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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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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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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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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.

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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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Due to the limit on the number of applications by institutions, all SIUE faculty interested in submitting a proposal to the National Endowment for the Arts FY 27 Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) must submit a letter of intent in Kuali Build no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, January 16, 2026.

About the Program

The National Endowment for the Arts FY 27 Grants for Arts Projects (GAP).  The NEA is committed to supporting arts projects for the benefit of all Americans. Grants ...

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Library and Information Services (LIS) is offering STEM Research Hour at noon every Wednesday during the spring semester via Teams. STEM librarian, Shelley McDavid, provides one-on-one assistance and answers questions about the following:

• Searching for articles and resources
• Using AI tools for literature reviews
• Citation help and plagiarism avoidance
• Evaluating and utilizing information effectively

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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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Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty to support a project that will be used to seek extramural funding.

The focus of the program is to support promising junior faculty to undertake pilot projects that will aid in establishing their careers as scholars and independent investigators and enable them to successfully apply for extramural funding.  Additionally, the program intends to support...

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SIUE departments and programs partnering with community organizations are encouraged to apply for a 2026 Meridian Award. These awards, supported by the Meridian Society, provide funding for collaborative projects that benefit Southwestern Illinois communities.

Applications Due: Monday, Feb. 2, 2026

Learn more and apply on the Meridian Society website. 

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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.

Simons Foundation
Grant Opportunity: Autism & Neuroscience division is accepting applications for the Fellows-to-Faculty Award program
Summary: The Fellows-to-Faculty Award program supports talented early career scientists by facilitating the...

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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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Due to the limit on the number of applications by institutions, all SIUE faculty interested in submitting a proposal to the National Endowment for the Arts FY 27 Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) must submit a letter of intent in Kuali Build no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, January 16, 2026.

About the Program

The National Endowment for the Arts FY 27 Grants for Arts Projects (GAP).  The NEA is committed to supporting arts projects for the benefit of all Americans. Grants ...

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Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty to support a project that will be used to seek extramural funding.

The focus of the program is to support promising junior faculty to undertake pilot projects that will aid in establishing their careers as scholars and independent investigators and enable them to successfully apply for extramural funding.  Additionally, the program intends to support...