Internal Funding Opportunities

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


Research Equipment Fund (REF)

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

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