Research Disruption Mitigation Fund:
Mitigate the financial impact of research ramp down and resumption of research activities in STEM fields includes life science and biomedical science,
Applications closed Nov 20
Research Transition Fund:
Support COVID-19 induced gaps in research experienced in social science and humanities disciplines.
Applications closed Nov 20
Bridge Grants:
Gap funding between external grants when it is expected that the extra support would secure a new grant.
Social Inequality in Health Status and Health Care:
Research opportunity for:
Applications closed on September 23.
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the research community implemented a rapid ramp down of on-campus research, continued much research remotely and, since June 8, has been resuming on-campus research safely and effectively. The resilience of the community has been inspiring. Nevertheless, these circumstances have had a profound impact on research. It has become clear that the negative impact on research progress is not distributed equally across the community. Bench research, human subjects research and field research are more impacted than is theoretical research, and studies have quantified the disproportionate impact on some groups, including women, families with young children, under represented groups, and pre tenure faculty. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0921-y And recent events have emphasized that many in these groups also struggle against systemic racism.
In the face of these challenges, we have been responding to the pressures on our research enterprise. We have:
As we look forward, many challenges remain. The Research Recovery Program is designed to mitigate some impacts of the pandemic on research at Penn. It will be supported with a combination of funds redirected from current programs, augmented with funds from the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. The goals of the Research Recovery Program are to:
Applications open Monday, Sept 21. The deadline is Friday, November 20.
The Research Disruption Mitigation Fund will make grants up to $40k to mitigate the financial impact of research ramp down and resumption. The grants will be awarded for unexpected costs expended during the shut-down or required for ramp-up. Examples include but are not limited to unexpected technology expenses required for on campus or remote research; losses due to animal colony reduction; extraneous costs to restart instrumentation; specialized reagent replacement. Salary support is not an eligible expense.
Eligibility: Junior faculty (assistant professors and research assistant professors), significantly impacted by the pandemic
Award Criteria: Unrecovered expenses due to research ramp down
Award Amount: Up to $40k
Grant Term: One year
Proposal Submission Guidelines:
Applications open Monday, Sept 21. The deadline is Friday, November 20.
The Research Transition Fund will make grants up to $15k to support COVID-19 induced gaps in research experienced in social science and humanities disciplines. Examples include, but are not limited to, unexpected technology requirements for on campus or remote research; unanticipated activities in lieu of canceled field work or canceled travel; short term assistance to catch up/leap forward in data analysis; training to acquire advanced skills that will propel the research; technology to support analytics. Faculty salary is not an eligible expense.
Eligibility: Junior faculty, assistant and research assistant professors significantly impacted by the pandemic
Award Criteria: Expenses that mitigate delays due to the pandemic
Award Amount: Up to $15K
Grant term: 1 year
Proposal Submission Guidelines:
Applications closed on September 23.
As part of Research Recovery program, faculty are invited to submit brief proposals for consideration to Penn’s 2020 Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement Program.
This opportunity is for research projects :
Eligible Faculty:
Eligible Fields: Biomedical basic science research and health services research including behavioral research and health care delivery.
Funds must be used for one or more of the following types of health research:
Award Amount: $200K to $800K
Award Term: 4 years (Grant State Date: 6/1/2021 to Grant End Date: 5/31/2025)
Proposal Submission Guidelines:
Note: Proposals chosen for submission will work with the Grants Coordinator in the Provost’s Office to complete the official submission per the guidelines from the PA Department of Health.
Guidelines will be available soon.
Bridge grants are designed to provide gap funding between external grants when it is expected that the extra support would secure a new grant. Given the extended disruption in research this spring, it is anticipated that this need will increase compared to previous years. Processes are in place within the schools to manage bridge grant requests.