Internal Grants
Funding Programs
St. Cloud State University has a number of internal grant competitions aimed to support faculty and staff scholars and provide opportunities to enhance the University’s research portfolio, scholarly output, and prepare individuals to pursue external funding.
*Click on the program name for program's eligibility and proposal requirements.
**Anticipated deadlines, please see each program's specifics for actual deadlines.
|
Program Name* |
Program Purpose |
Expected Outcomes |
Anticipated Annual Proposal Deadline(s)** |
| Faculty Improvement: Scholarly Project |
Supports a defined scholarly project with goals and outcomes aligning with the faculty member’s professional development goals. |
Scholarly product, as defined within the proposal | September and February |
| Faculty Improvement: Professional Development |
Supports participation in non-credit workshops/courses that prepare faculty for current or new teaching assignments and/or aligns with faculty member’s professional development plan. |
Participation in a qualifying interactive, hands-on training (non-credit workshop/courses only) | October and March |
| Faculty Improvement: Adjunct Professional Development |
Supports professional development in the discipline in which the applicant teaches for St. Cloud State University. |
Participation in a qualifying professional development activity | October and March |
| Midcareer Grant |
Supports a defined research and scholarly projects that will result in peer-reviewed dissemination OR the submission of a proposal for external funding. |
External grant proposal OR peer-reviewed publication, within 12 months of project completion | October |
| Proposal Enhancement Grant |
Supports a defined preliminary research or scholarly project to enhance the expertise needed to be successful with a submission of a proposal of $25,000 or more to an external funding agency. |
Submission of an external grant proposal of $25,000 or more, within 12 months of project completion | October |
| Saigo Excellence Funds |
Support for faculty and staff with scholarly activities including professional presentations, performances and exhibitions, research and creative endeavors, and publications. |
Professional presentation, project, OR publication |
November |
| Hellervik Prize |
Supports a defined research or scholarly projects which advances knowledge on issues of importance to students, college/school, university, and society. |
Scholarly product (as defined within the proposal) and campus presentation, within 12 months of project completion | January |
| Early Career Grant |
Supports a defined research and scholarly projects that will result in peer-reviewed dissemination OR the submission of a proposal for external funding. |
External grant proposal OR peer-reviewed publication, within 12 months of project completion | February |