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Research Seed Funds and Honorifics

The Research Seed Funds and Honorifics page highlights exclusive UF-supported funding opportunities designed to advance research within the university. These programs and grants are available exclusively to UF faculty and staff, offering unique opportunities to launch or expand innovative projects and initiatives.

Research Opportunity Seed Fund

The ROSF’s mission is to promote pathbreaking interdisciplinary research and new collaborations between scholars. To encourage this, all proposals must have at least two investigators from different colleges or centers, and the strength of the interdisciplinary element in the proposal is a key factor in determining the award.

Colleges across the University of Florida engage in their internal down-selection process in the autumn of each year, before finalists move forward to the University-wide competition. If you and another scholar are interested in pursuing the ROSF, please contact your Associate Dean for Research to inquire about the deadlines and required materials for initiating the process. 

Previous Awards

Research Equipment Seed Fund (RESF)

The Research Equipment Seed Fund (RESF) award funds the acquisition or development of equipment to make UF Principal Investigators (PIs) and their research projects more competitive for future extramural support and to address gaps in the UF Research ecosystem. The RESF will award up to $200,000 for selected proposals over a two-year period. The total amount of funding allocated for this opportunity is $1.8 million.

All proposals must specify whether they propose the acquisition or development of equipment. Acquisition refers to the purchase and installation of new equipment for research on UF property. Development refers to the creation of new equipment.

Previous Awards
  • 2025 Research Equipment Seed Fund Awards (coming soon)

UF Research Foundation (UFRF) Professorship Awards

UFRF Professorships are awarded to tenured faculty members who have a distinguished current record of research. The purpose of these awards is to recognize recent contributions and to provide incentives for continued excellence in research.

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