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UF Internal Support Programs

Support Programs Offered by the
Office of Research

The Office of Research distributes all indirect costs back to the colleges after the allocation of certain central costs and the cost for supporting sponsored research. This return also includes the annual formula returns to investigators and units. In addition, the Office of Research uses a combination of carry-forward funds and earnings from the UF Research Foundation to fund the following internal support programs:

Other UF Internal Support Programs

 

Support Programs Offered by the
Office of Research

Special Matching Requests

Funds are available for: (1) Matching contributions required on large instrumentation and facilities grants and (2) other matching required by the sponsor in their policy. Requests must be made through the department chairs and the college deans. The college and/or department forwarding such requests are expected to cost share with the Office of Research in the funding.

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Research Opportunity Incentive Seed Fund

The Office of Research invites faculty proposals for the 2009 Research Opportunity Incentive Seed Fund, which provides funding for new, faculty-initiated research programs that are multi-/interdisciplinary and that have the expectation and a reasonable plan for becoming externally-funded programs at the University of Florida. Click here to see the full announcement in the September 19th issue of the FYI Funding Newsletter.

Please review the proposal guidelines and review criteria:

Awards:

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Support for Meetings, Workshops and Conferences

Matching support generally up to a maximum of $3,000 is available to assist with the organizational expenses of national meetings sponsored by the University of Florida. In order to qualify for support, the meeting must be widely publicized and open to faculty, students and other UF personnel who would like to attend one or more sessions. There are special guidelines and forms. Requests may be submitted at any time.

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Fine Arts and Humanities
Scholarship Enhancement Fund

This fund was established by the Office of Research in 1997 to stimulate new or existing creative/research activity in the humanities and fine arts at the University of Florida. Approximately 40 awards will be supported annually. The maximum award request is $10,000, with the average award expected to be less. Eligible applicants are UF ranked faculty working on projects in the humanities or fine arts. The humanities awards process is handled by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The fine arts competition is managed by the College of Fine Arts. Faculty in those areas should contact the appropriate Dean's Office for application information. The deadline for proposals is generally in mid-November annually.

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Graduate Student Travel Funds

Highest priority will be given to doctoral level students and students in other terminal degree programs who are invited to give major talks, are in their final year of their programs and are presenting work at a national meeting, or have a unique research or collaborative opportunity at an off-site location. These one-time awards are limited to $300 per trip and require a dollar for dollar match from the college and/or department. There are special guidelines and forms. Requests should be submitted a minimum of one month in advance of the desired travel date.

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Grinter Fellowships

These prestigious fellowships which honor Dr. Linton E. Grinter - long-time dean of the UF Graduate School and champion of quality graduate programs, faculty and students - are used by UF colleges to recruit the highest quality graduate students to the University of Florida. The Office of Research provides $630,000 annually to fund Grinter Fellows in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Health Science Center colleges and the Colleges of Architecture, Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts, Health and Human Performance, and Journalism and Communications.

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UF Research Foundation Awards

Five percent of the unrestricted funds in the University of Florida Research Foundation will be used annually to stimulate and reward research efforts. Two programs are available:

  1. Research Foundation Professorships

    Thirty new awards annually will recognize faculty research contributions and provide incentives for continued excellence in research. Each Professorship will be awarded for a three-year period and includes a $5,000 annual salary supplement and a $3,000 research grant. Associate and Full Professors who are tenured and who have been on the UF faculty for at least five years are eligible to be nominated by their department chairs. Recipients of the Professorship will be selected by their colleges.

  2. Matching Funds for New Training Grants

    To aid faculty in their efforts to secure more training grants for graduate education, the Office of Research will provide an institutional match (usually in the form of additional stipends and/or tuition payments) and a letter of support for all NEW training grants that are submitted to external agencies. Matches from colleges will be considered in determining the level of support from the Office of Research.

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