Frequently Asked Questions - Internal Awards
Information for faculty seeking funding from A&S initiatives.
- Salary and fringe information are variable based on the individual faculty or staff member and semester.
- Budgeted faculty stipends/awards should include 8% for payroll taxes.
- The actual cost of course buyout varies.
- For internal buyouts funded via College of Arts & Sciences research initiatives, please use $6,500 per three-credit course as a budget estimate.
Please contact Storey Gillen (storey.gillen@UND.edu) for assistance with your budget.
- Rates are established by the College of Arts & Sciences to maximize budget and number of projects funded.
- UND Travel policies are available at Procurement and Payment Services.
- Lodging: Up to 75% of maximum allowable rate based on current UND policy.
- Meals: Up to 75% of maximum allowable rate based on current UND policy.
- Airfare or Mileage: Up to 100% of actual cost allowable by UND policy. Faculty are expected to employ reasonable cost saving measures.
Please contact Storey Gillen (storey.gillen@UND.edu) for assistance with your budget.
Student Salary:
- To be determined by project principal investigator.
- PI/Home department is responsible for ensuring compliance with UND student employment policies including posting of positions as required.
Student Travel:
- Up to 100% of actual cost allowable by UND policy. Students are expected to employ reasonable cost saving measures.
- UND Travel policies are available at Procurement & Payment Services.
Please contact Storey Gillen (storey.gillen@UND.edu) for assistance with your budget.
For initiatives that allow purchase of supplies/equipment:
- Items are paid at actual cost.
- Faculty must work with University Information Technology (UIT) for approval to purchase computers, technology and software to ensure best pricing and UND-supported products.
Please contact Storey Gillen (storey.gillen@UND.edu) for assistance with your budget.
These awards are for A&S faculty and staff. Please see more detailed information about eligibility in the links to each award.
- Please see more detailed information about eligibility in the links to each award.
- Proposals that include unallowable expenditures will not be considered for funding.
Please contact Storey Gillen (storey.gillen@UND.edu) for assistance with your budget.
- Please carefully review the purpose and goals of each award information in the link to each.
- If the proposed project does not fit the purpose and goals of the award, the proposal will not be considered.
- If the amount needed to do the proposed work exceeds the maximum allowed, as listed in the links to each award, please either do not submit the proposal or adjust the scope of work to correspond with the maximum.
- If the amount needed is less than the minimum award, please seek out funding opportunities more aligned with needs of the project.
Follow the criteria within the link to each award to develop a project idea. The application may not be considered if the criteria are not followed. Consider:
- What is the scope of the project?
- What are the methods for the project?
- What is/are the objective(s) of the project?
- Who will be involved in creating or building or completing the project?
- What resources are needed?
- How, exactly, are the grant funds intended to be used?
- Is there intent to sell the project and/or charge people to attend (in the case of an event)?
- What is the data management plan?
- Is there a prototype of the project (e.g. initial findings, small study, work sample)?
Please contact Alena Kubatova (alena.kubatova@und.edu) for assistance with project development.
Tailor the application narrative to the mission, initiatives, and guidelines of the application, addressing the request and whether it is for student support, research, or creative activity.
Write the grant in clear, concise language that effectively communicates the project to an audience outside of a specific field or discipline. Avoid field specific jargon/language, as some reviewers may have experience in a specific field; however, this is not always the case.
Have others read a draft of the application narrative. It can be beneficial to have those with no knowledge of the field/project read the narrative, as they can provide feedback if the ideas are being communicated effectively.
Fine Arts & Humanities Initiative proposals are reviewed by an ad hoc committee made up of Fine Arts & Humanities faculty appointed by Associate Dean Rebecca Rozelle-Stone. The ad hoc committee reviews proposals and makes recommendations for funding to Dean Brad Rundquist and Associate Dean Rozelle-Stone. Dean Rundquist decides which proposals to fund.
Proposals to all other internal grant initiatives are reviewed by the A&S Resources and Infrastructure Committee, which makes recommendations for funding to Dean Rundquist and either Associate Dean Alena Kubatova or Daphne Pedersen. Dean Rundquist decides which proposals to fund.
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026: Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity, pending funding availability
Friday, Oct. 30, 2026: Fine Arts & Humanities Award
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026: Joyce and Aqueil Ahmad Endowment
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2027: Seed Award, pending funding availability
Monday, March 1, 2027: Itterman Professional Development
Friday, April 9, 2027: Hoekstra Leadership Award
Late grant applications will not be considered. No exceptions will be made for submissions past the application deadline.