UNC Idea Grant - UNC Research

$10,000-$20,000 to de-risk an idea

The UNC Idea Grant is a pilot funding program that encourages researchers to develop novel ideas that address important problems or roadblocks to a current line of inquiry. This competition is open to any field of research and/or scholarship conducted by UNC-CH researchers. Proposers must demonstrate how their proposed research project will have impact by addressing an important problem in their research field. The goal of this program is to provide initial support to projects so that researchers will be more competitive for additional external or large-scale internal funding. This funding program will not serve as bridge funding or to supplement existing funding.

This program is part of the Vice Chancellor for Research’s university-wide pilot funding portfolio, with the goal of furthering the University’s pre-eminence as a national and world-renowned leader in foundational research, creative practice, and the translation of research into social settings.

Idea Grants will range between $5,000 – $20,000 for up to 1 year. The deadline for this year is 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021.

Complete application details, including eligibility requirements, submission instructions, and allowable costs may be found here.

Please use this required template for the cover page of your application.