URFO Small Awards Program
Applications Accepted at Any Time - E-mail submission only!
The URFO Small Awards Program provides up to $1,000 per academic year to tenured and tenure-track faculty members to support research and scholarship activities. The Program provides limited funds when other sources of funds, such as faculty start-up funds, departmental funds, grant funds, are not available. Funds are expected to be expended within six months of award. A total of $20,000 is available to support this program for the 2018-19 academic year. Scanned forms must be submitted to urfo@utoledo.edu.
Eligibility
- All tenured and tenure-track faculty
- Request must be for future, not past activity
Examples of Activities Eligible for Support
- Assistance in bringing a visiting scholar to campus to discuss research or research collaboration
- Support for a small research conference or workshop
- Travel to a national laboratory, university, government office, and/or foundation to explore research project funding
- Travel to a collection in support of research or scholarship activities
- Support to purchase a database or other materials needed for a research project
Examples of Activities NOT Eligible for Support
- Page charges for an article or manuscript
- Purchase of office furniture and supplies
- Food and beverages - with exception of a research conference or workshop of 20 attendees or greater
- Alcoholic beverages
- Clothing and personal items
- Laptop computers, tablets or handheld electronic devices