Faculty Funding Opportunities
Faculty Funding Opportunities for Research and Development
91ɬÂþ faculty are solving important problems, developing useful tools, and contributing to our understanding of the world. Funding allows faculty members to support curricular and pedagogical innovation.
External Funding
Explore external funding opportunities to support new or continuing research, creative works, upcoming sabbatical leaves, curriculum development, workshops, equipment, creative works and travel.
Internal Funding
Internal Funding can support pedagogical development, curriculum development, exploring new research/creative possibilities, as well as other types of faculty professional activities. To submit a request for funding, please go to and choose the "Faculty Development Team" from the list of funding opportunities.
Requests submitted to the Faculty Development Team are considered for funding from a variety of funding sources, including but not limited to:
John Crosland Jr. Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
Provides funds to enhance faculty/staff teaching methods and student learning experiences.
Bacca Foundation Visiting Scholar and Artist Program
Supports visits from distinguished scholars, visiting faculty, writers, performing artists and professors of practice.
Charles N. Williamson Endowment
Supports curricular and co-curricular projects and programs that promote understanding of gay and lesbian issues.
Robert C. Whitton Mentoring Fund
Supports events or projects that promise cooperation and collaboration between students and faculty or staff members.
Clark Ross Academic Innovation Fund
Supports faculty/student research and curriculum development that leads to new methods of teaching and research or to the production of new knowledge.
Fund for Teaching, Research and Creative Work on Institutional History
Supports faculty research and teaching initiatives focused on the history of 91ɬÂþ.
Search for Additional Internal Funding
Search by funding type(s) and/or keyword(s). Contact Peter Szanton in the Office of Sponsored Programs for questions and more information.
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Community Engaged Faculty Fellows
The Community Engaged Faculty Fellows program is a year-long opportunity that supports faculty to deepen their community engaged scholarship, build the capacity of our local community in the Charlotte
Community-Based Learning Curricular Development Grant
Faculty curriculum development grants to support the integration of community-based learning components into existing courses and other academic community work.
Cornelson Faculty Innovator in Residence
Established by the estate of George H. Cornelson ’53, this award provides one faculty member a year-long appointment and grant to support work with the Hurt Hub.