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Funding opportunities curated for faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences
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Announcements- Ignite Transdisciplinary Research Fund Pitch, Meet & Greet, Nov. 11, 3-5 PM
- RCR Training: Collaboration in Research, Nov. 13, 1-3 PM
- UNCG Research Excellence Awards, nominations due Dec. 1
- From UNCG DORE: government shutdown, new list of federal opportunities
Internal Funding- Proposal Preparation Program (P3), apply anytime
- Publication & Exhibition subsidies, apply anytime
External Funding- DARPA BAA Biological Technologies, accepted anytime through Sept. 30, 2026
- American Philosophical Society: Lewis & Clark Fund for Field Research (for PhD students!), deadline Nov. 14, 2025 | Franklin Research Grants, deadline Dec. 1, 2025
- NC Sea Grant Grad Student Fellowships, deadline Nov. 17, 2025
- Spencer Foundation (Small) Research Grants on Education, deadline Dec. 15, 2025
- Whitehall Foundation LOI Deadline: Jan. 15, 2026
- Next NIH Standard Deadline for new R03 & R21 proposals: Feb. 16, 2026
Kudos!
A round-up of grants and honors won by CAS faculty
Did you know...?
... what documents are required for a collaborative proposal?
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Ignite Transdisciplinary Research Fund Pitch, Meet & Greet, Nov. 11, 3-5 PM
Calling all UNCG faculty: share your transciplinary research "pitch," then mix and mingle with colleagues from across campus to explore possible collaborations. All faculty are invited, whether you are pitching or not. Food will be provided. Pitchers should provide slides by Nov. 10; everyone should RSVP. Learn more and RSVP.
RCR Training: Collaboration in Research, Nov. 13, 1-3 PM
The Office of Research Compliance & Integrity will host a Responsible Conduct of Research training session on November 13 at 1 PM in MHRA 2711. Dr. Sharon Ghazarian, Dr. Kristen Christman, Dr. Julie Edmunds, and Dr. Emily Janke will present. This workshop counts as RCR training for NIH and NSF-funded studies. Register.
UNCG Research Excellence Awards, nominations due Dec. 1
Up to 2 awards may be given each year: an Early Career Research award and a Senior Research award. Each award includes a cash honorarium. Departments may nominate no more than 1 faculty member for each award. Learn more.
From UNCG DORE: government shutdown, new list of federal opportunities
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CAS Proposal Preparation Program (P3), apply anytime
Provides up to $3,000 to help faculty members carry out research activities that lead to submission of an external funding proposal. Funds may support pilot data collection, purchasing supplies, travel to archives, data analysis, or similar expenses. Apply at least 6 months before your deadline. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Apply now
DORE Publication & Exhibition Subsidies, apply anytime
Faculty may apply to DORE for up to $1000 per academic year to assist with book publication, page charges, development of media or exhibitions, and reprints. Learn more.
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DARPA BAA Biological Technologies, accepted anytime through Sept. 30, 2026DARPA's Biological Technologies Office is soliciting proposals that leverage biological properties and processes to protect the nation's warfighters. An Abstract must be submitted and a notification to submit a Proposal must be received, prior to any Proposal submission. Both abstracts and proposals are accepted on a rolling basis until Sept. 30, 2026. Learn more
American Philosophical Society: Lewis & Clark Fund for Field Research, deadline Dec. 1
Provides grants up to $5400 to doctoral students for exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. Learn more. Franklin Research Grants, deadline Dec. 1. Grants up to $6500 to faculty members to help meet costs of travel to archives for research, purchase of research materials, fieldwork, and laboratory research. (Not for conference travel or publication costs.) Learn more
NC Sea Grant Grad Student Fellowships, deadline Nov. 17
Two fellowship opportunities for NC grad students: the Mountains to Sea Fellowship (up to $10,000, 1 year) to focus on water issues, and the Albemarle-Pamilico Estuarine Research Fellowship (up to $20,000, 2 years) which provides funds for applied research within the Albemarle-Pamilico National Estuary. Both have a deadline of Nov. 17. Learn more
Spencer Foundation (Small) Research Grants on Education, deadline Dec. 15
Supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 total for projects ranging from 1-5 years. Learn more
Whitehall Foundation LOI deadline Jan. 15, 2026Supports basic research in vertebrate and invertebrate neurobiology, particularly neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole organism as these relate to behavior. Learn more
Next NIH Standard Deadline for new R03 & R21 proposals: Feb. 16, 2026NIH Small Research Grants (R03) support small projects up to 2 yrs with direct costs of up to $50K/yr. Learn more. | View the Parent Announcement. NIH Exploratory/Development Grants (R21) encourage the development of new research by supporting projects up to 2 yrs with total direct costs of $275K. Learn more. | View the Parent Announcement. For both grant types, investigators are encouraged to consult with NIH staff at the concept development stage. The next standard deadline for R03 & R21 applications to the parent annoucement is Feb. 16, 2026.
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Congrats to the following scholars who recently received continuation awards:
- Robert Wiley (Psychology) from Johns Hopkins University
- Julia Mendez Smith (Psychology) from Child Trends
- Kari Eddington (Pyschology) from NC Dept of Health and Human Services
- Malcolm Schug (Biology) from University of Nebraska
- Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) from UNC System
- Maia Popova (Chemistry & Biochemistry) from National Science Foundation (NSF)
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... what documents are required for a collaborative proposal?
A collaborative grant proposal is one submitted by two or more institutions, where each is responsible for a portion of the scope of work. One institution will be the lead (or prime recipient); the other will be the non-lead or subrecipient. If the proposal is successful, the prime recipient will transfer a portion of the grant award to the subrecipient as a subaward.
In order to include the subrecipient in the proposal, the lead institution must gather key documents prior to proposal submission. Some of these will be included in the final proposal, but some are administrative documents used to confirm the subrecipient's participation in the project and compliance with grant rules. Subrecipient documents required at the proposal stage include:
- Letter of Commitment/Intent, signed by the subrecipient institution's authorized official
- Scope/Statement of Work, describing subrecipient activities and deliverables
- Budget, detailing the subrecipient's expected costs for their portion of the project
- Budget narrative, explaining the subrecipient budget
- Other items needed for the proposal, such as collaborator personnel documents (CV, Current Pending, Conflict of Interest) or facilities/equipment documents
When UNCG is the lead, we need to request these documents early in the process, because the subrecipient institution must go through it's own internal review before providing documents to us. And, we need the subrecipient budget in order to prepare the project budget. Learn more about subawards at UNCG Scholar, or contact your pre-award administrator.
** NSF allows "separately submitted collaborative proposals." This process still requires a lead and non-lead, but pre-award documentation is streamlined. If the proposal is successful, project funding is distributed as separate awards, directly from NSF to each collaborating institution.**
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