College of Health Professions Faculty Funding Opportunities
The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions (CHP) is currently accepting applications for the following funding opportunities:
- Faculty research project grant (up to $2,000).
- Faculty research assistance grant (up to $500).
- Faculty travel grant (up to $500).
All full-time tenured, tenure-track, and fixed-term CHP faculty members are eligible to apply.
Applications are reviewed twice a year, during the fall and spring submission cycles. Each applicant can apply to each funding opportunity once per academic year. Applications are reviewed by members from the CHP Research Committee. In some cases, if additional content expertise is needed the CHP Research Committee may request assistance from external to review submissions. Each application will be evaluated solely based on the materials presented in the proposal. If an application is awarded funding, the funds will be transferred to the assigned cost center. For research projects and assistance funding opportunities, awardees will have one calendar year to utilize the funding.
Deadlines
- Fall submissions are due before 5 pm on October 15th, 2025.
- Spring submissions are due before 5 pm on March 18th, 2025 .
- Applicants should expect reviews to be completed within 2-3 weeks following the deadlines. Letters of acceptance/rejection are emailed.
- Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed.
Application instructions
- Complete the appropriate cover page form. The form must be signed by the faculty presenter and the chairperson of the respective department. If you plan to use digital signing, please download the form onto your hard drive and open it with the latest Acrobat version. Please be aware that after digital signatures are applied, the document cannot be modified, for example by including additional PDF pages or changing the text.
- Complete the application as outlined in the guidelines below.
- Combine the cover page and application into a single PDF document.
- Save the document with your last name followed by the type of funding opportunity. For example “Smith CHP faculty travel grant”.
- Email the combined cover page and application PDF document to CHP Research Chair.
- Contact the CHP Research Chair with any questions.
Other internal and external grants
Internal and external grant opportunities are also available through the Central Michigan University Office of Sponsored Programs. For more information regarding external grants, contact your research and sponsored program officer.