Sponsored Projects Administration's Aspire Internal Grants program has funding available for Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty. There are two opportunities for faculty scholarship available:
Proposal Enhancement Grant: This program supports research or scholarly projects designed to establish a foundation for effectively seeking external funding. The anticipated outcome is the submission or re-submission of a competitive, external grant application.
Arts & Humanities Emerging Scholarship Grant: This program supports the professional growth of faculty in humanistic and creative disciplines. Projects should conclude with a public presentation (e.g., exhibitions, screenings, performances) or publicly accessible materials (like a monograph or journal article).
Eligibility: Faculty members must be in the Early Career stage (years 1-7 pre-tenure) of a tenure-line appointment. An individual may be awarded once every four (4) years. Deadlines vary based on faculty position.
Full application guidelines, information on how to apply, and deadlines can be found on the
Aspire website.
Don’t wait—the deadline is November 1! Questions?