Welcome
The Illinois Campus Research Board was established in June of 1932 to serve the campus as a conduit to distribute funding in support of individual or group research projects to faculty members. While funding from the Board is not intended to be a source of continuing support for research activities or research facilities, the Board expects to:
- Help promising new faculty initiate their research on this campus
- Provide seed money for research in new directions
- Provide support for preliminary studies to improve the potential for attracting external research support
- Supplement the resources available from campus units and external sponsors
- Provide modest resources for important research in fields for which external support is either quite limited or unavailable
The Board supports faculty research needs through five distinct programs – Research Board Awards, the Performing Arts & Design Program, the Humanities Released Time Program, and the Scholars’ Travel Fund Program.
The Campus Research Board operates on an academic year schedule, with no activity during the summer months.
Changes Effective Academic Year 2010-11
Click here to see a list of the recent changes to the research board application process.
NEW - Research Board Application Information Sessions
Nancy Abelmann, Representative of the Office of Vice Chancellor for Research to the Research Board; Ex-officio member, now offers Research Board Application Office Hours and special "How to Write a Strong Research Board Application" information sessions.
For information on times and availability please click here.