Funding Announcements
Foundations Funding Opportunity E-Newsletter - July 2025
Posted July 30, 2025
Discipline(s): All
The Graduate School's Office of Research and Projects (ORP) is offering this monthly e-newsletter of foundation-sponsored grant opportunities available to support the diverse research and creative activities of all faculty.
William T. Grant Foundation
Grant Opportunity: Officers' Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
Summary: Supports studies on how research evidence is used by decision-makers in youth-serving systems.
Grant Cap: $25,000–$50,000 over 1–2...
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SIU System Collaborative Grant – Due September 8
Posted July 30, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Due September 8th, 2025 by 4:30pm
The goal of the SIU System Collaborative Grant program is to promote new biomedical research collaborations and foster receipt of extramural funding for research projects between faculty at each of the SIU campuses, including the School of Medicine, Edwardsville, and Carbondale. Thus, projects considered for funding should represent pilot studies for obtaining preliminary data for larger collaborative projects to be submitted for external fu...
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NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) NSF: 25-543
Posted July 30, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Supports foundational and interdisciplinary research across all aspects of computing, communication and information science and engineering to advance the future of technology, systems and human-centered innovation.
Synopsis
The NSF CISE Directorate supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science and engineering through the following Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) program...
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Office Hours with ORP: Dr. Carolyn (Carrie) Butts-Wilmsmeyer
Posted July 30, 2025
Discipline(s): All
In the video link below Carrie Butts-Wilmsmeyer, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Biological Sciences and the Director of the Center for Predictive Analytics (C-PAN), shares her experiences working with SIUE’s Office of Research and Projects. Over the last 6 years, Dr. Butts-Wilmsmeyer has secured more than $3.2M in funding as a Principal Investigator (PI) and $12.4M providing support for others’ research.
Dr. Carrie Butts-Wilmsmeyer received her P...
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Representing Research Impacts Competition - Due October 1 (Formerly known as Visualizing Research Impacts)
Posted July 30, 2025
Discipline(s): All
The Representing Research Impacts (RRI) competition is designed to encourage SIUE scholars to communicate to the public the results and impacts of their research and creative activities.
The product can be any public facing representation of the scholar/artist/researcher’s research including photo, drawing, painting, collage, sound recording, digital data visualization, diagram, recorded piece of performance art, and so forth. Scholars can create the product indi...
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Free Grant Development Training
Posted July 23, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Together with the Midwest Climate Collaborative (MCC), SIUE is offering free grant development and writing workshops to enable communities to tap into federal, state and private funds for climate work. While our initial focus was primarily through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) we understand that this landscape is changing with the new administration. The grant trainings are still useful for all types of funding opportunities.
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GrantForward Database
Posted July 23, 2025
Discipline(s): All
GrantForward is the prime funding and faculty profile tool for SIUE. It allows researchers to search and save opportunities and create funding alerts. Access to GrantForward can be gained from any SIUE IP address, and off campus through an account profile.
Did you know you can use your SIUE sign-in credentials to login to GrantForward.com?
If you have it bookmarked, the new url is https://www.grantforward.com/saml/siue-edu. If y...
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Grants Calendar for Research Infrastructure & Training
Posted July 23, 2025
Discipline(s): All
The calendar below highlights upcoming grant opportunities focused on Research Infrastructure & Training, covering a range of grantmakers. Short-term targets with set deadlines are included alongside longer-term opportunities expected to occur across the next year and beyond.
Grants Calendar for Research Infrastructure & Training
Interested in applying? Click here to contact ORP
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Office Hours with ORP: Dr. Alaaeldin Elsisi
Posted July 23, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Over the past four years, Dr. Alaa Elsisi has emerged as a dynamic force in structural engineering research, securing over $2 million in competitive funding through his roles at SIUE and the University of Missouri (MU). As an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering department at SIUE, Dr. Elsisi has combined technical expertise with strategic collaboration, contributing significantly to the academic and applied research landscape.
In this video link Dr. ...
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Directory of Top 50 Research Funders
Posted July 16, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Streamlyne has created a funders directory of organizations actively investing in research. Access the directory by clicking the link below.
Directory of Top 50 Funders 2025 Edition
Interested in applying? Click here to contact ORP
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Looking for a Collaborator?
