Research Bulletin
OER-Sponsored Spring Events
Mark your calendars to join OER for its Spring Events focusing on research funding strategy, tenure and promotion, pre- and post-award, faculty excellence, and more. All faculty are encouraged to attend. Elevate your Research Funding Strategy: Making the Most of Grant...
Reminder to Update COE Faculty Profiles
Dear Colleagues, Please take a moment to review and update your COE faculty profiles by sharing your updated information with facultyprofiles@coe.ufl.edu. The COE Grants Directory is a key resource for building research collaborations among COE and UF faculty, and...
AI-Focused Teaching and Research Funding Opportunity
The UF AI2 Center invites faculty to showcase their leadership in AI education by publishing innovative teaching practices in high-impact journals. If you have developed a new AI course, integrated AI into an existing curriculum, or advanced AI education beyond...
Research Strategy Lunch and Learn: Maintaining Momentum
Join the UF Office of Strategic Research Development's Lunch & Learn session on maintaining momentum in research and external funding pursuits. This event will serve as a panel and networking event to provide actionable tips that increase faculty research proposal...
Secrets of a $1B Grant-Writing Consultant: Roadmap to Funding Success
Join the UF Office of Strategic Research Development for a dynamic 3‑part Zoom lecture series led by nationally renowned proposal consultant, Donn Forbes. These sessions will reveal the strategic techniques behind winning some of the nation’s most competitive research...
NIH Common Forms: Updated eRA Commons Validations
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) introduced new eRA Commons validations requiring alignment among three identifiers for all Senior/Key Personnel: (1) the eRA Commons Credential field, (2) the ORCID iD embedded in the SciENcv Common Form Biosketch, and (3) the...
Funding Opportunities
To view a complete list of relevant funding opportunities, please visit OER's Funding Opportunities Database. FEATURED RESEARCH GRANTS UF+FSU Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Hub CTS Pilot Award Program (Cycle 1) LOI: 02/20/2026 Phil Hardin Foundation...
Submitted Proposals – January 2026
Principal Investigator: Cheyenne Conrad (AZCEECS) Co-PI: Crystal Bishop (Mentor; AZCEECS) Funding Agency: Society for Research in Child Development Proposal Title: Caregiver Capacity and Child Development: Understanding Support Roles in Early Intervention Requested...
Newly Funded Awards – January 2026
Principal Investigator: Herman Knopf (AZCEECS) Co-PI: N/A Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County Project Title: Technical Assistance: The Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County Project Period: 12/05/2025 – 12/04/2026 Award...
Funding Opportunities
To view a complete list of relevant funding opportunities, please visit OER's Funding Opportunities Database. FEATURED RESEARCH GRANTS University of Florida UF Innovation Fund 2026 02/13/2026 UF+FSU Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Hub CTS Pilot Award...
Autism Science Foundation Funding Opportunity
The Autism Science Foundation is accepting proposals related to research and training focused on profound autism. The program offers Pilot Grants of up to $35,000 for one-year projects led by established investigators, as well as Pre-doctoral Fellowships providing...
Clinical and Translational Science Award Funding Opportunity
The UF+FSU Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Hub launched its 2025–26 CTS Pilot Award Program (Cycle 1), an intramural funding opportunity supporting innovative, interdisciplinary projects that advance clinical and translational science through the...
UF Innovation Fund 2026
UF Innovate is accepting applications from University of Florida faculty innovators for its 2026 Innovation Fund, which provides funding to de-risk technologies and enhance their commercial potential. The program aims to accelerate technology development and...
Building Research Collaboration between STEM and the Humanities
The UF Office of Strategic Research Development is excited to announce a second series of workshops and panels on grant and research collaboration between STEM and the Humanities. This event will serve as a panel and networking event for researchers, administrators,...
NSF I-Corps Training
The National Science Foundation's I-Corps Program is an immersive, entrepreneurial training program that facilitates the transformation of invention to impact. NSF I-Corps training is valuable preparation for researchers seeking funding and interested in advancing...
Strengthen Your NSF CAREER Proposal
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is hosting a 2026 Early Career Investigator Workshop series designed to help faculty strengthen NSF CAREER proposals through structured guidance and peer feedback. Led by Associate Dean for Research and Innovation Jennifer...
Early Career Research Resources and Opportunities
UF Research's Office of Strategic Research Development recently hosted a Strategy Lunch and Learn to highlight early career funding opportunities and signature programs designed to support emerging researchers through prestigious, multi-year awards from both federal...
UF Center for Precollegiate Education and Training Informational Session
The UF Center for Precollegiate Education and Training (CPET) supports UF researchers in expanding the reach and impact of their work through experiential learning programs for precollege students and K–12 educators across Florida. CPET offers collaboration...
AI for Health Institute Workshops and Seminar Series
The AI for Health Institute is hosting its inaugural Frontier Scholar visit on February 16–17, featuring Christopher Tignanelli of the University of Minnesota, a national leader in AI-enabled clinical decision support systems who has implemented and evaluated these...
Administrative Changes to NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced several administrative updates for 2026 that may affect education researchers pursuing health-, behavioral-, or prevention-focused projects. NIH is aligning HIV/AIDS application receipt dates with standard deadlines to...
Protecting Special Education Amid Federal Funding Changes
Boston University's Wheelock College of Education and Human Development shared insights in a January webinar related to special education and federal funding changes. Advocates are raising renewed concerns about the fragility of special education protections in the...
OER-Sponsored Spring Events
Mark your calendars to join OER for its tenure and promotion and pre- and post-award event series. Faculty are encouraged to attend and learn how OER can support their research pursuits. Additional events in this series will be announced in the coming weeks. All...
Collaborate with the UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute
The UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI), housed at the Florida Museum of Natural History, supports UF faculty and staff in developing high-quality broader impacts plans that connect research to communities across Florida. Since 2018, TESI’s interdisciplinary...
Gerber Foundation Funding Opportunity
The Gerber Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 Pediatric Major & Novice Research Grant cycle. This program supports medical research that improves the health, nutrition, and developmental outcomes of infants and toddlers from the prenatal period...
NSF CAMEL Funding Opportunity
The National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with philanthropic organizations including the Walton Family Foundation, is accepting proposals for the Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12 program. CAMEL aims to advance...
