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The following calendar highlights upcoming grant opportunities focused on Early Career Research, covering a range of disciplines and focus areas. Short-term targets with set deadlines are included alongside longer-term opportunities expected to occur across the next year and beyond. 

Grants Calendar for Early Career Research

Interested in applying? Click here to contact ORP

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Reminder, with an internship agreement run through SIUE as a sponsored project, the graduate student is hired by SIUE under a graduate assistantship.  Therefore, the student will receive the budgeted stipend plus a tuition waiver while working the internship if the student meets eligibility requirements to hold an assistantship AND the assistantship meets all policy requirements (such as minimum length of time).

Click here to view the internship process.

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In collaboration with SIUE, the Lenovo Grants Support Program provides public sector agencies, educational institutions, and hospitals with grants information, customized funder research, and consultation that will help develop project ideas, get technology-rich projects funded, and even expand initiatives that are already in the works.

Through collaboration with SIUE’s Office of Research and Projects, Lenovo’s Grants Development Consultants will work with you to...

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This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides an anticipated 14 awards to state governments, units of local government, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments, and other designated mental health agencies for a 36-month project.

The PSMHI program supports comprehensive service networks addressing untreated mental illness and substance use at the intersection of mental health, substance use, and justice systems through four core areas: (1) crisis stabiliz...

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Due to the overwhelming response to the Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grant opportunity, we will no longer schedule phone calls or respond to emails regarding the program. Instead, we will hold multiple Zoom events each month to answer questions. See below for the schedule.

Three of the most frequently asked questions are answered here:

1) The program’s upcoming quarterly deadlines are

•       April 23, 2026
•       July 23, 2...

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The Science and Engineering Indicators Explorer is a forthcoming web application that will help you create custom visualizations of science and engineering data. You don’t need to be an expert to use this tool—it's designed for anyone who’s interested in analyzing and sharing data on key indicators of U.S. science and engineering performance.

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the U.S. National Science Foundation is ex...

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EPA’s Freshwater Explorer is an easy-to-use, interactive web-based mapping tool for exploring freshwater data from streams, lakes, and groundwater wells in all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It can be used by citizens and non-governmental organizations to better understand national and local water quality issues and to provide water quality information to help federal, state, territory, Tribal, and local partners make decisions about freshwate...

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Jessica DeSpain, PhD, is a professor of English and co-founder of SIUE’s SIUE College of Arts and Sciences’ Interdisciplinary Research and Informatics (IRIS CENTER). She has been an active leader and collaborator on various digital humanities projects that involve communities in utilizing digital capabilities to share their cultures, histories, and experiences. These projects in, include collaboration with the STEM Center on the Digital East St. Louis Project and ...

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The Faculty Advisory Committee for the SIU System (FACSS) is now accepting nominations and applications for the 2026 SIU System Faculty Collaboration Award. This is an annual award to recognize faculty for impactful collaborative endeavors between SIU System institutions (SIUE, SIUC, and their affiliated entities) in the areas of teaching; and/or scholarship and creative activities; and/or service; and/or antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion (ADEI). This award has been...

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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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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