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 University of Illinois System’s Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation (OVPEDI) is committed to advancing the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) by providing supplemental (operational) funding for several projects.
Social Innovation and Impact has multiple meanings, including the broad economic, well-being of the state and its communities and their numerous ecosystems.
Social Innovation and Impact must be the dominant theme, and projects ad
The Center for Social & Behavioral Science and Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) are excited to continue the Partnerships for Evidence-based Public Policy (PEPP) fellowship program for AY26-27. This program creates a bridge between research experts and the public by enabling mid-career faculty across the Illinois System to conduct year-long policy research projects with Illinois government partners. PEPP fellows form a cohort, participating in monthly trainings on topics such
Full Proposals due March 6th, 2026 midnight Central Time
The ASKS Center is calling for proposals for the second funding round, 2026-2027 academic year. In this phase, the center will support 3-5 sponsored projects. Each funded project will support a PhD research assistant and 2 weeks of summer salary for the principal investigators (PIs). Each selected project will then engage with research scientists from CapitalOne to collaborate and jointly advise PhD students.<
The Office for Arts Integration (OAI) Faculty Release Time Awards (RTA) are designed to offer faculty a release from classroom teaching by providing the department/unit course coverage up to $18,000 for a semester. The OAI Faculty RTAs are to be used to support creative activity broadly defined, to:
The Office for Arts Integration (OAI) offers funding to support collaborative and cross disciplinary work where art and the work of artists is integral to critical inquiry, practice and outcomes. A project of the Chancellor’s Office, OAI seeks to amplify the value of art, artists and creative practice to advance the university’s mission of enhancing the lives of (Illinois, national and global) citizens through world class education and community engagement.
The Office for Arts Integ
The University of Illinois is committed to respectfully caring for collections which fall under NAGPRA while they are in our possession. As part of this commitment the NAGPRA Program Officer and Advisory
Gordon Moore’s contribution to the development of microelectronics helped produce the exponential growth of the digital revolution. In the spirit of Moore’s passion for science and penchant for inventing, the foundation seeks to support people who create new tools, technologies, processes, or approaches with a high potential to accelerate progress in the foundation’s three main areas of interest: scientific research, environmental conservation and patient care.
Each fellow will rece
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