Funding

SARIF Funding Resumes

After pausing most Scholarly Activity and Research Incentive Funds (SARIF) funds over the summer, the Office of Research and Economic Development has officially resumed normal operations for SARIF, albeit on a revised schedule.

As a reminder, tenured and tenure-track faculty with a primary appointment at UT Knoxville, UT Institute of Agriculture, or UT Space Institute are eligible to apply for SARIF. Additional eligibility criteria may apply; please review specific criteria in each SARIF opportunity.

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TVA Announces University Project Grant

The Tennessee Valley Authority is now accepting applications for the University Project grant. TVA is interested in projects that focus on their identified research gaps and areas of concern, with the hope that these engagements with university partners will lead to additional research collaboration opportunities in the future.

Please review this presentation for additional information about TVA’s research challenge areas. Typical awards are between $75,000–100,000.

How to Apply:

The deadline for applications is September 30, 2020, at 5 p.m. Please fill out the project submission form and email to DeJim Lowe at dclowe@tva.gov, cc-ing Hannah Schmidt at hschmidt@utk.edu.

Most SARIF Funding Paused Through August

Given today’s fiscal uncertainties, UT Knoxville’s Scholarly Activity and Research Incentive Funds (SARIF) will be paused through August 2020. SARIF provides support for research and creative activities via 10 separate funds and award programs. For now, the SARIF program will not be accepting new applications for FY20 or FY21; however, commitments that have already been made will be honored. Continue reading →

Awards for October 2019

The following awards were granted in October 2019. To see a total of all awards and breakdown of where the monies originated, see the graph below. To download the data used in this report, please see the link following the interactive chart.
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Awards

2020-2021 One UT Collaboration and Innovation Grants: Call for Submissions

The University of Tennessee System has announced a call for submissions for the One UT Collaboration and Innovation Grant program. The program—open to faculty and staff at all campuses, institutes and extension/field offices—aims to foster collaboration and innovation in three key areas—student success, research, and outreach and engagement—across units, campuses and institutes. The UT System will invest up to $500,000 in each of the three categories, up to $1.5 million total. Each proposal may be awarded up to $50,000.

Interested applicants should submit the official One UT Collaboration Grant Proposal form by 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 3, 2020. Proposals must be submitted as one PDF file sent to OneUTGrants@tennessee.edu.

An information session will be held via Zoom on Thursday, December 12, at 11 a.m.

Find more information about this funding opportunity, including a link to the information session, a timeline, and proposal requirements, at the the One UT Collaboration Grant website.

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