Internal Funding Opportunities Information Session

Friday, September 22, 2023 -
11:00am to 12:00pm


Via Zoom (link will be available immediately after registration)

The Office of Research Development (ORD) will present information about how to apply to the following four campus-wide internal funding programs. The session will also include an introduction to the new InfoReady web-based submission system. Please register below.

Follow links for information about each program:

  • Faculty Research Grant / Healey Endowment Grant (FRG/HEG) – Awards of up to $20,000 to support faculty research, scholarly, and creative activities in all disciplines and fields. Deadline: October 30, 2023.
  • Armstrong Fund for Science – One award of up to $40,000 to a faculty member or team in any Science or Engineering discipline for high-risk, high-reward research with potential for leading to external funding. Preproposal deadline: November 13, 2023. Full proposal (by invitation) deadline: February 12, 2024
  • Subvention Program – Awards assist faculty with the cost of producing books and scholarly publications, and creative work in the visual and performing arts. Faculty having tenure-track, tenured, or emeritus/a status are eligible. Deadline: January 30, 2024.
  • Public Service Endowment Grants – Awards of up to $15,000 to support special projects and related scholarship that will address a community-identified problem, need, or opportunity. Faculty and professional staff in all disciplines and fields are eligible. Deadline: February 19, 2024.

Contact ord@umass.edu with questions.