UNCG Sponsored Programs

Facilitating Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity

Application window now open until 2/28/2019! Faculty First Awards are offered to tenure-track and tenured faculty in the form of “Tenure-Track Faculty First Awards” and “Tenured Faculty First Awards”. Faculty may apply for Faculty First Awards from January 1, 2019, through February 28, 2019, at 5pm. Faculty First Awards typically fund summer scholarship and require participation […]

The National Endowment for the Humanities is expected to establish a deadline in mid-late September 2019 for Summer Stipend applications, for projects to take place in the Summer of 2020. UNCG may may nominate up to two faculty members. Additional details are available from the NEH at: https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends A panel of five UNCG humanities faculty […]

NCBC Flash Grants (NEW for 2019): Support for short, tightly focused research projects in two categories: To obtain crucial proof-of-concept or feasibility testing data necessary to suggest the disruptive potential of a life science technology, and/or To conduct the final experiment(s) needed to advance a basic life science research program into the translational research phase* […]

American Honda Foundation Support for Youth Education – Focus on STEM The American Honda Foundation engages in grant making that reflects the basic tenets, beliefs and philosophies of Honda companies, which are characterized by the following qualities: imaginative, creative, youthful, forward-thinking, scientific, humanistic and innovative. We support youth education with a specific focus on the […]

William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Reducing Inequality – The research grants programs support high-quality field-initiated studies that are relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States. Research proposals are evaluated on the basis of their fit with a given focus area; […]

NSF Accelerating Discovery: Educating the Future STEM Workforce (AD) A well-prepared, innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce is crucial to the Nation’s prosperity and security. Future generations of STEM professionals are a key sector of this workforce, especially in the critical scientific areas described in the Big Ideas for Future NSF Investments. To […]

Kress Foundation History of Art Grants Program – The History of Art program supports scholarly projects that will enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, museum exhibitions and publications, photographic […]

Faculty First Awards are offered to tenure-track and tenured faculty in the form of “Tenure-Track Faculty First Awards” and “Tenured Faculty First Awards”. Faculty may apply for Faculty First Awards from January 1, 2019, through February 28, 2019, at 5pm. Faculty First Awards typically fund summer scholarship and require participation in a Spring 2019 presentation […]

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 19-1) has been issued. The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 28, 2019.  Significant changes include: Addition of Research.gov as an option for proposal preparation and submission, and proposal file updates; Revision […]