The Office of the Vice President for Research provides financial support up to $2,000 to faculty across all disciplines, on a competitive basis, to promote, support, and enhance the research, scholarship and creative endeavors of faculty at UConn. The Scholarship Facilitation Fund (SFF) is designed to assist faculty in the initiation, completion, or advancement of research projects, scholarly activities, creative works, or interdisciplinary initiatives that are critical to advancing the faculty member’s scholarship and/or creative works. Eligible faculty can apply using the UConn Quest Portal. (Net Id required)
Application Deadline and Review Timeline:
- SFF Spring (Storrs/Regional Campuses only) FY24: December 1, 2023 (12 noon) for projects initiated between January 1 and June 30
- The SFF review process takes roughly one month to complete, and does not begin until the deadline for that cycle.
- Applications received between deadlines will be held for review after the next deadline.
- All applicants should expect to receive a notification about the status of their application between three and five weeks after the deadline.
Applicants that have urgent requests emerge in the months between deadlines should submit an application and then contact the OVPR (research@uconn.edu) to discuss options.
For more information, contact: Charlotte Nelson at charlotte.nelson@uconn.edu