraries.indiana.edu/OApublishing for more information or contact Willa Tavernier at wtavern@iu.edu.
Maximum amount: $2,000
Research Leave Supplement Program (RLSP)
Supports research and creative activity at critical times for senior researchers and scholars pursuing active research interests.
Deadline: Spring Award Cycle Dates: January 1 - April 1 ; Fall Award Cycle Dates: August 1 - October 1
Maximum amount: Based on salary
Retired Faculty Grant-in-Aid (RFGIA)
Supports senior researchers and scholars who, though retired from professional duties at IU Bloomington, continue to pursue active research interests and keep close ties with their departments.
Deadline: Open deadline
Maximum amount: $3,000
Social Sciences Research Funding Program
Supports new innovative research projects that foster excellence in the social sciences and advance IU Bloomington’s national and international reputation. Projects may be initiated by individual faculty members or collaborative, as long as the lead PI is in the social sciences.
Deadline: October 17
Typical budget for each project will be $20,000 to $35,000 with a maximum award of $50,000 per project.
Non-competitive funding programs
Bridge Funding Program (BRIDGE) – Bloomington
Provides modest financial support for faculty research and scholarship during times when externally funded research programs are between grant cycles.
Deadline: Open deadline
Maximum amount: varies
Global Remixed Arts & Humanities Grant Program
The objective of this program is to advance diversity through community-engaged programming centered around global learning, international exchange, and IU ambassadorship.
Deadline: This program is presently closed and will re-open on July 1, 2023.
$15,000 maximum
Public Arts and Humanities Project
Deadline: This program is presently closed and will re-open on July 1, 2023.
$25,000 maximum
Startup funds are often a critical element in the successful recruitment and launch of a faculty member’s academic career. All academic units at IU Bloomington provide startup funding for tenure-track faculty.
Deadline: Open deadline
Maximum amount: varies
Nominations required
Distinguished Faculty Research Award and Lecture (DFRL)
The Distinguished Faculty Research Award and Lecture recognizes the research achievements of an IU Bloomington faculty member whose work makes important contributions to society.
Deadline: October 3, 2022
Award amount: $5,000
The Luther Dana Waterman Professorship
The Luther Dana Waterman Professorship supports an outstanding early-career professor working in the sciences, broadly defined.
Deadline: August 2025
Award amount: $25,000 per year for five years
IUPUI funding opportunities
Competitive funding programs
Bridge Funding Program (BRIDGE) – IUPUI
Financial support for faculty research and scholarship during times when externally funded research programs are between grant cycles.
Deadline: Continuous
$50,000 ($35,000 award, $15,000 school match)
Enhanced Mentoring Program with Opportunities for Ways to Excel in Research (EMPOWER)
EMPOWER provides support to IUPUI faculty who are historically underrepresented and/or excluded populations in their discipline. The program helps these faculty become successful in sponsored research and scholarly activity and achieve significant professional growth and advancement. Deadline extended to Dec. 1.
Deadline: December 1, 2022
Varies by category
IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute (IAHI) Collaboration Grant
The IAHI Collaboration Grant Program exists to support campus-wide attainment of excellence in research and creative activity in the arts, humanities, and qualitative social sciences. The program is intended to foster collaboration among scholars at IUPUI and beyond with intent of generating new peer-reviewed scholarship.
Deadline: March 31, 2023
$15,000
IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute (IAHI) Grant-in-Aid
The IAHI Grant-in-Aid Program exists to support campus-wide attainment of excellence in research and creative activity in the arts, humanities, and qualitative social sciences. It provides modest research support at unusually critical times.
Deadline: Continuous
$2,500
IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute (IAHI) Public Scholar-in-Residence Grant
The IAHI Public Scholar-in-Residence Grant supports IUPUI faculty in developing a public arts or humanities project as a member of the IAHI team. The purpose of this grant is to build on IUPUI’s strengths in public scholarship and generate new collaborations between the university and communities in central Indiana.
Deadline: April 10, 2023
$10,000
IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute (IAHI) Research and Creative Activity Grants
The IAHI Research and Creative Activity Grant Program exists to support campus-wide attainment of excellence in research and creative activity in the arts, humanities, and qualitative social sciences. The program is intended to stimulate existing and new research and creative activity and to support faculty in becoming competitive in securing external funding and sponsorship.
Deadline: March 31, 2023
$10,000
IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute (IAHI) Summer Academy Fellows Grant
Supports IUPUI researchers who wish to participate in the IAHI Summer Academy, an intensive and immersive program focused on aiding scholars in accelerating sustainable major interdisciplinary projects that integrate arts, humanities, or qualitative social science approaches into their core research agenda.
Deadline: March 31, 2023
$5,000
Release Time for Research (RTR)
Allows a buy-out of teaching time to adequately prepare competitive proposals for quality research and scholarly activity.
Deadline: September 9, 2022 and February 1, 2023
Varies by category
Research Support Funds Grant (RSFG)
Provides seed funding for research projects and scholarly activities that are sustainable through external funding.
Deadline: October 1 and April 1
Maximum amount: $50,000
Need more guidance in your search for internal funding?
IU Presidential Arts and Humanities
Contact Ana Velasco at iupah@indiana.edu.
All other university-wide opportunities
Contact Sarah Mosier at semosier@iu.edu.
Bloomington campus opportunities
Contact Fraya Fox at resgrnt@iu.edu.
IUPUI campus opportunities
Contact Alicia Gahimer at algahime@iupui.edu.