Faculty Research Dashboard

Research funding, news and events for faculty and researchers

Faculty Research Dashboard

Research funding, news and events for faculty and researchers

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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.

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Oregon's Pitch Polish program

Thursday, November 20, 2025, Stirek Auditorium in Austin Hall

In collaboration with TiE Oregon, the Pitch Polish Bootcamp & Competition is a four-day intensive hosted by the OSU Advantage Accelerator at Oregon State University. Designed as both a training ground and a launchpad, this program helps founders refine their path to investment readiness while…

Early Career Grant Opportunities and Resources

Thursday, November 20, 2025, Zoom Webinar

The Office for Research Advancement (ORA) is hosting an "Early Career Grant Opportunities and Resources" presentation. This presentation is designed for early career faculty and will cover various federal funding opportunities and provide information about available resources for developing…

CHIPS R&D Broad Agency Announcement Webinar

Thursday, November 20, 2025, Webinar

This informational webinar will provide general information regarding the CRDO Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) published on September 24, 2025. It will offer general guidance on preparing White Papers and if invited, Pre-negotiation Packages, and answer questions submitted in advance. Proprietary…

Annual OSU Engagement Conference

Thursday, December 4, 2025, CH2M HILL Alumni Center / Corvallis, OR

Join us at the Annual OSU Engagement Conference Dec. 4: The OSU Engagement Conference offers beneficial insight, ideas, information and networking for faculty, staff or partners who are currently involved in typical or atypical engagement work, poised at the edge of engagement and want to begin,…

OHSU 2025 Chemical Biology & Physiology Conference

Thursday, December 11, 2025, Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR

Chemical Biology and Physiology 2025 is the fifth offering of a biennial international conference series focused on the growing intersection of Chemical Biology and Physiology. The interaction of Chemical Biology and Physiology is based on the need for new tools that are applicable in complex…

Funding opportunities

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

New Investigator Grant

Medical Research Foundation

Deadline: Monday, December 15, 2025

Through this award, the MRF supports promising new investigators in biomedical research. Principal investigators must be at the beginning of an independent career with a faculty position at one of Oregon's colleges or universities.

Microbial-based oral health solutions for companion animals

Apply through Halo

Deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026

The sponsor is looking for a novel, microbial-based oral health solution for dogs and other companion animals that addresses key oral health concerns such as dental plaque and tartar accumulation, halitosis (bad breath), gum inflammation, and/or overall periodontal health.

Magnetic property testing of synthesized solid materials

BASF (apply through Halo)

Deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026

BASF is looking for a partner that has capabilities to determine the strength of the ferromagnetic properties of synthesized solid samples.

Integrated system for high-accuracy liquid dispensing and mixing

Apply through Halo

Deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026

The sponsor is looking for commercially ready solutions or custom-engineered systems capable of precise micro-dosing, mixing, and dispensing of liquids without cross-contamination between batches.

2026 Sun Grant Western Regional Center Competitive Grants Program

Western Region Sun Grant Center (USDA-NIFA funds)

Deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026

The Sun Grant Western Regional Center provides competitive research grants of up to $105,000 to advance its mission: leveraging the expertise of the nation’s land-grant institutions to develop, distribute, and implement bio-based energy technologies and foster economic diversification in rural communities.

Scientific Software Research Faculty Award

Simons Foundation

Deadline: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Letter of Intent due. The SSRF Award will support researchers who have a strong track record of leadership in scientific software development. The aim of this program is to stimulate the development and maintenance of core scientific software infrastructure in academic environments through creating a new, long-term, faculty-level career path.

Scientific Software Research Faculty Award

Simons Foundation

Deadline: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for its Scientific Software Research Faculty Award (SSRF Award) in the MPS program for new faculty appointments to start no later than September 1, 2027. Appointments must begin on the first of the month.

Maximizing Investigators' Research Award

National Institutes of Health

Deadline: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

MIRA provides support for the research in an investigator's laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS through a single grant award. The goal of MIRA is to increase the efficiency of NIGMS funding by providing investigators with greater funding stability and scientific flexibility.

Travel Support for Mathematicians

Simons Foundation

Deadline: Thursday, January 29, 2026

The goal of the program is to substantially increase collaborative contacts between accomplished, active mathematicians in the United States.

VinFuture Prize

VinFuture Foundation

Deadline: Friday, April 10, 2026

The 2026 applications are open. The core activity of the Foundation is to award the annual VinFuture Prize to proven breakthrough scientific research and technological innovations which have high potential to create meaningful change in people’s lives.

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.

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.