From Carver College of Medicine

Grant Resources

• Facility Descriptions for Grants (Word document)
  Short descriptions of core facilities on campus.  The Core Research Facilities are a collection of centralized laboratories dedicated to developing and providing state-of-the-art research resources to facilitate biomedical research. They are available on a fee-for-service basis to the entire health sciences community as well as outside entities. 
• Scientific Editing and Research Communication Core Facility
  Provides resources for writing grant proposals and publications.
• Facts and Figures
  External funding figures, rankings, and other research data. 

Internal Funding

• VPMA Focused Grant Revision Supplement Opportunity 
  This program is intended to enhance competitiveness of revised (i.e., A1) NIH grant applications for funding. VPMA Focused Grant Revision Supplement funds would provide interim support for investigators to address 1 - 2 specific, score-driving weaknesses noted in the summary statement. Summary statement must have been received within the past 12 months of application to this funding opportunity. Click the title for details and how to apply.
• CCOM GAP Fund 
  The Carver College of Medicine GAP Fund is designed to support innovative faculty and staff developing drug delivery systems, device, and health software technology in the CCOM.  Proposal submission due dates vary, so please check the website often.
• Research Bridge Funding
  Funds to maintain research programs, particularly the support of long-term professional and scientific personnel, during the preparation and review of a resubmitted application
• Levitt Visiting Professorship
  Provides salary support for a visiting faculty member to spend 6-12 months at the Carver College of Medicine for a research sabbatical and includes modest teaching responsibilities/opportunities.
• Stead Family Scholars Program for Early Career Investigator Research
  Provides funding support to outstanding early-stage tenure-track investigators, who are becoming internationally recognized leaders in their respective fields of research, to pursue new unexplored ideas that promise consequential discoveries.
• Pilot Grant Funding Opportunities
  A summary of pilot grant funding opportunities available to UI Carver College of Medicine faculty.

From the Office of the Vice President for Research

• Division of Sponsored Programs
• Funding Opportunities Search
  Access various electronic databases, government agencies, private foundations and selected topic links.
• Internal Funding Initiatives
  Internal funding initiatives administered by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
• UI Limited Submission Opportunities
  The University of Iowa regularly receives invitations to nominate a restricted number of faculty, staff or students for high profile funding competitions.
• Pivot
  A searchable database of funding opportunities based on carefully matched keywords. 
  Need help with searches?  Contact the Division of Sponsored Programs Office at dsp@uiowa.edu.

Other Opportunities

• Office of Extramural Research Grant and Funding Search
  Search for opportunities within the 27 institutes and centers within the NIH.
• Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development
  Search for funding opportunities through the United States Veterans Administration