{"id":87,"date":"2018-05-22T11:28:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T18:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T23:35:25","slug":"internal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/funding\/internal\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal Funding Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WSU offers a variety of funding opportunities, most of which are managed at the college or department level through internal competitions. Several key internal funding programs are overseen by the Office of Research, including the <strong>New Faculty Seed Grant<\/strong>, the <strong>INSPIRE! Community Engaged Research Seed Grants<\/strong>, and the <strong>Natural Resource Conservation Endowment Fund Grants<\/strong> (for graduate students systemwide).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, there are other targeted, time limited funding programs managed by the Office of Research. A complete list of all internal funding opportunities is provided below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note that these programs are contingent on available funding and are offered only when resources permit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Program<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Funding Amount<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/funding\/internal\/arts-humanities-interloper-grant\/\">Arts &amp; Humanities Interloper Grant<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$500-$1,500<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/research-initiatives\/inspire-cer-program\/seed-grants\/\"><strong>INSPIRE! Community Engaged Research Seed Grants<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$2,000\u2013$20,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/funding\/internal\/nrcef\/\"><strong>Natural Resource Conservation Endowment Fund Grants<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$1,200<\/td><td>For graduate students<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/funding\/internal\/new-faculty-seed-grant\/\"><strong>New Faculty Seed Grant<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$25,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/funding\/internal\/big-ideas-initiative\/\"><strong>President&#8217;s Big Ideas Initiative<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$50,000\u2013$400,000<\/td><td>3 Tracks<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/funding\/internal\/ra-10k\/\"><strong>RA &amp; $10k<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$10,000<\/td><td>Includes 1 semester graduate assistantship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/funding\/internal\/eroc\/\"><strong>Emerging Research Opportunities in Cannabis (EROC) Seed Grants<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$40,000<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/research.wsu.edu\/advancement\/funding\/internal\/supplemental-research-funds\/\"><strong>Supplemental Research Funds<\/strong><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$500\u2013$1500<\/td><td>Quarterly deadlines<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Funding amounts reflect the maximum value of a single award. Proposals for smaller amounts are generally accepted and encouraged and projects may be funded at less than the proposed amount.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSU offers a variety of funding opportunities, most of which are managed at the college or department level through internal competitions. 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