Apply for Internal Grants/Awards
USI offers various internal research award and grant 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.
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.
Intent to Apply Form Past Recipients
Internal Grant Writing Workshops
OSPR will host workshops to assist faculty in developing and submitting an internal grant proposal. If you need assistance with your internal award/grant proposal, consider dropping in on one of the scheduled OSPR 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: TBA and by appointment
Contact: Rebecca Deeg at rdeeg@usi.edu or 812-228-5149
Opportunities
For Fall 2025 internal award submissions, please submit the intent to apply form by October 27, 2025.
Contact: Rebecca Deeg, OSPR Senior Grants Administrator, at rdeeg@usi.edu or 812.228.5149
- Early Career Faculty Grant - Due November 3, 2025
- Tenured or Clinical Faculty Grant - Due November 3, 2025
- Faculty Research Creative Work Grant (FRCWG) - Due November 3, 2025
Contact: Kevin Valadares, Chair of Health Administration/Health Informatics and Information Management, at kvaladar@usi.edu or 812.461.5277
- Bronstein Faculty Research and/or Innovation Grant - Due November 3, 2025
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- New Harmony Outreach and Engagement Faculty Grant - Due November 3, 2025
For Fall 2025 Liberal Arts internal awards, please submit an intent to apply form by September 19, 2025.
Contact: Kristalyn Shefveland, Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, at 812.461.5434 or kmshefvela@usi.edu
- Liberal Arts Research Awards (LARA) - Due October 10, 2025 and March 2026
- College of Liberal Arts Faculty Development Awards (CLAFDA) - Due October 10, 2025 and March 2026
- Liberal Arts Team-Teaching Experience (LATTE) Award - Due March 2026
- For additional information: College of Liberal Arts Faculty Development Opportunities
For Fall 2025 Pott College internal award submissions, please submit the intent to apply form by October 31, 2025.
Contact: Dr. Kim Delaney, Interim Assistant Dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education at 812.461.5350 or kdelaney1@usi.edu
- Pott College Innovation Fund - Due November 7, 2025
- Science, Engineering, and Education Research Award Grants (SEERGA) - Due November 7, 2025
- Victor A. and Elizabeth A. Barnett Research Award - Due November 7, 2025
- Interdisciplinary Research Grant - Due February 2026
- For additional information: Pott College Grant and Award Opportunities