The Research ASSIST Office administers several internal funding programs for UA researchers. For more information about a program, please contact assist@ua.edu.
The Conference Support Program provides UA faculty the opportunity to organize a distinctive conference on UA’s campus that explores and promotes new ideas and initiatives.
The Championing Resources for Excellence in Arts/Humanities Transformational Efforts Program provides up to $4,000 to support initial or seed funding for research programs, scholarly initiatives, or creative scholarship for projects involving the arts and humanities.
The Office for Research & Economic Development may provide funding to support visits with federal agencies and program officers in Washington D.C.
The Facilitating Uni-PI Science and Engineering Program provides up to $20,000 to support initial or seed funding for research programs, scholarly initiatives, or creative scholarship projects.
The Large Equipment Acquisition Program provides matching funds for the purchase of major capital research equipment to enhance research infrastructure; to facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation; to build research capacity to advance innovation and discovery; to provide equipment access across departments for broader research impact that aligns with strategic research priorities.
The SEC Faculty Travel Program is intended to enhance faculty collaboration that stimulates scholarly initiatives between SEC universities. It enables full-time faculty members from one SEC university to travel to another SEC campus to exchange ideas, develop grant proposals, present lectures, conduct research, and deliver performances.
The Office for Research & Economic Development Senior Fellows Program identifies research leaders in future fields of preeminence for The University of Alabama and provides support to these fellows.
The Stimulating Partnerships to Accelerate Research Collaboration Program will empower UA faculty members to achieve national prominence by providing faculty teams with the necessary internal resources to support critical research development and scholarship activities.