2025-2026 Proposals

The University Research Committee Proposals for the 2025-2026 funding cycle in the following categories:

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

All regular, full-time Emory faculty, of all ranks, are welcome to submit an application.  URC eligibility follows criteria for “full-time faculty” as defined within each school. Postdocs, Fellows, Adjuncts, and part-time faculty are not eligible.

• View eligibility details Application FAQs
• View application policies and guidelines for each category

Each applicant may submit one application selected from one of the following categories:

• Arts: Visual and Performing
• Biological and Health Sciences
• Humanities
• Interdisciplinary (1-PI, $30,000 award; 2 or more-PIs, $40,000 award)
• Mathematics and Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences

Each category, with the exception of Interdisciplinary, awards a maximum of $30,000 per application.

Most regular URC proposals will have one principal investigator.  Interdisciplinary applications with one PI may be awarded up to a maximum of $30,000.  Two or more PIs are required in the Interdisciplinary category to be eligible for the $40,000 award. 

Eligibility requirements and criteria for submission may be accessed through the following links for the URC grant or the URC-Halle Institute for Global Research Award:

• URC Grant Application Policies and Guidelines
• URC-Halle Institute for Global Research Award

Proposals must be submitted through the Emory’s InfoReady system .

2025-2026 URC Grant Applications Accepted

October 11, 2024 through January 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM

URC Request for Proposals (RFP) 2025-2026 Funding Cycle

Funding decisions will be made in late April 2025 with notifications to follow.

Please email questions or requests for additional information to the University Research Committee Administrative Support, urcappl@emory.edu.