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Internal Research Funding Opportunities

Office of Research and Innovation
  • Discretionary Funding Initiative Award (DFI)

    name: Discretionary Funding Initiative (DFI) Award

    link: https://msu.smapply.io/prog/dfi/

    source of funds: MSU Research Foundation, Office of Research and Innovation

    purpose: provides tenure-system faculty with bridge funding for resubmission of an unsuccessful (but nearly funded) grant proposal that the faculty member intends to resubmit to the same program within the same agency; the funds should be used for conducting background or pilot research to improve the quality of the grant resubmission

    eligibility: tenure-system faculty

    application: https://msu.smapply.io/prog/dfi/

    evaluation criteria: unknown

    timing of call(s): early in fall semester; early in spring semester

    award: up to $25,000 from ORI

    required match: The maximum award from the OR&I will be $25K and will require a 100% (up to $25K) cash match from units or colleges (total expendable funds, up to $50K).

    length of award: funds will be available for 18 months

    reporting requirement: an activity report is required at the end of the granting period

     

    Tom Dietz, Aaron M. McCright. 2011. "National Environmental and Climate Change Survey Workshop." $36,578.

     

  • Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Development Grant

    name: Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Development Grant

    link: https://vp.research.msu.edu/find-funding/msu-funding-opportunities

    source of funds: Research MSU Foundation

    purpose: provides funds to support faculty who are developing important research projects or creative and performance projects in the arts and humanities that seem likely to enhance the reputation of the faculty member and MSU

    eligibility:

    application: https://msu.smapply.io/

    evaluation criteria:

    timing of call(s): early in fall semester

    award: up to $25,000

    required match: no

    length of award: funding is available for a 2-year period beginning on July 1

     

  • Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Production Grant

    name: Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Production Grant

    link: https://vp.research.msu.edu/find-funding/msu-funding-opportunities

    source of funds: MSU Research Foundation

    purpose: provides funds to help subsidize the costs of book publication, permissions to use copyrighted materials, CD recording and production, the creation and mounting of exhibits, and other expenses associated with producing the results of a completed creative or research project

    eligibility: a publishing contract is required for funds requested to publish a book; proposals requesting funds to complete textbooks will not be considered

    application: https://msu.smapply.io/

    evaluation criteria:

    timing of call(s): early in fall semester; early in spring semester

    award: up to $7,000

    required match: no

    length of award: funding is available for an additional year after the fiscal year of the original funding allocation

  • Strategic Partnership Grants (SPGs)

    name: Strategic Partnership Grants (SPG)

    link: https://vp.research.msu.edu/spg-strategic-plan-guidelines

    source of funds: Office of Research and Innovation

    purpose: major projects in key areas of research, scholarship and creative activities. The program seeks to support research and scholarship that is high-risk and potentially high-impact

     

    evaluation criteria: a fully developed and innovative strategic plan

    award: Up to $400,000

    required match: 20 percent departmental match

Office for Inclusive Excellence and Impact
  • Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants (CIEG)

    name: Creating Inclusive Excellence Grants (CIEG)

    link: https://inclusion.msu.edu/research/creating-inclusive-excellence-grants/index.html

    source of funds:

    purpose: To create synergy within and across organizational systems in support of an inclusive educational and work environment; to demonstrably benefit students and create a more inclusive campus community for all

    eligibility: Two catagories - Colleges, Academic and Adminstrative Units, and Individuals and Groups. Both groups need evidence of support from unit or relevant administrators

    application: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aVkuhgyMyPw17gG

    evaluation criteria: Significance, collaboration, outcomes and impact, evaluation, sustainability, letters of support

     

    award: Up to $15,000 

    required match: none

    length of award: One year

  • Launch Awards Program (LAP)

    name: Launch Awards Program (LAP)

    link: https://inclusion.msu.edu/research/diversity-research-network/launch-awards-program.html

    source of funds: Diversity Research Network

    purpose: To aid scholars in launching new research through pilot study, creative projects of scholarly merit or the enhancement of a measure or technique

    evaluation criteria: Work that benefits diverse schoarls or populations will be prioritized as well as collaborations across departments or colleges

     

    award: Up to $5,000

     

    reporting requirement: A brief mid-term report and final report within 10 months of the award date

     

College of Social Science
  • Faculty Initiatives Fund (FIF) Award

    name: Faculty Initiatives Fund (FIF) Award

    link: _assets/pdfs/2022-23FacultyInitiativesFund_CFP.pdf

    source of funds: Dr. Gwen Andrew, Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus of the College of Social Science

    purpose: Promote the production and dissemination of knowledge by supporting faculty research initiatives, development of new outreach and engagement efforts and the publication of "pioneering" works that otherwise would not find outlets among commercial publishers

    eligibility: Faculty members who hold primary appointments (51% or more) in the College of Social Science

