This page provides information on several internal funding programs. It should not be considered exhaustive. There may be additional opportunities available through the individual schools or units within the University.
The Office of the Provost manages the 4-VA Research Grant Program. 4-VA research grants are intended to improve research competitiveness within the Commonwealth by providing funding for faculty to engage in pilot research focused on 4-VA goal areas that could be used as a springboard for subsequent, major federal grants.
The Office of Undergraduate Research offers several grants to students to fund research projects.
Director, Andrus G. Ashoo
Director, Andrus G. Ashoo
aga3j@virginia.edu
The Brain Institute offers multiple mechanisms for seed funding ranging from basic science grants to human neuroscience research support. We provide pilot funding to new projects as well as targeted investments to accelerate existing research programs.
BrainUVA@uvahealth.org
UVA's Environmental Institute invests in and facilitates interdisciplinary research, merging theories, methods, and data to develop novel frameworks and applications that are transformative and have societal impact.
environment@virginia.edu
UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy offers a variety of funding opportunities to facilitate interdisciplinary scholarship, research and teaching, and collaborative partnerships related to democracy, broadly understood.
karshinstitute@virginia.edu
The LVG Seed Fund provides capital and other resources to accelerate technologies based on UVA research to market. The fund is evergreen and will re-invest its gains to provide capital for additional investments. Investment decisions are made with the oversight of the Seed Fund Committee.
lvg@virginia.edu
iTHRIV offers a variety of tools and resources, including pilot/seed grant funding and training opportunities for research professionals and community partners.
ithrivadmin@uvahealth.org
The UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center provides funding for numerous pilot projects and seed projects that span multiple areas of research focused on cancer. These funds support small, innovative start-up projects that are cancer-relevant, with the goal of generating preliminary data that will lead to external funding and peer-reviewed publications.
UVACC_researchadmin@virginia.edu
Find a list of internal funding opportunities supported by SOM and UVA.
The Jefferson Trust funds new programs and projects that enhance UVA and enrich the student experience. Any student, faculty, or staff member may apply.
CGII offers grant programs to stimulate research addressing problems and challenges of global scale, scope, concern, perspective, and impact. They are particularly interested in proposals that outline innovative methods and promote cross-university and international collaborations.
tmt8w@virginia.edu
The 3Cavaliers Program supports groups of three collaborative faculty members spread across at least two disparate disciplines, located in different units or schools, to self-assemble, formulate and explore creative, high-risk, high-payoff interdisciplinary research ideas that might not be ready for more traditional funding.
Several of the Grand Challenges offer seed funding under the five strategic research areas.