Applications for the Spring 2019 URF grant will open on Tuesday, February, 12 and close Friday, March 15.
We will be conducting routine maintenance between Saturday, February 23rd at 10pm EST and Sunday, February 24th at 2am EST. As a result, this site will be inaccessible during this time.
For Current Awardees:
Expenditure Report
Final Research or Conference Report
Request for Extension
Applications: Budget Templates
Research Grant
Conference Support Grant
Impact Seminar Grant
RODG Phase 1 Grant
RODG Phase 2 Grant
See the Frequently Asked Questions for more general information.
Disciplinary areas:
Eligibility:
Evaluation criteria:
Reviewers will evaluate the proposals based on the following criteria:
In addition: please note the following with regard to URF funding:
Undergraduate Participation:
As part of the University’s commitment to providing research opportunities to scholars across our campus community, URF applicants are encouraged to include undergraduate student participants within the framework of their proposals. URF Review Panels will take undergraduate participation under strong consideration when evaluating and scoring proposals. Should applicants require assistance in identifying interested and qualified undergraduates, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) will be glad to provide support: curf@upenn.edu.
Note to BAs:
Only PIs can submit proposals. For BAs who develop budgets on behalf of the PI, below are links to the budget forms for the five URF funding opportunities. BAs should download the budget form using the link provided within the instructions for the applicable funding opportunity. When the budget is complete please forward it to the PI for inclusion in the proposal submission (PI will need to upload the budget as pdf file).
In addition, for BA’s who complete the PI support pages, below are links to the Support template.
The PI can download a complete or incomplete proposal at any time and send it to the BA for review. At the top right of their application is a “Download Grant Application” button.