Internal Funding Opportunities
The Office of the Dean for Research provides funding to support the University’s thriving research community in ways that complement and supplement traditional funding sources.
Brings faculty in seemingly unrelated fields together in ways that expand their respective domains and benefit both disciplines.
Supports the invention or implementation of entirely new technologies.
Advances the development of promising technologies for societal benefit.
Fosters research collaborations between industry and academia, helping identify challenges and aiding the transformation of discoveries.
Aims to grow a more inclusive research, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Ensures timely replacement and/or purchase of transformative equipment in response to new opportunities.
Supports research focused on discovering, developing and adopting sustainable solutions.
Fostering discovery
Recognizing that unconventional or untested ideas can be difficult to fund through conventional sources, the University created the Dean for Research Innovation Funds to make such explorations possible.
These competitive innovation funds encourage faculty to explore bold new ideas in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering, as well as foster collaborations between artists and scientists or engineers, and enable new industrial collaborations to tackle real-world challenges.
Learn about previously funded projects in our report, Dean for Research Innovation Funds 2014-2023 (PDF or online), issued June 22, 2023, surveying the impact of the first ten years of the program.
