Below is a summary of SAS- and Penn-based grant and course development funding opportunities open to SAS faculty members. For more information, please contact the relevant offices indicated.
If you wish to suggest an addition to this list, and it is an opportunity for which a large population within the SAS faculty is eligible, please send us the details at sas-grants@sas.upenn.edu.
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Opportunity |
Eligibility |
Funds may be used in support of: |
Award Amounts |
Application Deadline |
Required Approvals |
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SAS standing faculty, Professors of Practice, Senior Lecturers, Senior Lecturers in Foreign Language, emeriti faculty |
Research travel, access to documents, publication subvention for the dissemination of the research, and more. For further details, visit the ROG website. |
Typically between $500 to $5,000 |
Spring and Fall each year |
Department Chair Business Administrator |
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SAS standing faculty, Professors of Practice |
Conferences held at Penn. For further details, please see the Conference Support website. |
Up to $5,000 for combined URF and SAS awards. |
Spring and Fall each year |
Department Chair Business Administrator |
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SAS standing faculty |
Multidisciplinary groups formed for to investigate important new areas of knowledge or new approaches to traditional disciplines. Ordinarily activities include an ongoing seminar and colloquia with speakers from Penn and outside. |
Up to $5,000 for one year, with possibility to renew for a second year. |
Spring and Fall each year |
Department Chair Business Administrator |
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Faculty teams must include at least one standing faculty member in SAS. Faculty are encouraged to work across academic disciplines. |
To support multidisciplinary global projects led by faculty teams working with students to address societal challenges internationally. |
Up to $50,000 |
Varies |
Department Chair Business Administrator School Dean |
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| A SAS standing faculty member must serve as the project lead. | To address inequities in race, gender, sexual identity, socioeconomic mobility, education, health care, political representation, as well as the grand challenges of climate change, poverty, and immigration. | Up to $50,000 | Varies |
Department Chair Business Administrator School Dean |
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Standing faculty, Professors of Practice |
The URF offers the following grant opportunities: Research Grants, Conference Support, Impact Seminar Grants, and Research Opportunity Development Grants, Phase 1 and Phase 2. For further details, please see the URF website. |
Typically between $5000 to $50,000 |
Annually in Fall |
Department Chair Business Administrator |
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Faculty and senior administrators. Preference given to full-time, non-tenured professors. |
Creative, cross-disciplinary projects that will further Penn’s global initiatives. |
most Project awards involving conferences, workshops, or other convenings are limited to $10,000 or less, and most other Project awards have ranged between $20,000 and $150,000 over a multi-year period. |
Varies |
Department Chair School Dean |
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Penn faculty and senior administrators |
A competitive matching program designed to stimulate and support activity in China and engagement with the Penn Wharton China Center. |
most Project awards involving conferences, workshops, or other convenings are limited to $10,000 or less, and most other Project awards have ranged between $20,000 and $150,000 over a multi-year period. |
Varies |
Department Chair Business Administrator School Dean |
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Penn faculty and senior administrators |
A competitive matching program designed to stimulate and support activity in India. |
most Project awards involving conferences, workshops, or other convenings are limited to $10,000 or less, and most other Project awards have ranged between $20,000 and $150,000 over a multi-year period. |
Varies |
Department Chair Business Administrator School Dean |
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| Holman Africa Research and Engagement Fund | Penn faculty and senior administrators | A competitive matching program designed to stimulate and support activity in Africa. | most Project awards involving conferences, workshops, or other convenings are limited to $10,000 or less, and most other Project awards have ranged between $20,000 and $150,000 over a multi-year period. |
Varies |
Department Chair Business Administrator School Dean |
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Major events, projects, or programs that engage a diverse range of students and bring together multiple groups, especially collaborations among Penn art and culture organizations and academic departments or centers |
Between $2,000-$10,000 |
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Standing faculty at Penn in the humanities and allied departments. |
Fellowships support research that relates to the Center's annual theme. |
$5000 research fund stipends for junior faculty, and up to $10,000 for senior faculty, payable to departments for one course offset. |
Spring |
None |
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Varies; consult the website |
Grants to support women faculty and events and research on women’s issues. |
Up to $5000 |
Spring |
Department Chair Business Administrator |
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Any organization or University entity that meets the goals of the fund, but must be co-signed by a MindCORE affiliated faculty member. Individuals may also apply. |
Grants to support initiatives and activities that build and enhance the mind & brain community at Penn, and foster new collaborations, education, or outreach through conferences, seminars, events or other group activities. |
Up to $2500 |
Rolling |
None |
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Standing faculty in all disciplines. Preference for those who have not yet had a PURM award. |
Funding for one or two students to work with a faculty mentor on a summer research project. |
PURM students receive $4,500 stipend, faculty member receives $1,000 research fund. |
January 21, 2022 |
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At least one team member must be a standing faculty member |
Financial support for a faculty member or team of faculty members to offer an intensive, interdisciplinary summer research experience for a group of 2-5 undergraduates |
All undergraduate participants will receive a $4000 stipend and the mentor(s) will collectively receive up to $10,000 for associated research expenses |
January 31, 2018 |
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Standing faculty with a demonstrated commitment to mentoring undergraduates doing research. |
Grants will provide funds that may be used to offset expenses to support undergraduates doing research or for any other expenditure necessary to facilitate the faculty members continued support of undergraduate research. |
up to $8000 to offset research associated expenses incurred by an undergraduate student. |
January 23, 2022 |
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| Team Grants for Interdisciplinary Activities | Priority given to applications submitted by interdisciplinary teams of faculty members (ie spanning different fields, departments, and/or schools). | Support for a team of faculty members to offer an intensive, interdisciplinary 10-week summer research experience for at least two and up to five Penn undergraduates. | All undergraduate participants will receive a $4500 award and the mentor(s) will collectively receive up to $10,000 for associated research expenses. | January 23, 2022 |
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Students who are new to research and require a summer of intensive training with a faculty member prior to undertaking a more independent project are strongly encouraged to apply. |
Awards for a research project in the summer between a student’s junior and senior years. |
Student budgets of up to $1000 will be considered. Mentors of Junior Jumpstart grant recipients will receive $1000 that will be paid into the faculty member’s research account. |
March 13, 2022 |
We've created this list to help you identify the course development grants available to full-time and tenure-track faculty in SAS to support the development of new courses or modify existing courses.