Research Office Funding Opportunities
Sign In/Sign UpIn response to unprecedented changes within federal research sponsorship, the University of Delaware Research Office and the Provost Office are making resources available to enable the continuity of faculty research programs. This program consists of two award types: Research Continuity Awards and Graduate Bridge Fund Awards, providing support to UD researchers who have experienced terminated awards or significantly delayed funding decisions. The Research Office will provide eligible faculty up to $25,000 in direct research support thorough a Research Continuity Award. The Provost office and UD Graduate College will provide outstanding Ph.D. students up to one year of graduate stipend and tuition support through a Graduate Bridge Fund Award ($36,000 stipend, up to 9 credit hours of tuition for one student). If a delayed funding notification is lifted or a terminated award is reinstated within six months of receiving an award from either of these programs research expenses and graduate support should immediately transfer to the new federal award ending support from these programs. Review of the two award programs (Research Continuity and Graduate Bridge) will be separate but will inform one another in the decision-making process. Faculty may apply for one or both programs within the same application.
The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected universities and research centers to support the independent research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry who have recently been appointed as assistant professors on a tenure-track appointment. The Searle Scholars Program supports high risk, high reward research across a broad range of scientific disciplines.
