USI offers up to $140,000 annually in various internal research awards and grants opportunities for faculty. We encourage you to apply for these opportunities to get your piece of the pie! A complete list of the call for proposals is below with links to the guidance to each program. Contact your Grant Administrator for assistance.
OSPRA will once again host workshops to assist faculty in developing and submitting an internal grant proposal. If you need assistance with your internal award/grant proposal considering dropping in on one of the scheduled OSPRA internal grant workshop sessions. Bring a notebook or a laptop and any questions you may have about the proposal, budget, or using Cayuse.
Workshop Dates and Times:
Start the process to apply for one of the below grants/awards by submitting an Intent to Apply Form. Submit this form at least one week prior to the grant/award deadline.
Click here to access the online Intent to Apply form.
Click on the grant/award name below to access the program guidelines:
USI Internal Awards and Grants
2021 Early Career Faculty Grant--Due November 2, 2020
Contact: Rebecca Deeg, 812-228-5149, rdeeg@usi.edu
2021 Tenured or Clinical Faculty Grant--Due November 2, 2020
Contact: Rebecca Deeg, 812-228-5149, rdeeg@usi.edu
2021 Faculty Research Creative Work Grant--Due November 2, 2020
Contact: Rebecca Deeg, 812-228-5149, rdeeg@usi.edu
2021 New Harmony Outreach and Engagement Faculty Grant--Due November 2, 2020
Contact: Claire Eagle, 812-682-4488, ceagle@usi.edu
2020 Applied Research Faculty Outreach and Engagement Award--Not offered until Fall 2021
Contact: Steven Stump, 812-228-5094, ststump@usi.edu
College of Liberal Arts Internal Grants and Awards
Liberal Arts Research Awards (LARA)--Due October 15, 2020
College of Liberal Arts Faculty Development Awards (CLAFDA)--Due October 15, 2020
Contact: Melinda Roberts, Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, 812-461-5475, mrroberts1@usi.edu
Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education Grants and Awards
Pott College Innovation Fund--Not offered Fall 2020
Science, Engineering, and Education Research Award Grants (SEERGA)--Not offered Fall 2020
Contact: Glenna Bower, Associate Dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education, 812-464-1709, gbower@usi.edu
Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Internal Grants/Awards
Early Career Faculty Grant
Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Internal Grants/Awards
Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Internal Grants/Awards
Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Internal Grants/Awards
Provost Office Summer Pilot
USI Summer Research Award for Junior Faculty
USI Historic New Harmony Outreach and Engagement 2014-2015 Fellowship Award
USI Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Internal Grants/Awards
USI Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
USI Summer Research Award for Junior Faculty
Provost Office Summer Pilot
Center for Applied Research and Economic Development Award
Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Internal Grants/Awards
USI Summer Research Award for Junior Faculty
Provost Office Summer Pilot Grant
USI Historic New Harmony Outreach and Engagement 2014-2015 Fellowship Award
Center for Applied Research and Economic Development Faculty, Outreach and Engagement Summer 2015 Fellowship Award
USI Faculty Research and Creative Work Grant
Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Internal Awards
USI Summer Research Award for Junior Faculty
• Dr. Aimee Adam, Assistant Professor of Psychology – Measuring Propensity to form Parasocial Relationships, $7,000
• Dr. Trent Engbers, Assistant Professor of Political Science – Civic Cities, $7,000
• Dr. Jessica Garces Jensen, Assistant Professor of French – Scribit Mater Dolorosa: Birthing Death in Camille Laurens’ Philippe (1995), $7,000
• Dr. Andrew Jason Hill, Assistant Professor of Engineering – Wetland Hydrologic Model Development and Testing, $7,000
• Dr. Sakina Hughes, Assistant Professor of History – A Big Black Boom!: African Americans in the Nineteenth-Century Pacific, $7,000
• Dr. Laci Rogers Lyons, Assistant Professor of Management – An Examination of the Role of Mentors in Nascent Entrepreneurial Success, $7,000
• Dr. Erin Reynolds, Assistant Professor of Health Services - Health Worker Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Health Clinics in the West Coast Region of Gambia, West Africa, $7,000
• Dr. Emily Teising, Instructor of World Languages and Cultures - Born to fight a bull: Representations of Women's Ambition in Leon Gozlan's "Le notaire de Chantilly" and "Le medecin du Pecq," $7,000
• Dr. Gongjun Yan, Assistant Professor of Computer Science – Preserving Privacy in Vehicular Network, $7,000
OSPRA 2014 Summer Research Grant for Pilot Research Projects
• Dr. Gabriela Mustata Wilson, Assistant Professor of Health Services/Administration - Improving the Progression of Autism Spectrum Disorders through Health Informatics, $5,489
• Dr. Norma Rosas Mayes, Assistant Professor of Spanish – Moroccan Spanish and Culture, $6,999
• Mr. Brad Reel, Interlibrary Loan Librarian - Cultural Amenities, Wholesome Alternatives: Libraries and Reading Rooms of America's Railroads, $4,752
New Harmony Outreach and Engagement Faculty Grant
• Dr. Bill Elliott, Associate Professor of Geology - Contributions of William Maclure and David Dale Owen to North American Geology with a new display in the Working Men's Institute in New Harmony, $19,292
Darrel Bigham Faculty Engagement Grant
• Dr. Bill Elliott, Associate Professor of Geology - Contributions of William Maclure and David Dale Owen to North American Geology with a new display in the Working Men's Institute in New Harmony, $4,000
Applied Research Faculty Outreach and Engagement Award
• Dr. Amie McKibban, Assistant Professor of Psychology - Mapping One's Community Assets: A Case Study and Strengths Based Approach to LGBT Inclusivity, $4,000
• Dr. Clarissa Willis, Associate Professor of Education - Building Capacity for a Brighter Tomorrow: Youth Build and USI Partnership for Student Retention and Improvement, $4,000