Gold University of Minnesota M. Skip to main content.University of Minnesota. Home page.
 
OVPR Banner.
What's Inside

About OVPR

Policies, Regulations, and Compliance

Training

Information for Businesses

Funding Opportunities

Colleges, Centers, and Institutes

Communications

Forms and Electronic Tools  

Related Links

The Graduate School

Postdoctoral Affairs

Experts@Minnesota

Electronic Grants Management System (EGMS)

Academic Health Center Research

UM-Crookston Research

UM-Duluth Research

UM-Morris Research

 
 
Office of the Vice President for Research
Search OVPR | Contact OVPR   
  Home > Funding Opportunities > Funding Sources > Intramural Research Funding

Intramural Research Funding

This table lists the intramural funding opportunities available at the University of Minnesota.
  • For more information on any opportunity click the program title to open the sponsor's website in a new window .
  • To jump to a specific month, follow the links right above the table. Opportunities with ongoing deadlines accept applicants year round while opportunities with multiple deadlines have more than one deadline during each calendar year.
  • Each column is sortable; just click on the title to resort by that column.

If you have an intramural funding opportunity you'd like to list here, please consult below for internal proposal guidelines and additional information.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ongoing

Sponsor Program Title Max. Award Category Eligibility Deadline
International Programs, Office of (OIP) Alexander Dubcek Fund $5,000 Eastern Europe U of M Faculty, Staff, Students April
Academic Health Center (AHC) Faculty Seed Grants $25,000 Health Sciences AHC Faculty April
International Programs, Office of (OIP) International Travel Grants $5,000 International Projects/Travel U of M Faculty April
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) MN Futures Grant Program: Interdisciplinary Research Proposals $25,000 Interdisciplinary Projects U of M Faculty April
Learning Abroad Center Program for Cultural Cooperation Between Spain's Ministry of Culture & United States' Universities See sponsor for details International Projects/Travel U of M Faculty April
European Studies Consortium (ESC) Faculty Travel Grants $1,000 International Projects/Travel Twin Cities Faculty April
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) "Body & Knowing" - Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar See sponsor for details Interdisciplinary Projects U of M Faculty April
Global Studies, Institute for (IGS) Faculty Travel Grants $1,000 International Projects/Travel Twin Cities Faculty April
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) RCR Continuing Education Awareness/Discussion Small Grants Program $2,500 Research / Professional Ethics U of M Faculty April
Medical School & Cancer Center ACS Institutional Research Grants $30,000 Health Sciences Junior U of M Faculty April
Center for Neurobehavioral Development Seed Grant $2,000 Health Sciences Grad Students/Post-Docs April
International Programs, Office of (OIP) International Travel Grants $5,000 International Projects/Travel U of M Faculty August
International Programs, Office of (OIP) Alexander Dubcek Fund $5,000 Eastern Europe U of M Faculty, Staff, Students August
International Programs, Office of (OIP) Alexander Dubcek Fund $5,000 Eastern Europe U of M Faculty, Staff, Students December
International Programs, Office of (OIP) International Travel Grants $5,000 International Projects/Travel U of M Faculty December
Public Engagement, Office of (OPE) Public Engagement Seed Grants $5,000 Community Outreach / Public Engagement U of M Faculty, Staff, Students December
Digital Media Center (DMC) Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) Grants See sponsor for details Digital Technology U of M Faculty February
Minnesota Population Center (MPC) Development Grants $10,000 Population Research MPC Faculty Affiliates, Researchers & Grad Students February
Imagine Fund Annual Arts & Humanities Faculty Awards $3,000 Arts & Humanities U of MN Faculty- Tenured/Tenure-track February
Public Engagement, Office of (OPE) Call for Workshops - Public Engagement Day See sponsor for details Community Outreach / Public Engagement U of M Faculty February
Minnesota Supercomputing Institute (MSI) Seed Grants in High-Performance Computing Research Greater than $50,000 Digital Technology U of M Faculty February
International Programs, Office of (OIP) Interdisciplinary International Institutional Partnership Grants $25,000 Intercollegiate, Multi-Institutional, Interdisciplinary U of M Faculty, Staff, Depts/Colleges February
International Programs, Office of (OIP) Interdisciplinary International Research Circle Grants $25,000 Interdisciplinary Projects U of M Faculty February
Global Studies, Institute for (IGS) Intellectual Collaboratives $7,500 Interdisciplinary Projects U of M Faculty February
Equity and Diversity, Office of (OED) Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award See sponsor for details Human Rights/Social Justice U of M Faculty, Staff, Students January
Minnesota Medical Foundation (MMF) Research and Equipment Grants $10,000 Medical Medical School Faculty January
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) RCR Continuing Education Awareness/Discussion Small Grants Program $2,500 Research / Professional Ethics U of M Faculty January
Office for Business and Community Economic Development Awards Incentive & Recognition Program $50,000 Community Outreach / Public Engagement U of M Faculty, Staff, Depts/Colleges July
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) RCR Continuing Education Awareness/Discussion Small Grants Program $2,500 Research / Professional Ethics U of M Faculty June
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) "Body & Knowing" - Awards for Research and Creative Projects $25,000 Interdisciplinary Projects U of MN Faculty- Tenured/Tenure-track June
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) Laboratory Renovation Funding Request for Proposals Greater than $50,000 Infrastructure/Building Renovation U of M Faculty June
