UW System grants
UW System annually announces competitions of interest to faculty and academic staff. Depending on the type of grant program, some system proposals are handled by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and some by ORSP. Please call the CETL Office at 836-2385 or ORSP at 836-3405 for current deadline and program information prior to developing a proposal for any of these UW System programs.
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Funds to Support Stimulus Grant Applicants - Suspended |
Open |
| Grants to Prepare External Grant Applications | Open (to ORSP) |
| Prototype Development Fund Open (System Deadline) |
Open (to ORSP) |
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Wisconsin Fertilizer Research Program |
August 28 |
| Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Improving Teacher Quality Program October 9 (System Deadline) |
October 2 (to ORSP) |
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Student Solid Waste Research Grant |
October 7 (to ORSP) |
| Conference Development Grants - Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) October 23 (System Deadline) |
October 16 (to ORSP) |
| Faculty Sabbatical Leave November 1 (System Deadline) |
September 15 (to ORSP) |
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Campus Reading Seminars on Racial/Ethnic Topics |
November 2 (to ORSP) |
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Applied Research Grant Program and Applied Research - WiSys Technology Advancement Grant Program (ARG-WiTAG) |
Pre-proposal: |
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Wisconsin Teaching Fellow Program |
November 10 (to CETL) |
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Wisconsin Teaching Scholar Program |
November 10 (to CETL) |
| Wisconsin Groundwater Research and Monitoring Program - UW Water Resources Institute (WRI) December 2 (WRI Deadline) |
November 23 (to ORSP) |
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Solid Waste Program |
February 2 (to ORSP) |
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Wisconsin Environmental Education Board - WEEB |
February 5 (to ORSP) |
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Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Grants (OPID) |
February 5 (to ORSP) |
| Supporting the Growth Agenda Action Steps March 3 (System Deadline) |
Pre-proposal: February 3 (to ORSP) Proposal: February 24 (to ORSP) |
| Curricular Redesign Grant Program March 5 (System Deadline) |
February 26 (to ORSP) |
| Conference Development Program April 3 (System Deadline) |
March 27 (to ORSP) |
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Support Grants for Racial/Ethnic Studies: Institute on Race & Ethnicity (IRE) |
April 2 (to ORSP) |
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Closing the Achievement Gap - Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) |
Pre-proposal: March 19 (to ORSP) |
Funds to Support Stimulus Grant Applicants - Suspended
Open System Deadline; Open ORSP DeadlineUW System funds are available to support faculty and staff efforts in applying for grants available through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. The purpose of the funding is to encourage submission of grant proposals to federal agencies and can be used for release time and summer salary, grant-writing assistance, matching funds, or other special needs. The maximum award is $20,000 per proposal. Click here for the program guidelines and application form.
Grants to Prepare External Grant Applications
Open (System Deadline); Open (ORSP Deadline)
Under the UW System “Release Time” grant program, a UW-Eau Claire faculty member may request a summer stipend of $3,500. The resulting grant proposal must be a request for more than $50,000. Among equally strong proposals, priority will be given to those applying for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant funds. NOTE: Funding is available by fiscal year on a first come, first serve basis.
For more information, see the Reassignment Time Info Application form.
We recommend, as a back-up, that applicants also apply to the UW-Eau Claire Summer Extramural Grant Development program. Applicants may apply for both ORSP program AND this grant; in that case, both applications should be submitted to ORSP by March 1.
Prototype Development Fund
Open System Deadline; Open ORSP Deadline
This program provides financial assistance for research and development to advance the commercial potential of technologies developed through the UW System and assigned to WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. To be eligible, the invention must be disclosed to WiSys and WiSys must agree to market the technology. Examples of research activities include prototype development, preparation of samples for evaluation, and application testing. More information can be found at: https://www.wisys.org/forresearchers/index.jsp?catid=69.
