The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has two internal funding competitions for Spring 2025. Eligible faculty can apply using the UConn Quest Portal (NetID required). Please click the links below to find out more about the project and eligibility guidelines for each program.
The Scholarship Facilitation Fund (SFF) provides up to $2000 in support of the initiation, completion, or advancement of faculty research projects, scholarly activities, and creative works. The SFF is open to faculty at the Storrs / Regional Campuses only. Faculty at UConn Health are not eligible. This competition will run as follows:
- Fall FY26 SFF applications are due on 6/01/2025
The UConn Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Research Initiative aims to support innovative research, scholarship, and creative work in topic areas related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI). We seek to fund projects that have the potential to make significant contributions to ongoing scholarly/scientific/artistic conversations in these vitally important domains. Projects that aim to improve UConn’s competitiveness for emerging external funding opportunities related to JEDI or that propose novel interdisciplinary collaborations are particularly encouraged. Awards range from level 1 (up to $5,000), level 2 (up to $20,000) to level 3 (up to $60,000).
For a full list (with timelines) of all the OVPR’s internal funding opportunities, visit our website
The OVPR-Research Development Services (OVPR-RDS) team is excited to host (virtual) Teams Internal Funding Office Hours where faculty can share their novel seed grant project ideas and ask questions about the internal funding competitions.
Sign up for a time slot.
Office hours for all awards are:
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon
Wednesdays, 2 to 4 p.m.
For more information, contact: Charlotte Nelson at research@uconn.com