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
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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
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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
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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
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.