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UWL Grants for Faculty & Staff
Note there may be earlier due dates than those listed below for routing applications to your department chair/unit director and/or college dean/division director to obtain approval or letters of support. For student funding, see Undergraduate Research & Creativity or Graduate & Extended Learning.
| Grant Program | Due Date* | Eligible Applicants† | Program Contact |
| Academic Staff Professional Development Grant | February 1 , May 27, & October 1 (annually)* |
Academic staff with at least a 50% academic year appointment |
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| Advanced Online Instructor Training | See program webpage | See program webpage | Kristin Koepke |
| Carol Dobrunz Endowment Fund | March 28, 2025 at noon | Non-tenured faculty & IAS with at least a 75% appointment | IAS Committee Chair |
| Course Improvement Grants | May 12, 2025 at noon | Faculty & IAS with at least a 50% appointment | Bryan Kopp |
| Crowdfunding | At least 30-45 days before desired start date | Faculty, staff, & students | Jenna Ives |
| Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) | DISCONTINUED | Full-time faculty & IAS with instruction comprising at least 50% of their workload | Kristin Koepke |
| Curricular Redesign Grant | February 14, 2025 at noon | Full-time faculty & IAS | Bryan Kopp |
| Eagle Visiting Scholar/Artist Grant |
For spring semester scholars: December 2, 2024 by noon For fall semester scholars: July 8, 2024 by noon |
Faculty & academic staff | Provost Office |
| Discontinued | Probationary tenure-track faculty (see guidelines for more requirements) | Provost Office | |
| Faculty Development Grant |
January 24, 2025 at noon |
Full-time faculty & IAS | Bryan Kopp |
| Faculty Research Grant | October 23, 2024 at noon |
Full-time faculty & IAS | Melissa Nielsen |
| Green Fund |
Mini grants: ongoing Large grants: fall & spring semester* (see webpage) |
Mini grants: students Large grants: faculty, staff, & students |
Green Fund Coordinator |
| International Program Development Grant | Suspended until further notice |
Faculty & academic staff with at least a 50% appointment |
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| International Scholarship Grant | Noon on the first Monday in February, May, and October | Faculty & academic staff with at least a 50% appointment | Provost Office |
| Lesson Study Grant | May 12, 2025 at noon | Faculty & IAS with at least a 50% appointment | Bryan Kopp |
| Mayo Clinic & UWL Collaborative Seed Grant Program |
Letter of intent (optional): January 17, 2025 Full proposal (required): February 7, 2025 by 5:00 pm |
Faculty & IAS | ORSP |
| Online Instructor Training | See program webpage | Faculty & IAS with at least a 50% appointment | Kristin Koepke |
| Prairie Springs Excellence Award | See program webpage | Faculty, IAS, & undergraduates | Kelly Sultzbach |
| Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Grant |
May 12, 2025 at noon |
Faculty & IAS with at least a 50% appointment | Bryan Kopp |
| University Staff Professional Development Grant | February 1, June 1, & October 1 (annually)* | University staff who have completed at least one continuous year of UWL employment | University Staff Council Chair |
| UWL Margins of Excellence Fund | Suspended until further notice | Faculty & staff working through a recognized UWL program, unit, or organization | Provost Office |
*Program may have more than one funding cycle per year.
†All UWL sponsored grants require applicants to have a continuing appointment at UWL.
UWL College Support & Professional Development
For more information on the opportunities below, please contact your dean's office. For more sabbatical information, also see UWL's Sabbatical Guidance.
College Funding
College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities (CASSH)
Faculty
- Sabbatical guidance
- CASSH Grants
- International Conference Dissemination - Contact the Dean's Office
Students
College of Business Administration (CBA)
Faculty
- Sabbatical guidance
- CBA Faculty Research Grants: A call is sent out by the dean's office generally in spring semester to CBA chairs.
- International Conference Dissemination - Contact the Dean's Office
College of Science & Health (CSH)
Faculty
- Sabbatical guidance
- Mayo Clinic & UWL Collaborative Seed Grant Program
- International Conference Dissemination - Contact the Dean's Office
Students
- CSH Undergraduate Research - Dean's Distinguished Fellowships
- CSH Undergraduate Research Travel & Supply Grants
School of Education and Murphy Library
Faculty
- Sabbatical guidance
- International Conference Dissemination - Contact the Dean's Office
UW System & WiSys Grants
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Grant Program |
Due Date |
Eligible Applicants |
Program Contact |
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See program website |
Faculty & academic staff (may serve as co-PIs or collaborators) | Melissa Nielsen | |
| Community Collaboration Grant |
See program website |
Faculty & academic staff | Melissa Nielsen |
| See program website | Faculty & academic staff | Melissa Nielsen | |
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April 1, 2025 |
Faculty & academic staff | Melissa Nielsen | |
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Intent to submit (required): November 25, 2024 Full app: anticipated January 21, 2025 |
Faculty & academic staff with at least a 50% appointment | Melissa Nielsen | |
| Ongoing | Faculty & academic staff | WiSys Regional Associate | |
| Institute for Research in the Humanities Fellowships (multiple fellowship programs) |
UW System Fellowships: February 21, 2025 Other programs: see website |
Humanities faculty | Melissa Nielsen |
| Launch Grant | Ongoing | Faculty & academic staff | |
| Research Grant (Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership) |
anticipated May 2025 |
Tenured or tenure-track faculty, and academic staff with PI status | Melissa Nielsen |
| Spark Grant |
October 28, 2024 & March 24, 2025 |
Faculty, academic staff, & students | Melissa Nielsen |
| Speaker Event Grant (Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership) |
anticipated May 2025 |
University leadership; academic/administrative departments; faculty; researchers; programs, centers, & institutes; and student organizations in collaboration with one of the preceding entities | Melissa Nielsen |
| Wisconsin Institute for Citizenship Civil Dialogue Grant |
Fall semester: October 15, 2024 Spring semester: March 15, 2025 |
Faculty, staff, & students | Melissa Nielsen |
| Wisconsin Joint Solicitation for Groundwater Research & Monitoring Proposals |
anticipated May 2025 |
Faculty & academic staff with PI status | Melissa Nielsen |
| Wisconsin Sea Grant |
Preproposal (required): see website |
Faculty & staff with PI status | |
| Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium | Multiple deadlines primarily in October & December for faculty programs | Faculty, staff, & students | |
| Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars Program | November 25, 2024 | Faculty & IAS | |
| WiSCAP | Ongoing |
Faculty & academic staff |
WiSys Regional Associate |
Funding Search Resources
WiSys Funding Search Support
Contact WiSys Research Development staff for support conducting funding searches for your project ideas and learning how to navigate funding search databases like Pivot.
Pivot Proquest
Pivot Proquest: Features funding opportunities for all disciplines, including federal and non-federal funding sources. Custom searches can be saved, and users can set-up automatic email alerts for their queries.
How to access: Set up individual user account.
GRC GrantSearch
GRC GrantSearch: Targeted database of approximately 2,000 funding opportunities that are recurring and have a national/regional scope.
How to access: Set up individual user account.
GRC Faculty Alerts
GRC Faculty Alerts: Customized funding alerts by disciplinary areas, activity types, and/or funding sponsors. Save one or multiple alerts and customize them as your project interests change. GRC will send you monthly email updates targeted to your criteria.
How to access: Set up individual user account.
Grants.gov
Grants.gov: Searchable database of all federal funding.
How to access: No log-in is required to search.
H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online
H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online: Free online forum for faculty in the humanities and social sciences to access a variety of information, including funding opportunities.
How to access: No log-in is required.
External Funding Sources
See the UWL External Grants website for more resources.