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.
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 Prairie Research Institute (PRI) and The Center for Digital Agriculture (CDA) are embarking on a new partnership by creating a joint Research Program. This is an exciting opportunity to unite the Prairie Research Institutes’ scientific expertise in geology, ecology & biodiversity, archaeology, hydrology and water, weather and climate, pollution prevention, and sustaina
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.