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Research Seed Funds and Honorifics

Research Opportunity Seed Fund

The ROSF’s mission is to promote pathbreaking interdisciplinary research and new collaborations between scholars. The ROSF is intended to provide the funds necessary to initiate long-term research collaborations across disciplines and to provide the initial support needed to prepare these new collaborations to competitively seek extramural support. This mechanism from UF Research provides up to $100,000 over two years for new research projects that are likely to attract additional extramural funding.  

Potential proposals must meet each of the five following criteria:

  • New Collaborations
  • Novel Research
  • Meaningful Contributions
  • Funding Potential
  • High Impact

Eligibility

Any UF faculty member who is eligible to submit a proposal to an external funding
agency can apply as a PI to the ROSF. Please review the FAQ for detailed
eligibility guidelines.
PIs cannot be:

  • Courtesy, Adjunct, Visiting, and OPS faculty
  • Assistant in, Associate in, Senior Associate in, Research Associates, or
    Postdoctoral Associates
  • Deans at any level

Excluding Deans, Co-PIs can be any of the above as well as staff and curators.
Cross-department collaborations within a college are welcome; however,
proposals must involve a PI and a Co-PI (or Co-PIs) from at least two
colleges. Those who are not eligible to be either PI or Co-PI may contribute
to the projects as Other Contributors (OCs), but their participation does not
count towards any collaboration requirement.

PIs must be nominated by their colleges to apply to the ROSF. Please check with your college for the exact
dates, as down-selection deadlines will vary between colleges.

Awarded PIs or Co-PIs are not allowed to participate in another ROSF proposal in
any role for one year after completion of the first award.

PIs can only submit through one college. PIs may not switch projects or colleges
to maximize their chances of being selected to submit to the ROSF. Resubmissions
must be submitted via the same college they were originally submitted through.
For that reason, intention to resubmit ought to be communicated early in the
process to one’s research dean.

PIs violating any of these rules will be removed from the competition.

Previous Awards

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.