All Opportunities
for faculty
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards
Award Info:
Provides a $100,000 unrestricted research grant. Of the total amount, $7,500 is for departmental expenses associated with research and education. Charges associated with indirect costs or institutional overhead are not allowed. Defrayal of academic-year salary is not permitted. Funds are normally…
Description:
The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. Criteria for selection include…
Humanities and Emerging Arts (HEArts) Grant - 2026
Award Info:
The maximum allowable budget for a HEArts Grant is $8,000.
The duration of the HEArts award is 12 months.
Description:
Please see the program page for full details and application requirements. The UT Dallas Humanities and Emerging Arts (HEArts) Grant Competition is an internal funding mechanism designed to…
Social Sciences Grant - 2026
Award Info:
The maximum allowable budget for a Social Sciences grant is $8,000.
The duration of the Social Science grant award is 12 months.
Description:
Please see the program page for full details and application requirements. The UT Dallas Social Sciences grant program is an internal funding mechanism designed to collect preliminary data that will lead…
TxACE Collaboration Initiative (TCI) - 2026
Award Info:
The maximum allowable budget for a TCI award is $40,000 over 12 months.
Description:
The UT Dallas TxACE Collaboration Initiative (TCI) is an internal funding mechanism designed to stimulate interdisciplinary research collaborations with a high likelihood of securing major externally funded research. Successful proposals will include at least one non-TxACE affiliated faculty (no affiliation…
Seed Program for Interdisciplinary Research (SPIRe) - 2026
Award Info:
The maximum allowable budget for a SPIRe Grant is $60,000.
The duration of the SPIRe award is 12 months.
Description:
Please see the program page for full details and application requirements.
The UT Dallas Seed Program for Interdisciplinary Research (SPIRe) program is an internal funding…
Faculty Externship Program (Summer 2026)
Award Info:
ORI will provide support of up to $12,000 per faculty participant, which may be used for:
Summer salary support
Travel and lodging expenses
Other reasonable costs directly related to the externship experience
Description:
The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) at The University of Texas at Dallas invites applications for the Faculty Externship Program, a competitive opportunity that supports UT Dallas faculty in spending one month during Summer 2026 embedded at an industry partner or U.S. national laboratory.…
TechAccess: AI-Ready America
Award Info:
Up to 56 awards; one for every state, the District of Columbia, or territory in the U.S. Coordination Hubs will be selected over three rounds: 10 Coordination Hubs in round one, 20 in round two, and the remainder in round three. Each Coordination Hub Award will receive support of $1M/year for three…
Description:
TechAccess: AI-Ready America is a national-scale initiative to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness and adoption across the U.S. by strengthening coordination, leveraging partnerships and resources, filling gaps, and scaling what works — so local and state priorities can lead in…
New Faculty Research Symposium Grant - 2026
Award Info:
The maximum allowable budget for a New Faculty Research Symposium Grant is $25,000.
The duration of the New Faculty Research Symposium Grant award is 12 months.
Description:
Please see the program page for full details and application requirements. The UT Dallas New Faculty Research Symposium Grant is an internal funding mechanism designed to stimulate interdisciplinary…
Research Program -Spring 2026
Award Info:
During 2024, the Board of Directors awarded 14 grants in Medical Research totaling $18.1 million and 13 grants in Science & Engineering Research totaling $16.2 million. Grant awards typically range between $500,000 and $1.5 million. If selected, applicants will work with the UT Dallas Foundation…
Description:
The W. M. Keck Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting Medical Research and Science & Engineering projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. The foundation prioritizes…
Critical Minerals & Materials Accelerator (CMMA)
Award Info:
dependent on topic area
Description:
Must state Topic Area in LOI.
The goals of this NOFO are to:
• Foster industry partnerships to prototype and pilot technologies and processes proven at the bench scale to accelerate adoption of innovative solutions to address critical material challenges in high impact areas;
•…