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The following calendar highlight upcoming grant opportunities focused on Interdisciplinary Research, 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 Interdisciplinary Research

Interested in applying? Click here to contact ORP

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The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) Program Director, John Gawlik will be presenting a one-hour Grant Workshop.  This short program will include a brief overview of the agency and available grants with a focus on how to apply. There will be plenty of time to answer any questions at the end.

This in person workshop is generously hosted by The East St. Louis Historical Society and the Community Archive.

Friday, February 27 from 10 -11:15 am at the Wyvetter Younge Higher Educ...

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Revamping Your Grantseeking Strategy in a Changing Landscape
Feb. 26, 2026 12:00 PM EST

As funding priorities and requirements evolve, grant seekers must adapt their strategies to remain competitive. This webinar will offer insights into updating your approach in seeking external funding, including strategies for tracking trends, revising proposal narratives, and exploring new opportunities. Participants will learn how to respond to shifts in the funding environment and ...

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To become a NSF reviewer, send an e-mail to the NSF program officer(s) of the program(s) that fits your expertise. Introduce yourself and identify your areas of expertise, and let them know that you are interested in becoming a peer reviewer. It is most helpful if you also attach a 2-page CV with current contact information. We also encourage you to share this request with other colleagues who might be interested in serving as NSF reviewers. NSF welcomes qualified reviewers f...

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The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) Program Director, John Gawlik will be presenting a one-hour Grant Workshop.  This short program will include a brief overview of the agency and available grants with a focus on how to apply. There will be plenty of time to answer any questions at the end.

This in person workshop is generously hosted by The East St. Louis Historical Society and the Community Archive.

Friday, February 27 from 10 -11:15 am at the Wyvetter Younge Higher Educ...

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Reminder effective October 10, 2025, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has required all covered individuals listed on an NSF proposal to have completed research security training within 12 months prior to proposal submission. Please see NSF’s research security policies updates and training requirements for R&D financial assistance awards located here.  Additionally USA, DOE, and NIH have started to require it.

Researchers have several training options thr...

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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.

Spencer Foundation
Grant Opportunity: Large Education Research Grants
Summary: The Spencer Foundation invites applications for its Large Research Grants on Education program, which supports education research projects with the potential to contribute t...

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This virtual office hour will focus on updates from the U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences that may be of interest to the biological sciences research community. For additional assistance with accessibility and reasonable accommodations, contact rarequest@nsf.gov or call 703-292-8020 to request support

Upcoming dates

• Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1:00 p.m. – ...

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The program aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through first-hand experience with peer review and to enrich CSR’s pool of trained reviewers in terms of experience and other merit-based factors.

ECR Qualifications

Employment
You have at least 1 year of experience as a full-time faculty member or researcher in a similar role. Post-doctoral fellows are not eligible.

Because the program is focused on early career scientists w...

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Make a direct impact on evidence-based funding decisions across Illinois. Join our volunteer application reviewer pool today to conduct merit-based reviews of grant applications!

Click here to complete a form that collects information to match reviewers with appropriate funding opportunities based on expertise and experience.

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The following calendars highlight upcoming grant opportunities focused on Research Infrastructure & Training and STEM Education, 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

Grants Calendar for STEM Education

Interested in applying? Click here to contact ORP

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The Graduate School is now accepting nominations for the Hoppe Research Professor Award, which is made to SIUE faculty members in order to bring recognition to and support individual programs of research or creative activities. Faculty must be nominated by their Department Chair and/or Dean. These awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. Recipients are expected to prod...

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The calendar below highlights upcoming grant opportunities focused on Non-Federal Research, 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 Non-Federal Research

Interested in applying? Click here to contact ORP

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The Graduate School is now accepting nominations for the Hoppe Research Professor Award, which is made to SIUE faculty members in order to bring recognition to and support individual programs of research or creative activities. Faculty must be nominated by their Department Chair and/or Dean. These awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. Recipients are expected to prod...

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NIH will require new SciENcv Common Form versions of Biosketches and Other Support documents for applications with due dates on or after January 25, 2026. RPPRs and JITs, and prior approval requests submitted on and after January 25 must also use the new Common Form versions. SciENcv is required to create and certify the now-available Common Forms: 

• NIH Biographical Sketch Common Form (which includes the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement)
• NIH Current and Pending (Ot...

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NIH updated the How to Apply – Application Guide in December 2025 to reflect recent policy and procedure updates. 

Find details on all of the major changes and revisions since the last major release at Significant Changes. Here are a few highlights of updated or new instructions: 

• Foreign justification attachments.
• ORCID iD requirements.
• Biographical Sketch Common Form.   
• NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement.
• Current and Pending...

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Building a creative career that connects your work with new audiences takes intention. There's no one-size-fits-all strategy, but learning from others can make the process easier, and less isolating.

Arts Midwest is offering a free webinar series brings together artists and creatives from across the Midwest to share practical, real-world guidance on the skills that support creative work beyond the studio.

Writing for Impact: Artist Grants that Speak to Reviewers will take p...

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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.

National Psoriasis Foundation
Grant Opportunity: Discovery Grants Program
Summary: This grant aims to stimulate the development of new research programs in the field of psoriatic disease capable of competing for long-term funding from the National Inst...

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Kuali Research’s Knowledge Base is an invaluable resource to reference when working on your proposal.

Kuali Research – Budget Tips – Budget Overview
This guide will explain how to create, copy, and print a budget in Kuali:

https://kuali-research.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015653828

Kuali Research – Budget Tips – How Kuali Calculates Costs for Budget Line Items
This guide will explain how the appointment type, base salary, and effort affect...

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NIH’s “All about Grants” podcasts is hosted by the Office of Extramural Research (OER) and where they talk to NIH staff members about the ins and outs of NIH funding. Designed for investigators, fellows, students, research administrators, and others just curious about the application and award process, we provide insights on grant topics from those who live and breathe the information.

Click here to view a listing of the podcasts.