Research & Grants

WELCOME

The Lerner College encourages and invites faculty to engage in the Research community.  If you have questions about what is provided below, please contact, Krista Urbaniak, urbaniak@udel.edu, at the Lerner College Dean’s Office. Full information about how research works at the University of Delaware can be found at UD’s Research Office.

• Information for PIs
• Getting Started
• Lerner College Research Grants

Information for PIs

Please note that all information must be supplied to Dean’s Office at least ten business days prior to your sponsor’s due date to guarantee the Research Office time to review.

• Grant Request Form
• Funding opportunities
• Proposal training

Getting Started

Please complete all the forms below in order to establish your profile as a Principal Investigator (PI) at the University of Delaware.  Please cc Krista Urbaniak (urbaniak@udel.edu) on all forms.

If you reach out to the Research Office for Proposal Development Assistance or for any other reason, please include Krista Urbaniak, urbaniak@udel.edu, on communications.

Lerner College Research Grant

Lerner College is committed to fostering high-quality research that contributes significantly to our strategy of supporting publications in top journals. To this end, we are pleased to offer grants aimed at supporting projects with tangible outputs, such as highly regarded academic journal publications. These grants represent an excellent opportunity to advance your research while supporting Lerner College’s mission and strategic goals.

Grant Details:

• Objective – The grant aims to provide financial support for research projects, encourage activities that contribute to Lerner’s development, and promote the dissemination of findings through publications and presentations.
• Eligibility – This program is open to all full-time Lerner faculty members, with a maximum of $5,000 in grant funding per (PI) faculty member per academic year.
• Use of Funds – Funds may purchase data, hardware, and software, hire research assistants, and support other research-related activities. Please note that grant funds cannot be used for travel or to fund faculty salaries.
• Proposal Requirements – Proposals should be no more than two pages, excluding the faculty vitae and budget. They must include the title, PI and co-PIs’ names and titles, an abstract, literature review, research objectives, budget, and more, as detailed in the attached grant RFP.

The submission deadline for fall is closed. Subject to funding availability, the next opportunity will open in January 2025.