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Internal Funding Opportunities

The College has a portfolio of internal funding opportunities. The Research and Innovation Seed Program (SciRIS) awards seed funding for high impact collaborative proposals that build teams, pursue fundamental discoveries, and create societal impact. There are other internal funding opportunities in addition to the SciRIS awards. Deadlines 15 April, 15 October.

Innovation (Industry Partnership) Award

The College of Science Industry Partnership Award provides critical resources for projects that take a new direction, utilize a new technology or are in the “proof-of-concept” phase. Undergraduate & graduate students and faculty researchers can participate, with a preference given to graduate students and faculty who are developing new areas of research and/or establishing or augmenting research partnerships with external industrial partners. The Innovation award is made possible by funds from the College of Science Venture Fund.

Checklist for incoming researchers

This checklist is intended to assist incoming faculty in their preparations to initiate research-related activities at OSU. Please review all relevant areas below and contact the related units as appropriate. This checklist is for your reference and does not need to be returned to the Research Office or Environmental Health and Safety.

The Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholar Program

The SREB Doctoral Scholar Program was established more than 20 years ago to increase the number of underrepresented scholars who earn the Ph.D. and to address the need for a more diverse college faculty. The SREB provides multiple layers of support, including, but not limited to financial assistance and research funding, but also career counseling, job postings and a scholar directory for networking and recruiting.

NASA Minority Serving Institutions Exchange

The MSI Exchange is a tool that supports your search for innovative and diverse academic collaborators by curating STEM offerings and capability statements of MSIs nationwide. The MSI Exchange can inform partnerships for teaming opportunities and competitive federal awards such as contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants.

Faculty Senate Awards

Deadlines range from April - June, but many limit the number of nominations per College, so check the dates of interest for internal deadlines. Note that the OSU Impact Award for Outstanding Scholarship has a limited submission. Our internal deadline is one month before The Senate's deadline. Contact us with questions.

Campus-wide cost share request form

College pre-award units across campus have teamed up and created a cost share template and request form.

Download: Cost Share Template (xlsx)

Upcoming Events

Upcoming conferences, workshops, seminars, events or other funding related dates.

COS Faculty and Staff Awards

, MU Horizon Room
Join us for the 2026 Faculty and Staff Awards, where the College will honor outstanding achievements in research, teaching, advising and inclusive excellence. There is still time to nominate your colleagues by December 3!

2026 OSU Diversity Research Reception

, Memorial Union, Horizon Room 
The OSU Inclusive Excellence Research Reception celebrates OSU faculty who are advancing broader access, success and belonging through their research, scholarship and community engagement. The reception provides a forum for sharing ideas and making connections among OSU colleagues. The entire OSU…

OSU Advantage Accelerator's Spring Regional NSF I-Corps program

, Zoom
The OSU Advantage Accelerator's Spring Regional NSF I-Corps program is a four-session, experiential training designed for early-stage teams working on AgTech or agricultural innovation. The program teaches teams to systematically test assumptions, conduct customer discovery, and develop scalable…

Funding opportunities

You can also view a full, filterable list of funding opportunities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.

Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) Discovery Award

Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR)
Deadline:
[Letter of Intent]. This Award was created to support research projects with strong potential to develop pioneering discoveries for understanding the underlying biological mechanisms that govern normal human aging and its related physiological decline.

NSF 22-603: Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)

National Science Foundation
Deadline:
The MCA program offers an opportunity for scientists and engineers at the mid-career stage to substantively enhance and advance their research program and career trajectory.

ARIS | Advancing Research Impact in Society - Research Fellows Programs

Advancing Research Impact in Society
Deadline:
ARIS Research Fellowship Program supports and elevates exceptional researchers who are committed to expanding the societal benefits of their work through effective Broader Impacts (BI). The fellowship fosters innovation, strengthens leadership capacity, and deepens researchers’ understanding of how to extend, apply, and communicate their research for the public good.

Transdisciplinary Research Seed Fund Program

Oregon State University DRI
Deadline:
The purpose of the 2026-27 Transdisciplinary Research Seed Fund (TRSF) Program is to support OSU faculty to develop their collaborative research efforts that advance Prosperity Widely Shared (PWS). Faculty teams are expected to use the seed funds to advance new research and partnerships and submit competitive proposals to grow their research through extramurally funded projects.