     

    award: Average award is $6,000.

    required match: Minimum of $1,000

    length of award:

    reporting requirement: A brief report is required within 12 months of the award date describing outcomes and plans for follow-up

     

     

  • Tomlanovich-Dimond Leadership Research Advancement Fund

    CALL FOR PROPOSALS
    • The Tomlanovich-Dimond Leadership Research Advancement Fund will provide up to $10,000 total ($5,000 for the faculty member and $5,000 for the undergraduate student) for the academic year to support a research project conducted by a faculty member and undergraduate student team that builds upon the vision of the Women’s Leadership Institute to advance leadership equity for women globally.
    • The funded proposal may be awarded for a research project that focuses on topics, including but not limited to, gender equity and the intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, social class, and/or other social identities.
    • The research will build upon a prior body of work that addresses equity issues. Equity must be seen as the central focus of the proposed study.
    • The proposed study will demonstrate alignment with the WLI’s vision to advance leadership equity for women globally.
    • The funded proposal will produce a paper or poster that will be presented to the WLI Board, at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) at MSU, and at a professional conference.
    • A Call for Proposals will be circulated among faculty members who hold a majority appointment in the College of Social Science. In addition, an invitation will be sent to faculty whose research interests align with the Equity Research Fund.

    ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA
    • Faculty members (tenure stream and fixed term) holding majority appointments in the College of Social Science are eligible to apply.
    • The undergraduate students must have completed at least 56 credit hours, and be a major in one of the academic degree programs offered in the College of Social Science.
    • If the research involves human or animal subjects, funds will not be available for use until the faculty member (PI) submits the IACUC or Human Research Protection Program approval letter.
    • The faculty member will receive up to $5,000 from the fund for associated research expenses, such as data collection, data analysis, materials, conference attendance. The faculty member may not use the award for faculty salary or course buyouts. No more than $1,000 may be used to cover costs of attendance at a scholarly conference.
    • The undergraduate student will receive up to $5,000 from the fund in the form of a scholarship for the academic year.

    “NAMED”  SCHOLAR
    • Applications should be submitted to the Women’s Leadership Institute, as a single PDF document, via email to Amanda Guinot Talbot, PhD, WLI Director at guinotam@msu.edu. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm EST on February 15, 2022.
    • Application packets should include the following:

  • IPPSR Michigan Applied Public Policy Research (MAPPR) Grant

    name: Institute for Public Policy and Social Research Michigan Applied Public Policy Research Grants

    link: http://ippsr.msu.edu/public-policy/michigan-applied-public-policy-research-mappr/grants

    source of funds: Institute forPublic Policy and Social Research

    purpose: To link the work of faculty to current state policy discussions

    eligibility: At least one MSU faculty member to serve as lead investigator. Collaboration among faculty and interdisciplinary research are encourage, as is the engagement of graduate student researchers

    application: Three page proposal identifying the specific policy-relevant issues the research will address, the related research questions to be asked, and the methodology to be used, along with a detailed budget

     

    award: typically $25,000

    length of award: One year

    reporting requirement: Regular updates followed by a 10-page briefing paper and a blog post

     

  • The Dean's Institutional Access Small Grant Program

    name: The Dean's Institutional Access Small Grant Program

    source of funds: College of Social Science non-recurring funds

    purpose: to support research related to social or racial justice (applications that represent pilot activities that will lead to proposals for external funding are particularly encouraged)

    eligibility: tenure-system faculty members holding majority appointments in the College of Social Science

    application: applications must be submitted electronically as a single PDF to ssc.researchdean@msu.edu

    evaluation criteria: quality and technical merit; impact of the project; capabilities, demonstrated productivity, and experience of applicants; and budget consideration

     

    award: up to $5,000 (anticipate funding 10 proposals)

    required match: unit match is not required but is welcome

    length of award: 12 months

    reporting requirement: brief report describing outcomes and plans for follow-up is required within 12 months of award date

     

  • Provost Undergraduate Research Initiative (PURI) Award

    name: Provost Undergraduate Research Initiative (PURI) Award

    link: https://socialscience.msu.edu/undergraduate/current-students/scholarships.html

    source of funds: College of Social Science 

    purpose: Provides talented undergraduates with an opportunity to work closely with faculty on substantial research projects

    eligibility: Faculty must hold an appointment in the College of Social Science. Student researchers must be enrolled College of Social Science majors with a 2.0 GPA or better

    application: https://www.jotformpro.com/form/52044898170964

    award: $2,000

     

    reporting requirement: A written report from each faculty and student participant to the Associate Dean of Academic & Student Affairs 
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