Wisconsin Fertilizer Research Program
September 4 (System Deadline); August 28 (to ORSP)
This program supports applied research studies that address a component of the problem in the areas of soil management, soil fertility, or plant nutrition; or that address groundwater and surface water problems that may be related to fertilizer usage. More information can be found at: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/frc/pi.php#forms
Wisconsin ESEA Improving Teacher Quality Program
October 9 (System Deadline); October 2 (to ORSP)
This is a grants program for increasing student achievement in the English language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, social studies, art and design, dance, music, and theatre, by improving the teaching and principal leadership quality at the K-12 level in Wisconsin's public and private schools. More information can be found at: http://wwwnew.uwsa.edu/acss/esea/rfp.htm.
Student Solid Waste Research Grant
October 14 (System Deadline); October 7 (to ORSP)
An opportunity for undergraduate students interested in research to receive financial support in areas relating to waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, solid waste disposal, or disposal of household solid waste. Students from varied disciplines (such as soil, geography, biology, engineering, multimedia digital arts, accounting and sustainable community development) are encouraged to apply. More information can be found at: www.uwsa.edu/oslp/em/swrp/
Conference Development Grants (OPID)
October 23 (System Deadline); October 16 (to ORSP)
Programs typically have consisted of workshops, presentations, or mini-conferences on teaching-related subject; funding can be used to pay for guest speakers, and to support travel, materials and some expenses incidental to the funded event. This program does not support travel for individual faculty members attending non-OPID-funded events. Awards may range up to $1,000. More information can be found at: www.uwsa.edu/opid/grants/index.htm.
Faculty Sabbatical Leave
November 1 (System Deadline); September 15 (to ORSP)
This program provides leave time for faculty to engage in intensive study in order to become more effective teachers and scholars. Click here for more information about the Faculty Sabbatical Leave program.
Campus Reading Seminars on Racial/Ethnic Topics
November 9 (System Deadline); November 2 (to ORSP)
This program provides up to $400 to purchase books for a reading seminar. More information can be found at: http://www4.uwm.edu/ire/grant_programs/reading_seminars.html.
Applied Research Program & ARG-WiTAG Program
Pre-proposal: November 9 (System Deadline); November 2 (Pre-proposal to ORSP)
Proposal: January 15 (System Deadline); January 8 (Proposal to ORSP)
This program encourages faculty to utilize their expertise and to apply their scholarship to support the economic development of Wisconsin, to improve connections between knowledge and practice.It funds research for up to three years in the science and technology fields for development of high-value intellectual property and/or marketable products, while laying the foundation for future external funding. More information can be found at: http://www.wisys.org/forresearchers/index.jsp?catid=76.
Wisconsin Groundwater Research and Monitoring Program - UW Water Resources Institute (WRI)
December 2 (WRI Deadline); November 23 (to ORSP)
This program solicits research and monitoring proposals dealing with groundwater, pesticides, and/or onsite wastewater treatment systems. The following agencies coordinate to create this program: University of Wisconsin System; Department of Natural Resources (DNR); Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection (DATCP); and Commerce. More information can be found at: http://wri.wisc.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=80. NOTE: The current RFP is not yet available online; contact ORSP for a paper copy.
Wisconsin Teaching Fellow Program
November 17 (System Deadline); November 10 (to CETL)
This program is designed for outstanding faculty and teaching academic staff who have over ten years of teaching experience. Focusing on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, it gives participants the opportunity at mid-career to contemplate the nature of their own teaching and their students' learning. Throughout the year-long program, the Teaching Scholars undertake a major course revision, culminating in a public presentation of their project at OPID's Spring Conference. More information can be found at: www.uwsa.edu/opid/wtf/index.htm.
Wisconsin Teaching Scholar Program
November 17 (System Deadline); November 10 (to CETL)
This program is designed for untenured faculty and academic staff who show exceptional promise as college teachers. Nominees must have at least two years and no more than six years of full-time teaching experience at the college level, with at least one year at their current institution. More information can be found at: www.uwsa.edu/opid/wts/index.htm.
