Internal Funding for Research and Scholarship
University Grant Programs for Faculty and Students
Apply for the following 2022-2023 opportunities via the Division for Research and Economic Development Internal Awards application portal.
Benevolent Association Research and Creative Activity Grant
The University at Albany Benevolent Association provides funding for a competitive award to support graduate students in the pursuit of thesis and dissertation research.
| Eligible Applicants | Graduate Students |
| Award Amount | Up to $500 |
| Fall Application Period | 8/25/2022 - 10/2/2022 |
| Spring Application Period | 12/2/2022 - 1/29/2023 |
| Fall Award Period | Expenses incurred 1/1/2023-4/30/2023 |
| Spring Award Period | Expenses incurred 5/1/2023-12/31/2023 |
Faculty Research Award Program (FRAP)
The University at Albany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP) provides seed funding for research and creative activities in the form of two separate and distinct awards.
Faculty Research Award Program - Category A (FRAP-A)
FRAP-A awards are intended to stimulate new research that has the potential for and expectation of subsequent external support.
| Eligible Applicants | Faculty |
| Award Amount | $4,000 - $10,000 [+$5,000*] |
| Application Period | 8/25/2022 - 10/2/2022 |
| Award Period | 5/1/2023 - 10/30/2024 |
*If the FRAP-A applicant’s Chair, College/School and/or other UAlbany unit provides financial support, an additional equal amount up to $5,000 may be awarded, raising the maximum award to $15,000.
- FRAP A Guidelines
- FRAP Final Report for FRAP Awards received prior to Fall 2018
Faculty Research Award Program - Category B (FRAP-B)
FRAP-B awards support modest research efforts that have potential for external funding, or projects for which it is difficult to find external funding but are of significance to the discipline.
| Eligible Applicants | Faculty |
| Award Amount | $1,000 - $4,000 |
| Application Period | 1/9/2023 - 2/26/2023 |
| Award Period | 5/1/2023 - 10/30/2024 |
- FRAP B Guidelines
- FRAP Final Report for FRAP Awards received prior to Fall 2018
Conference Support Awards
Conference Awards support new research conferences organized and/or endorsed by UAlbany faculty. Conferences must be held at UAlbany and/or in the immediate Capital District area.
| Eligible Applicants | Faculty |
| Award Amount | Up to $2,500 |
| Application Period | 8/25/2022 - 10/2/2022 |
| Award Period | 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023 |
Journal Support Awards
Journal Awards provide initial funding to launch a new journal in one of the University’s strategic areas of research and scholarship.
| Eligible Applicants | Faculty |
| Award Amount | Up to $2,500 |
| Application Period | 8/25/2022 - 10/2/2022 |
| Award Period | 1/1/2023 - 6/30/2024 |
- Journal Awards Guidelines
- Journal Award Final Report for Journal Awards received prior to Fall 2018
Grenander Award for Non-Animal Methodologies in Research, Testing and Education
The Grenander Award for Non-Animal Methodologies in Research, Testing and Education is intended to promote through scientific discourse the moral philosophy of establishing the groundwork for the rights of non-human animals and to advance the practical implementation of non-animal models. As a result of this awareness, it is hoped that scientific inquiry, testing and education which traditionally depended on animal research, will be diverted toward computer simulations, cell and tissue research, and other non-invasive field observations.
| Eligible Applicants | Faculty, Active Junior Researchers |
| Award Amount | Up to $20,000 |
| Application Period | 8/25/2022 - 10/2/2022 |
| Award Period | 5/1/2023 - 10/30/2024 |
For information on other graduate and undergraduate student funding opportunities, visit:
Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (CURCE)
