Funding Opportunities

INTERNAL FUNDING EXTERNAL FUNDING LIMITED SUBMISSIONS NEW & EMERGING FACULTY RESOURCES
The Research Development Office (RDO) provides comprehensive support to faculty in articulating research objectives, demonstrating impact, and enhancing overall quality of proposals to improve funding competitiveness. In addition, RDO administers University of Delaware internal funding programs—including Seed Grants and Limited Submissions—and curates external funding opportunities and other resources designed to advance the success of new and emerging faculty. We invite you to explore the range of services we offer below.

If you are interested in receiving proposal development support, please submit a Proposal Development Assistance Request Form. A member of the RDO team will reach out if more information is needed to process your submission. Allow five to seven work days for processing.

Learn about our services

Internal Funding

Internal UD funds are available to support research, scholarship and creative activities through annual university-wide competitions.

External Funding

A listing of various opportunities from NASA to DE Department of Education. You must login to view these opportunities.

Limited Submissions

Funding opportunities that have limits on the number that may be submitted from a single institution.

New and Emerging Faculty

These programs are intended for late postdoctoral investigators and emerging faculty. This resource has been developed by UC Berkeley and can be utilized by UD.

 

RESOURCES

Funding Databases

PIVOT-RP
A powerful database that includes private and federal funding opportunities and detailed professional information for scientists and scholars. RDO curates lists of federal and private funding opportunities using the Pivot database to aid UD's research community. Below are existing RDO curated lists for your use:

Foundation Directory
Information on U.S. grantmakers and their grants. Full-text search across hundreds of thousands of 990s. Includes news, RFPs, job openings, publications, key staff affiliation, and other grants data.

Government Grants database
Grants.gov system houses information on over 1,000 grant programs and vets grant applications for federal grant-making agencies.

IGNITE- NineSigma Innovation Bulletin
NineSigma helps organizations in the public, private and nonprofit sectors 'connect with the world' to find new solutions, knowledge and partners to accelerate their innovation cycle.

Government Agency Funding

RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
Eric Wommack, PhD
Senior Associate Vice President for Research Dev.
Ph: (302) 831-4362
Jennifer Doran
Administrative Assistant
Ph: (302) 831-6703
David Barczak
Communications Manager
Ph: (302) 831-8169
Jennifer Roth, M.Ed.
Research Ed. Coordinator
Ph: (302) 831-3777
John McMillan
Computing Support Specialist
Ph: (302) 831-8621
Ciara M. O’Connell, MEM
Research Dev. Manager
Ph: (302) 494-4214
Jessica Mankus, PhD
Grants Facilitator
William Repetto
Grants Facilitator
Research Dev. Office
Ph: (302) 831-7088