Solid Waste Program
February 9 (System Deadline); February 2 (to ORSP)
Proposals are sought for research into alternative methods of solid waste disposal, including the reduction of the amount of solid waste generated, the reuse and recycling of materials, composting, source separation, and the disposal of household hazardous waste. Joint proposals in which industrial, business, or governmental organizations collaborate with UW System faculty or staff are encouraged. More information can be found at: www.uwsa.edu/oslp/em/swrp/.
Wisconsin Environmental Education Board - WEEB
February 12 (System Deadline); February 5 (to ORSP)
This program provides grants for the development, dissemination, and implementation of environmental education programs. Funded projects have included state-wide initiatives and local efforts targeted at K-12 students, educators, government officials, and the public. More information can be found at: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/weeb/grant-program/index.htm.
Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Grants (OPID)
February 19 (System Deadline); February 5 (to ORSP)
These collaborative grants are intended to be used to support systematic inquiry into student learning. They may be used as seed money for a new idea or project, or as a way to supplement research into an existing program or initiative for first-year students. More information can be found at: www.uwsa.edu/opid/grants/index.htm.
Supporting the Growth Agenda Action Steps
March 3 (System Deadline); February 3 (Pre-proposal to ORSP); February 24 (Proposal to ORSP)
This program seeks to advance system-wide efforts in the following categories:
- New pathways to degrees and other related initiatives to enhance educational opportunities for Wisconsin’s underserved adult population
- New or Expanded Projects for a Wisconsin KnowHow2Go Network, enlisting college undergraduates, faculty, and staff as mentors to K-12 students
- Collaboration with PK-12 community to enrich college preparation in the area of Mathematics
- New or Expanded Projects for the development of a Student Engagement Portfolio
Proposals are limited to two per institution. Please submit a pre-proposal consisting of a ONE PAGE project synopsis to ORSP. More information can be found at: www.uwsa.edu/vpacad/grants/.
Curricular Redesign Grant Program
March 5 (System Deadline) February 26 (to ORSP)Support curriculum redesign and related faculty and staff development in the effective use of technology in teaching and learning within the University of Wisconsin System. More information can be found at:http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ltdc/grants/index.html
Conference Development Program
April 2 (System Deadline); March 26 (to ORSP)
Support for programs that promote cooperation and exchange among UW System faculty and are focused on the enhancement of undergraduate teaching and learning. Programs are typically workshops, presentations, or mini-conferences on teaching-related subjects. Conferences must take place between July 1 and December 31, 2010. More information can be found at: http://www.uwsa.edu/opid/grants/index.htm.
Support Grants for Racial/Ethnic Studies: Institute on Race & Ethnicity (IRE)
April 9 (System Deadline); April 2 (to ORSP)
The purpose of the program is to support projects at UW System campuses that relate to the further development of study on racial and ethnic topics.
- Category A: scholarly research with the intention of publication on racial and ethnic topics, maximum dollar request $5,000;
- Category B: development and teaching of new courses pertaining to racial and ethnic topics, maximum dollar request $5,000;
- Category C: events and lectures related to racial and ethnic topics, maximum dollar request $2,000.
- Minority Faculty Research Awards: provide release time and support to tenure-track, minority faculty members for their research and writing in order to enhance their opportunities for achieving tenure.
More information can be found at: www.uwm.edu/Dept/IRE/grant_programs/support_grants.html.
Closing the Achievement Gap - Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
April 16 (System Deadline); March 19 (Pre-proposal to ORSP); April 9 (Proposal to ORSP)
The goal of the grant program is to develop and support programs that are effective in promoting institutional change to foster access and excellence for historically underrepresented populations. Particular attention will be given to models, programs and strategies with demonstrated success in closing gaps in achievement in the areas of access, retention and graduation.
Proposals are limited to two per institution. Please submit a pre-proposal consisting of a ONE PAGE project synopsis to ORSP. More information can be found at: http://www.uwsa.edu/oadd/grants/.
