Funding Opportunities
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External Funding Opportunities
Start your search for external funding with SPIN or Grants.gov, especially if you’re unsure which agencies might support your work.
SPIN offers the most comprehensive listing for sponsored funding opportunities from federal, state, foundation and university sources. UAlbany faculty, staff and students can log into SPIN using their University NetID and password.
Grants.gov allows you to search for all federal government grants and fellowships, and national foundations/endowments. The database is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Additional External Funding Databases
You can also use these tools to explore external grant opportunities.
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| SAM.gov | Search for contract opportunities, award management and procurement notices from federal contracting offices using this website managed by the U.S. General Services Administration. |
| Pivot-RP | Search for funding opportunities and collaborators using this website managed by ProQuest. |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) | Review current funding opportunities and competitive solicitations from NYSERDA. |
| Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation | Under the Matching Grants Leverage Program, NYSTAR reviews and coordinates requests for New York State matching grants and provides support letters to strengthen applicants' proposals to federal agencies, foundations, and other grant-making organizations. |
| Philanthropy News Digest | Review new requests for proposals (RFPs) using this website managed by the nonprofit Candid. |
Additional Guidance for Arts & Humanities Funding
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Arts & Humanities Funding Sources
Note: For detailed information, including exact deadlines, please visit the funding source’s website.
| Funding Source | Description | Typical Deadline |
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| National Endowment for the Humanities Grants (NEH) | NEH offers a variety of grant programs to individuals and organizations that do the highest quality work to promote the humanities. NEH has various divisions with multiple funding opportunities. (For additional guidance, see below.) | Varies by grant |
| The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) | ACLS supports individual scholars and scholarly teams around the world in their pursuit of research that advances knowledge in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. | Continuous |
| Fulbright Scholars Program | Fulbright offers more than 400 different opportunities to teach, research and conduct professional projects in over 135 countries. | September |
| Getty Scholars Program | The Getty Scholars Program supports researchers in advancing knowledge of the arts and humanities and producing cutting-edge scholarship that contributes to the understanding and preservation of cultural heritage. Funding areas focus mainly on art history and conservation. | October |
| John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships | The Foundation has granted nearly $400 million in Fellowships to over 18,000 individuals, among whom are more than 125 Nobel laureates, members of all the national academies and winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Fields Medal, Turing Award, Bancroft Prize, National Book Award and other internationally recognized honors. | September |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) | RWJF focuses on health and racial equity, with award amounts falling between $50,000 and about $1 million. See active solicitations for more information. | Varies by grant |
| The Spencer Foundation | The Foundation’s research grants support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education and racial equity. | June |
| William T. Grant Foundation | This program supports research to build, test or increase understanding of programs, policies or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral or economic outcomes of young people ages five to 25 in the United States. Awards amounts are typically $100,000 to $600,000 over two to three years. | August |
| The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation (KBD) | The Foundation provides humanities (history, archeology, literature, etc.) and performing arts funding. | December |
Arts & Humanities Fellowships
Note: For detailed information, including exact deadlines, please visit the funding source’s website.
| Fellowship | Description | Typical Deadline |
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| National Humanities Center Fellowships | A fellowship year at the National Humanities Center is an opportunity to make significant progress on scholarly projects, socialize and share ideas with other scholars, and be reinvigorated by a hiatus from the regular demands of academic life for time spent in deep thought and reflection. | October |
| Newberry Library Fellows | Newberry fellowships give researchers the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking projects. Fellows advance scholarship in various fields, develop new interpretations and expand their understanding of the past. | Varies by fellowship |
| Wilson Center Fellowship | Through an international competition, the Center offers nine-month residential fellowships for scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence. The Center accepts policy-relevant, non-advocacy fellowship proposals that address key challenges confronting the United States and the world. | October |
Guidance & Resources for National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grants
Resources for NEH Grant Submission
Videos
- NEH Humanities Initiatives Webinar
- NEH Collaborative Research Pre Application Webinar
- NEH Research & Development
- NEH Media Projects Webinar
For additional videos, please visit the NEH YouTube channel.
Guides
Summer Stipends Application Webinar
NEH staff are hosting a webinar for summer stipend applicants from 2 to 3 p.m. EDT August 21, 2024.
The session will provide an overview of the program, review process and application, and tips for writing a strong proposal. A live Q&A will be included. Closed captioning will be available.
Internal Funding Opportunities
UAlbany faculty and students can apply for internal grants using the Research Internal Awards Application Portal:
For more information, please review the appropriate tutorial:
- Applicants: Research Internal Awards Application Portal Tutorial
- Departmental Evaluators: Research Internal Awards Evaluator Tutorial
- Council on Research Evaluators: Advisory Council Member Evaluator Tutorial
Visit the Awards & Honors page for past winners.
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Faculty Support
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Faculty Research Award Programs (FRAP)
The University at Albany Faculty Research Awards Programs (FRAP) provide seed funding for faculty members’ research, scholarship and creative activities. Awards are separated into two categories: FRAP-A and FRAP-B. Individuals who are PI eligible may apply.
FRAP-A awards
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FRAP-A helps launch new research with a potential for and an expectation of subsequent external support.
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FRAP-A awards are between $4,000 and $20,000. Applicants with committed matching funds of equal amount from their department, school/college or other UAlbany source may be awarded additional support of up to $5,000.
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A call for proposals is issued each fall semester, with FRAP-A awards covering research expenses incurred between May 1 of the following year and October 30 of the subsequent year.
FRAP-B awards
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FRAP-B supports modest new research or scholarly efforts that have the potential for external funding, as well as projects for which it is difficult to find external funding but that are of significance to the applicant's discipline and promote UAlbany’s strategic goals.
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FRAP-B awards are between $1,000 and $4,000.
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A call for proposals is issued each spring semester, with FRAP-B awards covering research expenses incurred between May 1 of the same year and October 30 of the subsequent year.
Review these documents for more information:
Conference Support Awards
UAlbany provides conference support of up to $2,500 for new research conferences that are organized and/or endorsed by UAlbany faculty.
To be eligible, conferences must be held on a UAlbany campus and/or in the Capital Region area.
Applications open each fall semester, with the award covering conference expenses incurred between January 1 and December 31 of the following year.
Review these documents for more information:
Journal Support Awards
The Journal Support Awards support the publication of scholarly journals. Applicants may request up to $2,500 in funding to launch a journal in one of the University’s strategic areas of research and scholarship.
Applications open each fall semester, with the award covering journal publishing expenses incurred between January 1 of the following year and June 30 of the subsequent year.
Review these documents for more information:
Grenander Award for Non-animal Methodologies in Research, Testing & Education
The University at Albany Grenander Award for Non-animal Methodologies in Research, Testing & Education promotes animal rights and the practical implementation of non-animal models by supporting research projects that replace scientific inquiry methods traditionally dependent on animal research with computer simulation, tissue research and other non-invasive field observations.
Both faculty members and active junior researchers are eligible to request up to $20,000.
Applications open each fall semester, with the award covering research expenses incurred between May 1 of the following year and October 30 of the subsequent year.
Review these documents for more information:
Student Support
Please visit the Graduate School and Undergraduate Research websites for additional student funding opportunities.
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Benevolent Association Research and Creative Activity Grant
The University at Albany Benevolent Association provides competitive grants up to $500 to support graduate research.
Degree-seeking graduate students are eligible to apply and may receive this award no more than twice during their graduate career.
Fall and spring application periods are announced at the start of the academic year:
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Fall awards cover eligible research expenses incurred between January 1 and April 30.
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Spring awards cover eligible research expenses incurred between May 1 and December 31.
Review these documents for more information: