Campus Funding Programs

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ACES Future Interdisciplinary Research Explorations

Encourages creativity and collaboration between ACES faculty and research partners.

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ACES Office of International Programs Seed Grants Program

Stimulates and promotes strong relationships between ACES faculty and international faculty that will develop and flourish into larger, sustainable, collaborative efforts.

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Arts CO+RE

An outgrowth of the CO+RE Program that extends the OVCRI's interest in community-directed and responsive practices for engaging local youth and adults in the generative and creative practice of the arts.

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BRIDGE Seed Funding

Jointly established seed fund between UIUC and the University of Birmingham to stimulate wider academic engagement between the two universities.

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Campus Research Board

Established in 1932 to serve the campus as a conduit for the distribution of funding to support full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty members’ research projects and creative activities. 

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CAS Associates

These appointments provide tenured UIUC faculty members with one semester of release time to pursue an individual scholarly or creative project.

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CAS Fellows

These appointments provide untenured UIUC faculty one semester of release time to pursue an individual scholarly or creative project.

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CAS George A. Miller Visiting Professors & Scholars

Partial funding of visiting faculty appointments, offering a means for bringing outside experts to UIUC to participate in scholarly, professional, or creative programs.

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CAS/MillerComm Public Events Series

Partial funding of visiting speakers or performers and including them in this prestigious program of lectures and cultural events. 

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CHAD Pilot Grants

Support innovative interdisciplinary research that advances our understanding of health and wellness, aging, and disability.

Community research program

The Community + Research Partnership Program

A pilot program that unites Illinois researchers and community members to address the needs and interests of Urbana-Champaign communities through sustainable, equitable partnerships.

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CSBS Small Grant Program

Brings together interdisciplinary research teams to develop ambitious research projects showing promise for external funding. 

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HRI Faculty Fellowships

The program enables fellows to develop research projects related to the year's theme and to participate in the yearlong interdisciplinary Fellows Seminar and other related programming.

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Illinois–Indiana Sea Grant

Funding to researchers in Illinois and Indiana who are working on issues of importance to the southern Lake Michigan region.

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Illinois International Research Travel Grants and Conference Grants

Awards for full-time, tenure-track faculty for travel and related expenses for presenting at international conferences that takes place outside the U.S.

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Illinois Leadership Center Faculty Fellows

Support original research on leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, research that will advance the mission of leadership at Illinois, and faculty engagement with the Illinois Leadership Center.

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Jump ARCHES

Provides direct access and competitive grants to engineers and physicians working to combat healthcare problems. 

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Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies Research Grants

Available to all UIUC faculty members who are developing research about Brazil.

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Military Service Knowledge Collaborative Seed Grant Program

Fosters innovative research and sustainable partnerships with military/veteran communities.

NCFDD Faculty Success Program

NCFDD Faculty Success Program

An intense, 12-week, online-based program where participants learn strategies to increase their research productivity.

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NCSA Faculty Fellowships

Opportunities for UIUC faculty and researchers to catalyze and develop long-term research collaborations between Illinois departments, research units, and NCSA

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The Olga G. Nalbandov Lecture Fund

Funding of up to $30,000 to sponsor public lectures or symposia on current topics of interest in the fields of biological and biochemical sciences that enrich the campus intellectual environment in the life sciences.

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Specialized Faculty Scholars Travel Fund Program Pilot

Offers specialized faculty up to $200 support for one virtual conference convening per year to present original scholarly research and/or creative work.

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Student Sustainability Committee

Allocates $1.47M annually toward the development and seed-funding of projects that have an environmental impact on the university community. 

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