The University of Tulsa provides significant internal funding to support and encourage research and scholarship at the university. These programs are intended to enhance the ability of TU faculty to compete for external funding for their research or creative work, and/or lead to publication or juried exhibition. Internally funded programs also provide opportunities for students to become involved in research or creative projects under the guidance of faculty mentors and to make presentations at professional meetings.
A variety of internally funded opportunities are offered through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs:
Program | Eligibility | Deadlines | Size of Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Development Summer Fellowship | All full-time faculty Preference: junior faculty | October 15 to the Collegiate Dean | One month summer salary and up to $1,000 research support grant |
| Faculty Travel With External Support | Faculty with ongoing, externally sponsored research | No deadline (ongoing) | Domestic airfare up to $1,000; International airfare up to $1,500 |
| Faculty Research Grant | All full-time faculty, visiting faculty & research associates | Twice per year; November 1 and April 1 | Maximum of $4,000 per year |
| Faculty Publications, Juried Exhibitions and Subventions | All full-time faculty | No deadline (ongoing) | Up to $2,000 per peer-reviewed publication or juried exhibition; Up to $4,000 per subvention |
| Student Research Grant | Undergraduate and graduate students | Third Friday of classes in Fall and Spring semesters; First Friday in May for Summer term | Up to $500 per grant, cap of $1,000 per degree program (PhD: up to $1,000; $2,000 cap) |
| Student Travel Funds to Assist with Professional Presentations | Undergraduate and graduate students | No deadline (ongoing) | Undergraduate students up to $400, Master’s and Ph.D. students up to $600, per degree program |
| Graduate School Chapman Graduate Scholar Presentation Awards | Graduate students | Second week of classes | Multiple submissions allowed; priority given to those who have received <$1,000 (master's) or <$1,500 (doctoral) |