Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award
Western Michigan University's FRACAA supports faculty-led research, creative, and technology projects across sciences and the arts to foster innovation and increase external grant activity.
Funder: Western Michigan University
Due Dates: February 9, 2026 | November 15, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $10,000 per award; ~10 awards per cycle; project period is one year.
Summary: Supports WMU faculty research, creative, and technology projects to foster scholarship and increase external funding.
Description
The Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award (FRACAA) is a competitive internal funding opportunity at Western Michigan University (WMU) designed to encourage significant research, rigorous scientific inquiry, original artistic activity, and inventive technology projects among board-appointed faculty. FRACAA aims to foster faculty scholarship and stimulate increased external grant submissions by supporting projects across quantitative sciences, qualitative scholarship, and creative arts.
Applicants benefit from mentorship opportunities, especially junior faculty, and are required to submit an external funding proposal within 18 months of project completion. The program funds a broad spectrum of research and creative activities, with proposals reviewed by a faculty committee under clear evaluation criteria.
