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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

Academic Staff Council Chair

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 26, 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) May 26, 2025 at noon 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

Extraordinary D&I Service: Faculty Research Award

May 16, 2025 at noon 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

Karolyn Bald

International Scholarship Grant Suspended until further notice Faculty & academic staff with at least a 50% appointment Provost Office
Lesson Study Grant May 26, 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 26, 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

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 - Generally covered by the Dean's Office
College of Science & Health (CSH)
School of Education and Murphy Library

Faculty

  • Sabbatical guidance
  • International Conference Dissemination - Generally covered by the Dean's Office

UW System & WiSys Grants

Grant Program

Due Date

Eligible Applicants

Program Contact

Collaborative Health Sciences Program

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

Community Impact Grant

See program website Faculty & academic staff Melissa Nielsen

Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin

Anticipated February 2025

Faculty & academic staff Melissa Nielsen

Ignite Grant for Applied Research (WiSys)

Intent to submit (required): November 25, 2024

Full app: anticipated January 21, 2025

Faculty & academic staff with at least a 50% appointment Melissa Nielsen

Ignite Grant for Prototype Development (WiSys)

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

WiSys Regional Associate

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

Melissa Nielsen

Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Multiple deadlines primarily in October & December for faculty programs Faculty, staff, & students

Melissa Nielsen

Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars Program November 25, 2024 Faculty & IAS

Kristin Koepke

WiSCAP Ongoing

Faculty & academic staff

WiSys Regional Associate

 

Funding Search Databases

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.govSearchable 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 OnlineFree 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.