The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign administers a number of special funding programs to provide support for the Illinois research community.
Eligibility requirements and application deadlines vary from program to program and year to year. For specific details, click on the name of the program in the list below.
Inspired by the creativity and diversity of the submitted proposals and funded projects in previous years, we are excited to announce this FY 2025 call for Investment for Growth (IFG) proposals. The IFG program is intended to incentivize opportunities that explore and develop new and transformative opportunities for our university. Funds for the program will come from the reallocation investment pool to make non-recurring campus investments. Awards can be used to seed net revenue generatin
Brain Research Foundation is inviting eligible US academic institutions to nominate one senior faculty member (Associate and Full Professor) to submit a Letter of Intent for the Scientific Innovations Award (SIA). Brain Research Foundation’s Scientific Innovations Award Program provides funding for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience. This funding mechanism is designed to support creative, exploratory, cutting edge research in well-established research laboratories, und
The UIUC campus is seeking concept papers for groundbreaking research projects that address critical, unsolved scientific questions for a potential Phase I application submission to the W. M. Keck Foundation’s Research Program.
Funding is awarded for projects in research that:
The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program ( MRI Program Website) serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition of a multi-user research instrument th
The Office of the Provost and the Council of Academic Professionals (CAP) thank the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research in hosting the online application for the Academic Professional Development Fund (APDF). APDF provides a source of funds for academic professional staff members (permanent/non-visiting) to take advantage of professional development opportunities. The Office of the Provost provides up to $50,000 per fiscal year in APDF awards.
The OVCRI/SPA Performance Evaluation Form is designed to facilitate conversation between employees and supervisors and to provide a way to formally document your job performance during the past year. Your supervisor will then complete the supervisor’s section and share the written remarks with you at the evaluation meeting. At the conclusion of the evaluation meeting, you and your supervisor will sign the form indicating the annual review was conducted.
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation