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Faculty + Academic Staff Funding Opportunities

Internal Grants Programs

Student-Faculty Research Collaborative Grant Programs

Grant Programs (See individual pages for additional grant details and exact deadlines)

Proposal Submission Dates

(See individual pages for exact deadlines)

Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (with faculty stipend) February
Summer Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) (with faculty stipend) February
Student-Faculty Research Collaboration

July 15 (first call)

September 15 (second call)

Diversity Mentoring Program Open
UW-Eau Claire-Mayo Clinic Research Collaboration  Open

Biomedical Innovation Grant-Mayo Collaborative Research Program 

(with faculty course reassignment or summer stipend)

March 1

Vicki Lord Larson and James Larson Tenure-track Time Reassignment Collaborative Research Program 

(with faculty course reassignment or summer stipend)

January 15

International Fellows Program

The second and third calls will be subject to availability of funds.

October

February

June (if funds remain)

Professional Development Programs

The Professional Development programs are designed to supplement existing professional development support provided by the various units, departments, schools, and colleges as well as those offered through the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and Learning and Technology Services (LTS).

Professional Development Programs (see individuals pages for additional details)

Proposal Submission Dates

(See individual pages for exact deadlines)

Academic Staff Professional Development The first work day in June, September, November, February, and April                     
Guest Lecturers, Artists and Other Professionals First working day of each month
(to Chair or Equivalent)
Workshops and Special Projects Travel First working day of each month
(to Chair or Equivalent)
The Visiting Minoritized Scholars Program First working day of each month
(to Chair or Equivalent)
Research and Creative Activity Support
Research and Scholarly/Creative Activity Support (See individual pages for additional details)

Proposal Submission Dates

(See individual pages for exact deadlines)

University Research and Creative Activity  January 15
(to Chair or Equivalent)

Extramural Grant Development

March 1
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Incentive August
(to ORSP)
Sabbatical leave Program for Instructional Faculty September 10
(to Chair or equivalent)
Small Research Grants Open
Travel Support for Scholarly Presentations (for faculty not in one of the four academic colleges) Open
UW-Eau Claire-Mayo Clinic Research Collaboration  Open
Faculty Fellows Program

Faculty Fellows Program

ORSP Faculty Fellows spend the equivalent of one day a week during the academic year working in ORSP. Fellows work on special projects and share their insights from a faculty perspective while receiving a 3-credit course reassignment in Fall and Spring. Fellows also collaborate with ORSP staff and assist with existing programming and proposal review.

External Grant Funding

External Grant Funding Information

It is the responsibility of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to process all extramural proposal submissions in accordance with federal, state, and University policies. If you plan to develop a grant proposal, please contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs for assistance.

In recognition of the importance of grants and contracts for support of research and scholarly activities, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs staff provides assistance to all faculty, academic staff, and administrators by:

  • Identifying funding opportunities
  • Assisting with budget preparation
  • Negotiating terms and conditions of grants and contracts
  • Writing subcontract agreements
  • Providing guidance in the preparation and transmittal of all extramural applications
  • Acting as a communication link between UW-Eau Claire and the external sponsors, such as federal, state, local governments, and the private sector

Click here to search for funding opportunities by discipline.

UW System

UW System Information
  • UW System annually announces competitions of interest to faculty and academic staff.
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