• New idea (No prior internal or external funding).

• New team (i.e., the team of three has not received prior 3Cavaliers funding, must have at least one new member).

• At least one of the members is from a different school/unit.  

• Awards are open to all faculty, at least one of whom is eligible to submit external grants.
• Each School/Unit may add additional requirements or restrictions- SEE FULL LIST of Specific School Requirements BELOW: 

College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (participants from CLAS there is an expectation of submission for sponsored program funding within 2-years of receiving funds)

Darden School of Business (funding is for use towards generating and publishing peer reviewed research.)

Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy (participants from Batten project should be submitted to conferences and workshops, and a draft should be prepared for submission to a peer-reviewed journal).

McIntire School of Commerce (participants from McIntire there is an expectation funding is for use towards generating and submitting peer-reviewed research and/or submission for sponsored program funding).

School of Architecture (participants from SARC will be expected to either apply for a sponsored award, submit a manuscript, or both).

School of Data Science (participants from SDS there is an expectation of preparation of a external funding proposal or manuscript). 

School of Education and Human Development (Both tenure track and AGF faculty are eligible to participate; however, participation may not impact load for AGF. Participants from EHD who receive the$80K awards are expected to submit a proposal for external funding to a federal agency (with full IDC) for a total award amount of > $500,000 within 2 years of receiving funds.)

School of Engineering and Applied Science (Both tenure track and AGF faculty are eligible to participate.  Participants from SEAS are expected to submit a proposal for external funding within 2 years of receiving funds).

School of Law (participants from Law selected for the program can draw on their own research and RA budgets for matching funds. No additional restrictions).

School of Medicine (participants from SOM there is an expectation of submission for external funding of an NIH R01, P- or U-level application or equivalent within 2-years of receiving funds. SOM faculty may not apply for $15K awards.)

School of Nursing (participants from SON who receive the $80K awards are expected to submit a proposal for external funding to a federal agency (with full IDC) within 2 years of receiving funds).

UVA's College at Wise (Eligible to submit. No additional restrictions).

You must use the Qualtrics survey to submit the information for your application. We will not accept a document.  Please see the PDFs with the questions you will be asked to answer.

$80K Questions

$15K Questions

Apply for $80K Apply for $15K Questions?

$15K—Award = No review 3Cavs original model (semi-random selection).
$80K—Award = Interdisciplinary research review committee to select awards.

$15K     o Alignment with an outcome appropriate to in the field 

$80K 

 o Significance
 o Innovation
 o Expected impact/outcomes
 o Alignment with external funding agency’s/organization’s priorities, an external outcome for your field such as a peer reviewed article, and/or otherwise raise the visibility of UVA
o Qualifications of the team 
o Budget justification

Requirements:

• Complete the work as planned in a timely manner. If work is not completed, departments agree to return prorated amounts to OVPR.

• No PI salary can be charged to the project. 

• Follow all of the UNIT requirements- see list.

• Use Huron Tag “3Cavs” for any sponsored project submission related to this funding so we can track outcomes. 

• Submit a final report describing the results of the project and related products. 

• Present about your project – in person event to showcase the projects. Dates for event and template for poster TBA. At least one of the three members must attend event.

• Follow-up reporting to document follow-on submitted and funded external proposals. 

• Failure to submit a final report within 30 days of completion of the project and follow-up information within the following grant cycle (maximum one year) will result in a request from OVPR to departments to refund the support. 

Preferences: 

• Research Projects should have a detailed plan for how successful completion of the proposed work would enable outcomes with societal impact

3.0 Year One Dates (FY25):      
19 Nov 2024 - Application Process Open
15 Jan 2025 - Application Closes
Review Process
02 Mar 2025 - Awards Announced
1 Jul 2025 - Award funding begins
31 Dec 2026 - Awards End
30 Jun 2027 - NCE ends

Year Two Dates (FY26)

17 Nov 2024 - Application Process Open
15 Jan 2026     Application Closes
Review Process
02 Mar 2026     Awards Announced
1 Jul 2026     Award funding begins
31 Dec 2027     Awards End
30 Jun 2028     NCE ends

Repeats for 2026 & 2027

Funding Starts July 1- for 18 months, up to 6 month no cost extension. Total 2 years.

Cheryl Wagner cheryl-vpr@virginia.edu 

These funds can be spent on anything except faculty salary! :)

NOTE: All funds must be spent here at UVA. 

$15K will be randomly selected - NO REVIEWS.

$80K More money, more criteria- Reviewed and selected based on criteria.

$15K—Award = No review 3Cavs original model (semi-random selection).
$80K—Award = Interdisciplinary research review committee to select awards.

No. You can only be on ONE project. Regardless of rather you are the lead or co-PI.