Instructions for 2007-2008 round of the Faculty Small Grants Program

The Office of the Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies, and Economic Development and the University of Arizona Foundation continue to support the Faculty Small Grants Program (FSG). Awards of up to $10,000 are made on a competitive basis for projects involving research or other creative scholarly activity. The Program is intended to provide short-term, one-time support that will "jump start" worthwhile projects and result in data or work products that can be used in developing major proposals for submission to extramural funding agencies or private contributors. Individuals holding faculty rank, who have an appointment in the research scientist series of titles, or who have a continuing or continuing-eligible status are eligible to apply; however, the Faculty Small Grants Program gives highest priority to junior-level individuals in those categories.

Workshops on the process of preparing a proposal for submission to the Faculty Small Grants Program will be held on December 19, 2007 from 3:30 to 4:30 and on January 16, 2008 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am. in Room 102 in the Swede Johnson Annex, 1125 N. Vine. It is not necessary to attend a workshop in order to submit a Faculty Small Grant proposal; however, if you do wish to attend one, you must register by contacting Connie Garcia at either 626-0631 or csgarcia@vpr.arizona.edu. Seating is limited so register early. If you have specific questions about the Faculty Small Grants Program, please contact Linda Nultemeier, Program Coordinator, Sr., at 621-3512 or lindan@email.arizona.edu.

Deadline update: the deadline has passed. Please see homepage for additional information.


Proposals must be submitted online. Funding for selected proposals will begin on May 1, 2008. In addition to the online submission, a hard copy of the cover/abstract/budget pages (signed off by the Investigator, Department Head, and Dean) must be delivered to the Office of the Vice President for Research, Administration 601, by the deadline.

Applicants will log on to the above website using their UA NetID username and password. The application does not have to be completed all at one time. It may be saved and edited prior to final submission. The online application for the Faculty Small Grants Program consists of :

Please follow the instructions closely. Examples given have been adapted from successful Small Grants proposals and are to serve as guidelines only.