Faculty Opportunity Awards
UNLV's Faculty Opportunity Awards fund faculty-led research and creative projects across disciplines to generate preliminary data and foster external grant proposals within 24 months.
Funder: University of Nevada Las Vegas
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to $20,000 for individual projects; up to $30,000 for team projects; total pool approx. $350,000; 24-month project period.
Summary: Seed funding for UNLV faculty to support research and creative projects aimed at generating competitive external funding proposals.
Key Information: Awards are limited to UNLV faculty; team awards must include collaborators from different UNLV colleges/schools.
Description
The Faculty Opportunity Awards (FOA) at the University of Nevada Las Vegas are designed to provide seed funding to faculty and collaborative teams across all disciplines—including Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, STEM, and Health—to initiate research or creative projects that will lead to competitive external funding proposals. The program’s primary aim is to stimulate innovative, sustainable research and creative activity, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and enhance the competitiveness of UNLV faculty in securing extramural funding. Projects funded by FOA are expected to generate preliminary data, develop or expand areas of expertise, and submit at least two external grant proposals within a 24-month period.
