Research Seed Funds and Honorifics

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 of proposal is a important factor in conferring the award.

Colleges across UF engage in their own internal down selection process in the autumn of each year before the finalists move forward to the University-wide competition. If you and another scholar are interested in pursuing the ROSF, please reach out to you Associate Dean for Research about the deadlines and materials for beginning the process.

2025 Call for Proposals
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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 an award a period of two years. 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.

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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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