One award of up to $2,500 is available for the spring semester 2014 that will allow a UTK faculty member to visit another Southeastern Conference university in order to exchange ideas, develop proposals, or conduct research. The SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program  is intended to enhance faculty collaboration that stimulates scholarly initiatives between SEC universities. Among other requirements, the application for support requires a copy of the letter of invitation from the host to the visiting faculty member.

The Office of Research and Engagement is accepting proposals for the Equipment and Infrastructure Awards, a part of the Scholarly Activity and Research Incentive Fund administered by ORE. SARIF will provide a total of $300,000 for the purchase, upgrade, or repair of research equipment on the UT Knoxville campus. Proposals from the faculty are accepted in fall semester so that awarded funds can be spent by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2014.

Four $2,500 grants are available to UT faculty members who are seeking to collaborate with faculty at other universities in the Southeastern Conference on research ideas, proposal development, or research projects.

The UT Office of Research & Engagement collaborates with UT Libraries to support publication of UT faculty articles in open-access journals. Open-access publishing allows for authors to retain copyright in their material while getting it published more quickly online. The university funds article processing charges of up to $2,500 on a first-come, first-served basis. UT Knoxville faculty, postdocs, and currently enrolled graduate students are eligible to apply if they have an article accepted in a peer-reviewed open-access publication.

The Office of Research and Engagement provides faculty access to the Foundation Directory Online, a premium service that assists faculty in locating foundation support for their scholarly activities.

Information is available about grant-makers, companies that might have foundations, grants made, and other issues. Accessing the FDO database requires visiting the website from a university computer.

Susan Ballentine, ORE director of foundation and corporate engagement, is available for consultations about contacts with potential foundation and corporate sponsors.