Posted July 16, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Looking for a faculty member to collaborate with on your next research project, check out the “Faculty Experts” link on the Current News page (bottom left corner).
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SIUE Research Centers Spotlight: The STEM Center
Posted July 16, 2025
Discipline(s): All
SIUE Research Centers Spotlight: The STEM Center
Dr. Sharon Locke
slocke@siue.edu stemcenter@siue.edu
The STEM Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides a variety of programming and services to broaden STEM education throughout the region. From organizing and hosting engaging STEM events to developing and testing innovative curricula, our team of researchers, educators, and creators works to define be...
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Summer Faculty Productivity Series
Posted July 16, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Start Date/Time: May 27, 2025
End Date/Time: August 14, 2025
When: Weekly | Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Center for Faculty Development and Innovation, Lovejoy Library (2nd Floor) 2030
Description: Recharge your summer with focused, community-driven productivity! Join us for a weekly series designed to help you prepare, write, and create with purpose. Whether you’re prepping for fall, pushing forward on a man...
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Free Grant Development Training
Posted July 09, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Together with the Midwest Climate Collaborative (MCC), SIUE is offering free grant development and writing workshops to enable communities to tap into federal, state and private funds for climate work. While our initial focus was primarily through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) we understand that this landscape is changing with the new administration. These grant trainings are still useful for all types of funding opportunities....
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GrantForward Database
Posted July 09, 2025
Discipline(s): All
GrantForward is the prime funding and faculty profile tool for SIUE. It allows researchers to search and save opportunities and create funding alerts. Access to GrantForward can be gained from any SIUE IP address, and off campus through an account profile.
Did you know you can use your SIUE sign-in credentials to login to GrantForward.com?
If you have it bookmarked, the new url is https://www.grantforward.com/saml/siue-edu. If you kept your...
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Summer Faculty Productivity Series
Posted July 09, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Start Date/Time: May 27, 2025
End Date/Time: August 14, 2025
When: Weekly | Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Center for Faculty Development and Innovation, Lovejoy Library (2nd Floor) 2030
Description: Recharge your summer with focused, community-driven productivity! Join us for a weekly series designed to help you prepare, write, and create with purpose. Whether you’re prepping for fall, pushing forward on a man...
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Foundations Funding Opportunity E-Newsletter – July 2025
Posted July 02, 2025
Discipline(s): All
The Graduate School's Office of Research and Projects (ORP) is offering this monthly e-newsletter of foundation-sponsored grant opportunities available to support the diverse research and creative activities of all faculty.
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Grant Opportunity: Distinguished Scholar Awards
Summary: Funds research on violence and aggression from social and natural sciences.
Grant Cap: $15,000–$75,000 per year for 1–2 years
Deadli...
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Office Hours with ORP: Dr. Alaaeldin Elsisi
Posted July 02, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Over the past four years, Dr. Alaa Elsisi has emerged as a dynamic force in structural engineering research, securing over $2 million in competitive funding through his roles at SIUE and the University of Missouri (MU). As an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering department at SIUE, Dr. Elsisi has combined technical expertise with strategic collaboration, contributing significantly to the academic and applied research landscape.
In this video link Dr. Elsi...
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Summer Faculty Productivity Series
Posted July 02, 2025
Discipline(s): All
Start Date/Time: May 27, 2025
End Date/Time: August 14, 2025
When: Weekly | Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Where: Center for Faculty Development and Innovation, Lovejoy Library (2nd Floor) 2030
Description: Recharge your summer with focused, community-driven productivity! Join us for a weekly series designed to help you prepare, write, and create with purpose. Whether you’re prepping for fall, pushing forward on a man...
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SIUE Research Centers Spotlight: NCERC – National Corn to Ethanol Research Center
Posted June 25, 2025
Disciplines: All
NCERC – National Corn to Ethanol Research Center
Dr. Yan Zhang yazhang@siue.edu
We are a motivated team of collaborators, validators and visionaries. Our unified goal is to make the world a better, more sustainable place to live. We are driven by a strong passion for excellence in everything we do.
We deliver superior results through adaptable, innovative thinking, supported by our plug-and-play facilities and unparalleled...
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