Research Support Awards - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The Research Support Awards fund UIUC faculty to pursue innovative and impactful research or creative projects across all disciplines.
Funder: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Due Dates: August 26, 2026 | October 14, 2026 | January 20, 2027 | March 10, 2027
Funding Amounts: Up to $30,000 per PI/co-PI within any two-year period; typical award varies by project.
Summary: Supports full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty at UIUC in research and creative projects across disciplines.
Description
The Research Support Awards, administered by the Illinois Campus Research Board at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), provide funding to enable full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty members to pursue innovative research and creative activities. Established in 1932, the program aims to foster excellence and transformative impact in scholarship, research, and creative work across all disciplines at UIUC. The awards are designed to help faculty develop new ideas, generate preliminary data, and advance projects that can lead to significant contributions within their fields and to society at large.
