SVSU Faculty Research Grant

The purpose of this grant is to provide resources to faculty who are conducting research leading to publication or presentation.

The proposal must state in the budget how each item is essential for the completion of the project.

Eligible expenses include: student assistant wages, equipment, supplies and materials, travel cost, other cost such as postage, photocopying, and computer software. 

Release time may be requested. Note:  Faculty Research Grant applicants should not request financial support for his or her salary; proposals may request release time for the fall and/or winter semesters of the next academic year.  For example, if you are applying November 15, 2026, the release time you request will be for the fall 2027 or winter 2028. No release time will be granted to faculty members the academic year following an awarded Sabbatical.

Eligibility: Full-time faculty members on continuing appointment.

                Endowed Professors are ineligible to apply.

Faculty who have been awarded three Faculty Research or Professional Growth Grants (historically - unit committee award) in the last five years are ineligible for additional awards unless they have applied for external funding through Sponsored Programs.

Living expenses for faculty who are on sabbatical cannot be covered from this grant.

To apply, learn more and view grant guidelines, visit InfoReady, SVSU’s online internal grant application tool. The grant guidelines and applications only appear when being accepted, typically 90 days prior to the due date.

Applications are due by 4:30pm, November 15 of each calendar year or the next business day if the due date falls on the weekend. 

Current application guidelines supersede any information on this website and may be revised at any time by the appropriate SVSU committee(s) or authorized personnel. Applicants are encouraged to review the guidelines carefully and contact sponsoredprograms@svsu.edu if any discrepancies are identified so that website information can be updated. Thank you for your understanding.