Poverty Solutions

U-M Poverty Solutions offer up to five faculty awards of $20,000 each, per academic year, on a rolling basis. Grants are awarded to projects that focus on strategies to address poverty with effective, real-world solutions.

Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS)

MIDAS (Michigan Institute for Data Science) have been funding annual PODS (Propelling Original Data Science) grants to foster innovative and groundbreaking, multidisciplinary research in data science.

Humanities Collaboratory

The Humanities Collaboratory began through an investment by the Provost’s Office to support collaborative, multi-generational, inclusive, and transformational humanities scholarship that engages compelling questions for the academy and the world beyond. They offer three tiers of funding: (i.) 5×5 Incubator Grants bring together small groups of faculty ($500); (ii.) Proposal Development Grants support the development

Graham Sustainability Institute

The Graham Sustainability Institute provides support for collaborative research that seeks real-world impact on sustainability challenges at the intersection of the environment and society. Of particular note, their Catalyst Grants that are offered in the Fall and Winter provide seed funding of up to $10,000 for short-term, small-scale, collaborative, sustainability research efforts.utions.

Ginsberg Center

The Edward Ginsberg Center offers funding opportunities for community-engaged teaching and research, seeking to engage faculty interested in advancing their scholarship, while enhancing the capacity of social sector community partners and communities through substantial, reciprocal engagement. They offer three different types of grants: (i.) Engagement Grants support academic partners to develop and apply best practices

Center For Research On Teaching And Learning (CRLT)

CRLT (Center for Research on Learning and Teaching) Grants provide a number of grants to enhance teaching and learning at U-M. These grants are open to Lecturers, and applications require approval from your department Chair.

Waived Indirect Costs (IDC) requests

If you need to request a reduction in IDC rate, please fill out the IDC Waiver Request Form Some sponsoring agencies may refuse to fund IDC recovery at the rates outlined by the University. In such cases, the College will consider approving some categories of direct costs to meet the 21.4% threshold that U-M units

Other Incentives & Funding

(1) A variety of internal additional college research initiatives and funding programs are offered (and update more frequently) as support becomes available through the Dean’s office, or research support secured via the advancement team. These programs are organized around specific theme areas or formats of research and creative practice inquiry. These will be posted and

IDC Supplements To Discretionary Funding

College Research Incentive Funds (IDC Supplements To Discretionary Funding) For externally-funded projects bearing more than 28% IDC recovery, the College sets aside 10% of the recovered IDC towards supporting College research incentive funds. These funds will be made available by the September of the subsequent fiscal year (July 1 – June 30) and may be

Dissemination Funding for Publication Subvention

The College supports the dissemination of completed or substantially completed peer-reviewed work, including for publications in books and journals. For Open-Access Journals: To do our due diligence on whether this is a reputable journal, the U-M library provides guidance on open access publishing and has a link to a directory of reputable open access journals.