About the URC

The University Research Committee (URC), a standing committee of the Faculty Council, is responsible for awarding research grants to full-time faculty of Emory University. The program is intended to promote rigorous and innovative scholarship in all academic disciplines to benefit the Emory community and beyond. .

Applications are solicited annually from all regular, full-time faculty members of the University. URC eligibility follows criteria for “full-time faculty” as defined within each school. Proposals are reviewed by six discipline-based subcommittees, composed of faculty members of the University. In addition, a committee is dedicated to interdisciplinary research which promotes collaboration and integration across academic disciplines.

University Research Committee accepting funding proposals for 2025-2026

Applications are accepted Oct. 11, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. Jan. 17, 2025.

With support from the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (SVPR), and in collaboration with the Halle Institute for Global Research, and the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, the University Research Committee (URC) announces its annual Request for Proposals (RFP).

The URC promotes rigorous and innovative scholarship in all academic disciplines to benefit the Emory community and beyond. The URC supports: 

  • Early career faculty on their path toward research independence 
  • More advanced faculty who wish to engage novel questions that enhance their expertise 
  • Teams of faculty who seek to transcend the boundaries of their respective disciplines and undertake transformative research 

Proposals will be accepted for the following six (6) categories of research and scholarly activity:

  • Arts: Visual and Performing
  • Biological and Health Sciences 
  • Humanities
  • Interdisciplinary 
  • Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • Social Sciences

Interested proposers can find full program details within the program's REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

Proposals for each funding category must be submitted within Emory's InfoReady grant application proposal system. Direct links to each funding category’s submission portal are provided within the full RFP.