Center for German & European Studies Research Collaboratives See sponsor for details Interdisciplinary Projects U of M Faculty June
Center for Nanostructure Applications (CNA) Call for Seed Proposals in Active Nanostructures $40,000 Interdisciplinary Projects Interdisciplinary Groups March
Academic Affairs and Provost, Office of the SR VP for McKnight Events and Initiatives $25,000 Arts & Humanities U of M Faculty March
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) Faculty Interactive Research Program Greater than $50,000 Minnesota Based Projects U of M Faculty March
University Women, Office for (OUW) Barceló Collaborative Multicultural Projects Grant $2,500 Multicultural / Gender Projects Interdisciplinary Groups March
Digital Technology Center (DTC) Initiatives in Digital Technology Greater than $50,000 Digital Technology U of M Faculty March
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) The Fester-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs $35,000 Minnesota Based Projects U of M Faculty March
University Women, Office for (OUW) Special Grants $2,500 Multicultural / Gender Projects U of M Faculty, Staff, Students March
Center for Writing Research Grant to Support Writing in the Disciplines & Writing Across the Curriculum $7,500 Writing Research U of M Faculty, P&A March
Minnesota Medical Foundation (MMF) Research and Equipment Grants $10,000 Medical Medical School Faculty May
Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) The Multicultural Teaching and Learning Fellowship Program $2,500 Multicultural / Gender Projects Twin Cities Faculty, P&A May
Academic Health Center (AHC) Translational Research Grant Program Greater than $50,000 Health Sciences AHC Faculty May
Digital Media Center (DMC) Digital Media Center Faculty Fellowship Program $10,000 Digital Technology U of M Faculty, P&A May
Carlson School of Management (CSOM) Medical Industry Leadership Institute Interdisciplinary Grants Program $30,000 Medical/Interdisciplinary U of M Faculty May
Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics Research Infrastructure Proposals Greater than $50,000 Medical Refer to posting May
European Studies Consortium (ESC) Faculty Travel Grants $1,000 International Projects/Travel Twin Cities Faculty November
Healthy Food, Healthy Lives Institute (HFHL) Food Policy Grant Program Greater than $50,000 Health Sciences U of M Faculty November
Healthy Food, Healthy Lives Institute (HFHL) Seed Grant Program $25,000 - $50,000 Health Sciences U of M Faculty November
Global Studies, Institute for (IGS) Faculty Travel Grants $1,000 International Projects/Travel Twin Cities Faculty November
Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences Consortium/Joint Degree Funding Opportunities See sponsor for details Health, Environment, Life Sciences U of M Faculty, Students November
Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Program See sponsor for details Multicultural / Gender Projects Junior U of M Faculty October
Medical School & Cancer Center ACS Institutional Research Grants $30,000 Health Sciences Junior U of M Faculty October
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) RCR Continuing Education Awareness/Discussion Small Grants Program $2,500 Research / Professional Ethics U of M Faculty October
Academic Affairs and Provost, Office of the SR VP for McKnight Events and Initiatives $25,000 Arts & Humanities U of M Faculty October
Advanced Study, Institute of (IAS) Faculty Residential Fellows One-semester residential fellowship General U of M Faculty October
Center for Neurobehavioral Development Seed Grant $2,000 Health Sciences Grad Students/Post-Docs October
The Graduate School Call for the Formation of New Interdisciplinary Graduate Groups $2,500 Interdisciplinary Projects Graduate Faculty Ongoing
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) New Initiatives Program See sponsor for details Intercollegiate, Multi-Institutional, Interdisciplinary U of M Faculty, Students Ongoing
Vice President for Research, Office of the (OVPR) Development of Intercollegiate Research Proposals and Networks $10,000 Intercollegiate, Multi-Institutional, Interdisciplinary U of M Faculty Ongoing
CENSHARE CENSHARE Small Grants $10,000 Human-Animal Relationship Projects U of M Faculty, P&A, Doctoral Students Ongoing
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) Center for Community and Regional Research See sponsor for details Minnesota Based Projects Duluth Faculty, Students Ongoing
Public Engagement, Office of (OPE) Outstanding Community Service Awards See sponsor for details Community Outreach / Public Engagement U of M Faculty, Staff, Students Ongoing
Liberal Arts, College of (CLA) Research Fellowship Supplements Greater than $50,000 Arts & Humanities CLA Faculty Ongoing
Liberal Arts, College of (CLA) Scholarly Events Fund $5,000 Scholarly Events CLA Faculty Ongoing
Children, Youth and Family Consortium (CYFC) Requests for Proposals (RFPs) $7,500 Children, Youth & Family Projects U of M Faculty, P&A September
Advanced Study, Institute of (IAS) Research/Creative Collaboratives See sponsor for details Interdisciplinary Projects U of M Faculty September
Equity and Diversity, Office of (OED) President’s Faculty Multicultural Research Award Program $7,500 Multicultural / Gender Projects U of M Faculty September
The Graduate School Grant-in-Aid of Research, Artistry and Scholarship Program (GIA) $25,000 General U of M Faculty September
Minnesota Medical Foundation (MMF) Research and Equipment Grants $10,000 Medical Medical School Faculty September

 
Colleges/units can use this page to advertise intramural opportunities. Please review the guidelines for internal proposals. To post a new opportunity on this list, send the title, deadline, brief description, and either a URL for more information or a supporting PDF to Laura Crosslin at cross033@umn.edu.
For more information about this list, contact Tracy McClun at tmcclun@umn.edu

 

OVPR Logo
 
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.