Faculty Research & Creative Opportunities

The Office of the Provost is accepting applications for the 2026–2027 Provost Competitive Faculty Development Grant (PC-FDG). The program provides competitive awards of up to $3,000 to support substantive faculty work that advances scholarship, creative activity, teaching, or curricular development. Applications must be submitted by October 26, 2026.

All full-time teaching faculty and full-time Library faculty are eligible to apply. Faculty may submit one application during this funding cycle.

Funding may be requested for activities such as:

• conducting or advancing original research, scholarship, or creative activity, including travel necessary to carry out that work, such as archival or collections-based research, archaeological or other fieldwork, site-based research, or access to specialized research resources;
• presenting scholarly or creative work at a professional conference or meeting;
• publication or dissemination costs associated with scholarly or creative work;
• specialized professional learning directly connected to the development of teaching, curriculum, or academic programming;
• unusual costs associated with pedagogical or curricular development that would not ordinarily be supported through departmental operating funds; or
• other clearly defined activities that will result in a substantive scholarly, creative, pedagogical, or curricular outcome.

Conference attendance alone is not eligible for PC-FDG support unless it supports one of the categories above. Conference-related requests should be connected to the presentation of scholarly or creative work, participation in a substantive professional-development activity with an identified outcome, or another purpose consistent with the goals of the grant.

The Office of the Provost is accepting applications for the 2025–2026 Award for External Grant
Achievement and Faculty Research. This award was created to recognize faculty who have secured external funding through a grant or contract, and to support the continued growth and impact of their scholarly and creative work.

Funded through charitable gifts and grants raised by the SUNY Oneonta Foundation, this $2,500 award provides additional support for faculty whose externally funded projects would benefit from expanded research activities, increased visibility, or enhanced opportunities for student involvement

The Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development (ORIED) is responsible for designing, directing, and expanding the footprint of SUNY’s research, innovation, and economic development activities.

SPIN is a comprehensive database containing over 40,000 funding opportunities from more than 10,000 federal, public, non-profit, and private sponsors. Registered users can set up and save search preferences, sign up for email notifications, organize and export funding searches and funding opportunities.

The New York State Office of Employee Relations (OER) offers various grant opportunities and professional development programs for state employees.

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• ACLS Fellowships: This fellowship program includes a joint fellowship with the New York Public Library as well as named awards from generous donors. ACLS invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines of the humanities and related social sciences. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work. (Note the ACLS Fellowship program does not fund creative work, textbooks, translations, or pedagogical projects.) Fellowships are intended to be salary replacement to help scholars devote 6-12 months to research and writing. Application deadlines are typically in September and awards announced the following March.
• American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants: The American Philosophical Society’s Franklin Research Program is designed to help cover the costs of travel to libraries and archives; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or other similar research materials, costs associated with fieldwork, or laboratory related expenses. The deadlines for applications and two letters of support is typically October 1 (for work commencing February – January of the next year) and December 1 (for work in April – January of the next year).
• National Endowment for the Humanities/ National Foundation on the Liberal Arts’ Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants: These grants support the preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts of value to the humanities that are currently inaccessible or only available in inadequate editions or translations. These grants support full or part-time activities for periods of one to three years up to a maximum award amount of $300,000.
• Scholarly Editions and Translations

• Luce/ACLS Early Career Fellowships in China Studies
• American Association of Physics Teachers Grants and Scholarships: American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)- Venture Fund is a resource for AAPT members to promote the development and marketing of innovative teaching products and services for physics and other sciences.
• NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education: NSF’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program supports a variety of development and implementation activities and research efforts to (1) bring recent advances in STEM disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge into undergraduate education, (2) adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices into STEM teaching and learning, and (3) lay the groundwork for institutional improvement. There are various proposal deadlines depending on the program track and funding level – typically deadlines are the third week in July and mid-January.
• Russell Sage Foundation: Russell Sage Foundation grants support innovative research that broadens the understanding of the causes and consequences of rising economic inequalities in the U.S. Research grants are available for up to $200,000 (including overhead) for two years and presidential awards of up to $50,000 with no overhead. A letter of inquiry (LOI) is required. If the Foundation determines that the project aligns with its priorities and available funding, the applicant will be invited to submit a full proposal.
• The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation: This foundation offers award programs to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances throughout the world. Award programs include: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, and Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions.

• American Association of Physics Teachers Grants and Scholarships: American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)- Venture Fund is a resource for AAPT members to promote the development and marketing of innovative teaching products and services for physics and other sciences.
• Longview Foundation: The Longview Foundation offers grants for Internationalizing Teacher Preparation. Through this grant program the foundation supports efforts to expand teachers’ global knowledge and skills. Preference is given to teacher preparation institutions that are connected to state or citywide systemic efforts. Grants range from $10,000 (for single institutions) to $30,000 (for multi-institutions).
• Spencer Foundation: The Spencer Foundation supports education research projects that contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived. Up to $50,000 available for projects of 1 – 5 years. Applications accepted 3 times per year.