To be eligible, awardees must be assistant professors and their proposal must align with the Fox Center’s 2026-27 research theme, HABITAT. By supporting promising faculty research, the URC at Emory University seeks to contribute to the cultivation of intellectual resources for a better future.
Eligibility
Regular, continuing full-time faculty of Emory University are eligible to apply. URC eligibility follows criteria for “full-time faculty” as defined within each school. Postdocs, fellows, adjuncts, and part-time faculty are not eligible to apply for URC funding. For full-time faculty in Emory College of Arts and Sciences (ECAS), more information regarding eligibility requirements can be found under "Leave Policies and Course Release" on the ECAS Office of Faculty website.
Submission Limits
Each applicant may submit one proposal as PI, Co-PI, or investigator. Past URC awardees must (1) wait three full URC cycles after their previous award's completion date before submitting a new funding proposal to the URC and (2) have completed the required URC project progress reports. It is important to note that an award's completion date includes any approved no-cost extensions (NCEs).
Timeline
- 10/17/25 – RFP released
- 11/06/25 – Information Session via Zoom
- 01/17/26 – Proposals due by 11:59 p.m. ET
- 4/20/26 – Award notification (projected)
- 06/01/26 – Project period start date
- 03/31/27 – No Cost Extension (NCE) Request Deadline
- 05/31/27 – Project period end date