Transdisciplinary Research Seed Fund Program

Division of Research and Innovation (DRI)
Deadline:
The purpose of the 2026-27 Transdisciplinary Research Seed Fund (TRSF) Program is to support OSU faculty to develop their collaborative research efforts that advancePWS. Faculty teams are expected to use the seed funds to advance new research and partnerships and submit competitive proposals to grow their research through extramurally funded projects.

NSF 25-548: Accelerating Research Translation (ART) Tracks 1,3 and 4

National Science Foundation
Deadline:
The overarching goal for the Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program is to advance the U.S. scientific and economic leadership by building capacity and increasing the number of robust translational research ecosystems in Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs).

Genomics in Context Awards: Collaborative Research at the Intersection of Genomics, Humanities, Social Sciences and Bioethics

Wellcome
Deadline:
These awards will support transdisciplinary teams to catalyse research discoveries at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics. Funded projects will be given the time and resources to create new research agendas and explore innovative ways of working.

Research Equipment Reserve Fund (RERF) 2026

Division of Research and Innovation (DRI)
Deadline:
COS faculty and/or teams that are planning to submit a proposal to the DRI competition will be required to submit their RERF proposal to the College of Science by March 16, 2026.

Beckman Scholars Program

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Deadline:
The purpose of the Beckman Scholars Program is to help stimulate, encourage, and support research activities by talented, full-time undergraduate students who are pursuing their studies at accredited four-year colleges and universities located in the USA. These research activities shall be centered in either chemistry, biochemistry, the biological and medical sciences, or some combination of these

NVIDIA Academic Grant Program

NVIDIA
Deadline:
NVIDIA’s Academic Grant Program is seeking proposals from full-time faculty members at accredited academic institutions who are using NVIDIA technology to advance work in three interest areas: Simulation and Modeling, Data Science, and Robotics and Edge AI.

Rolling opportunities

Faculty funding opportunities with no set deadline. You can also view a full, filterable list of funding opportunities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.

Research Grants

Prolacta Bioscience
Prolacta supports research designed to advance the medical and scientific knowledge of human milk-based nutrition.

OSU Bridge Funding

Division of Research and Innovation
The bridge funding pool seeks to assist faculty who are between externally funded research grants. A principal investigator is responsible for applying to the Division of Research and Innovation if they are seeking financial support from this pool.

NSF 25-540: National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)

National Science Foundation
The NSF Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) program focuses on real-world applications of all areas of Science, Technology , Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Proposers can tailor their research and/or innovation activities to solve specific problems faced by consumers, industries, and/or governments.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33)

National Institutes of Health
This NOFO awards senior individual research training fellowship to experience scientist who with to make major changes in their research director or career.

Air Force Office of Scientific Research Broad Agency Announcement

Air Force Office of Scientific Research
PIs who typically focus on NSF may want to take a second look at DoD funding for fundamental research if their research areas align with those outlined in the BAA. PIs are strongly encouraged to reach out to the program officers listed in the solicitation to discuss the fit of their research ideas with agency goals ($100,000 and $300,000 per year; 3-5 years).

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

NIST
This opportunity has a very broad array of opportunities from applied economics to biomaterials. Contact individual programs to determine if they have any internal deadlines.

Rolling grant opportunities

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Grand Challenges family of initiatives fosters innovation to solve key health and development problems.

Human Longevity and Chronic Disease

The Longevity Science Foundation (LSF)
Letter of Intent. The LSF may consider funding applications that do not align with the current grant call theme of female fertility and longevity, provided they focus on areas such as therapeutics, personalized medicine, AI, or preventive diagnostics. We encourage applicants with high-quality research proposals to apply.

ALS Research

Hop On A Cure
Letter of Intent. Hop On A Cure is dedicated to accelerating groundbreaking research aimed at preventing, reversing, and ultimately curing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Advanced Modeling of Thin Flexible Materials Compressed into 3D Shapes

Private Company (apply through Halo)
We are looking for research, tools, and methodologies to predict how bending, compression, and buckling of flat sheet materials can lead to specific 3D shapes.