Internal Funding Opportunities

Spring Annual Faculty Development Grant Competition:

Open to all full-time MU faculty: Apply in March for funding that begins after July 1 (the start of the next fiscal year) and must be used by June 15 of the following year. Funds are available for a wide range of scholarly and professional support: course release, travel, research supplies, summer research stipends, etc.
The application deadline is the fourth Wednesday of March each year. Applications are posted on the faculty Council Canvas site, in the faculty development committee module, FDC applications, instructions, and supporting documents.

‘Last Minute’ Faculty Development Grant Competition:

Open to all full-time MU faculty: Time-sensitive funding needs that have come up ‘unexpectedly’ since the prior spring Annual Faculty Development competition.
Applications are due the fourth Wednesday in October each year for funding support that must be used BEFORE June 15 of the current academic/fiscal year. Applications are posted on the faculty Council Canvas site, in the faculty development committee module, FDC applications, instructions, and supporting documents.

Sabbatical Leave Requests:

Available to tenured faculty as per requirements identified in the Faculty Handbook.
Applications are due the fourth Wednesday in October each year for sabbatical leave to be taken the following academic year. Applications are posted on the faculty Council Canvas site, in the faculty development committee module, FDC applications, instructions, and supporting documents.

START Grant Awards:

Two $6,000 START grants awarded annually to faculty with a research project that has high potential for future external grant funding but needs support for initial or pilot project to enhance competitiveness for external funding.
Applications due the first Wednesday in April each year for funding support that will begin after July 1 (the next fiscal year) and must be completed by the following June 15.

Summer Faculty-Student Research Opportunities:

Do you want to have a student assist you in your research during the summer? Consider applying for a summer student research fellow. At the start of each calendar year (January and February) faculty are invited to identify a summer research project you plan to pursue that can benefit from a student research assistant. Both faculty and student receive a stipend for their efforts. A link to submit your project to the database remains open in January and February each year as well as being posted as a faculty council announcement. The current database of faculty projects is posted here along with more details about the program.