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Findings is the Office of Research’s newsletter, which began in October 2017. It delivers monthly updates to faculty, staff, students, and community partners about impactful research, initiatives, partnerships, events, and opportunities at the University of Cincinnati. To view current and previous issues of the newsletter, go to the Findings page.

The Office of Research Internal Funding Program

The Office of Research Internal Funding Program

The Office of Research's Internal Funding program is a vital resource for faculty and students, offering grants and funds to support their innovative projects. In the FY22-23 period, the internal funding program awarded over $1 million, primarily as seed funding, to help faculty expand their projects and secure external funding opportunities. These investments underscore the University of Cincinnati's commitment to fostering research and academic excellence. See below for a description of most of our opportunities! Look to our “Back to School” issue of Findings this fall to learn more details on the application deadlines for these programs. 

 

Michelman Green, Clean and Sustainable Technology Research Innovation Program 

Courtesy of the generous contributions of the Dr. John S. Michelman Fund for the Advancement of Sustainable Technology, the Michelman Green, Clean and Sustainable Technology Research Innovation Program supports applied R&D and use-inspired research with the potential to meaningfully contribute to improvements in environmental health, environmental stewardship, and sustainability by demonstrating new and marketable scientific and technical innovations intended to address real-world problems in the Green-tech and Clean-tech fields. 

 

University Research Council (URC) Faculty Scholars Research Awards 

The University Research Council (URC) Faculty Scholars Research Awards recognize promising UC early career faculty who are proposing transformative ideas that will shape our future. This program is for individual faculty and may be discipline-focused or interdisciplinary in nature. 

 

University Research Council (URC) Graduate Student Stipend and Research Cost Program for Faculty—Student Collaboration 

Since 1971, the URC has worked in partnership with the Vice President for Research to advance high-potential research, scholarship, and creative work, including that conducted by our graduate students. Following the Teacher-Scholar model of graduate education, this URC program provides summer stipend support to outstanding graduate students plus funds to support related research costs working in collaboration with a UC faculty member. 

 

University Research Council (URC) Faculty Research Pivot Grants 

The URC Faculty Research Pivot Awards Program targets mid-career and beyond faculty who are proposing transformative new ideas and directions for their research, scholarship, and creative activities. This program is for individual faculty and may be discipline-focused or interdisciplinary in nature. All areas of research, scholarship and creative activities across UC are eligible. 

 

Society & Culture Research Advancement Program 

Formerly known as the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS) Research Advancement Program, the Society & Culture Research Advancement Program incentivize novel research, exceptional scholarship, and the production of creative and performing art works that creatively address issues of increasing societal significance. This program is open to UC faculty whose proposed activities fall within the arts, humanities, and social sciences. 

 

SRIDE Fellowship for Exploration (Graduate Students) 

A prime directive of the Space Research Institute for Discovery and Exploration (SRIDE) at the University of Cincinnati (UC) is to foster growth in career paths that are aligned with our regional and national interests to discover and explore our universe with an emphasis on space travel and habitation. The Institute has established a Graduate Fellowship program – the SRIDE Fellowship for Exploration – to support students who show potential in advancing new ideas related to space discovery and exploration. The SRIDE Fellowship for Exploration is for graduate students pursuing their master's or Ph.D. degrees. There are no limitations to the discipline or background of graduate students – applications from all areas are strongly encouraged. 

 

SRIDE Fellowship for Discovery (Undergraduates) 

A prime directive of the Space Research Institute for Discovery and Exploration (SRIDE) at the University of Cincinnati (UC) is to foster growth in career paths that are aligned with our regional and national interests to discover and explore our universe with an emphasis on space travel and habitation. The Institute has established an Undergraduate Fellowship program – the SRIDE Fellowship for Discovery – to support students who show potential in advancing new ideas related to space discovery and exploration. 

 

UC Coalition for Change (C3) Fund 

The UC Coalition for Change Fund, also known as C3, incentivizes novel research, exceptional scholarship, and the production of creative and performing art that addresses issues of increasing significance to our community, fostering research with community impact.