Internal Funding
of up to $3,000 are available to adjunct faculty who are teaching six or more classroom contact hours in the semester and to continuing education teachers who are teaching a minimum of 20 hours per week. (Other eligibility criteria are explained on the program .) The grants can be used towards research, courses, conferences, field studies and other activities that will enhance your professional development.
罢丑别听聽provides up to $500 for conference travel for part-time faculty at CUNY.聽 These awards are sponsored by the聽, with support from聽.
罢丑别听聽provides up to $500 for conference travel for fulltime lecturers and instructors at CUNY.聽 These awards are sponsored by the聽, with support from聽.
The supports scholarly research projects and other educational activities for or about populations that are traditionally under-represented within higher education.
The presents the 聽annually to CUNY Assistant Professors in recognition of outstanding research in the humanities or sciences, including the social and life sciences.聽
The presents the annually to CUNY Assistant Professors in recognition of outstanding research in the humanities or sciences, including the social and life sciences.
The Interdisciplinary Research Grant program is designed to contribute to CUNY鈥檚 goal of amplifying the quantity and quality of engaged public impact research and scholarship as outlined in 鈥�.鈥�
is now accepting applications for financial support of out-of-town travel so that CUNY researchers can further pursue the development of their grant proposals. 聽All travel undertaken should pertain to meetings with established proposal collaborators and/or representatives of external funders, such as federal agency officers or private foundation program officers. This program does not support attendance at conferences, workshops, or presentation engagements unrelated to grant development purposes.
The CUNY Junior Faculty Research Award in Science and Engineering program (JFRASE) aims to cultivate excellence and ensure the promise of research-intensive early career science and engineering faculty at CUNY. It is expected that this early career opportunity will advance the research program of the faculty recipients through boosting their research productivity and accelerating their ability to attract significant external funding.
The CUNY Office of Research Planning Grant Program seeks to catalyze collaborative grant-seeking and encourage a culture of multidisciplinary, convergent, team-based science, with potential to transform the University. This program will support multi-college research teams in the preparation and submission of complex, large-scale, center-type proposals to external funding agencies and organizations.
The provides support for research conducted by CUNY faculty.
The CUNY Office of Research is offering grants for faculty to incorporate authentic research activities into their undergraduate courses. This initiative supports experiential learning, providing students with hands-on research experience while advancing faculty research and pedagogical skills.
Eligible full-time faculty and lecturers are invited to apply for one of 16 RIC Fellowships, each worth up to $10,000. These grants can be used for course releases, summer salaries, research materials, or student travel. Awardees are expected to implement their course designs in the 2025-2026 academic year and share their curricular materials as Open Educational Resources (OER).
Established in 2016, the聽聽provide grants of up to $500 to full-time CUNY Associate Professors. The awards are for presenting, chairing or moderating at a scholarly conferences.
The , offered聽 by the , provides up to $500 in travel funds to full-time CUNY Assistant Professors who present, chair or moderate at a scholarly conference.
Professional Development
Through its fellowships, the brings together聽 scholars from within and outside CUNY and CUNY doctoral students to focus on key areas of intellectual and public policy concern – immigration, inequality, multilingualism and the digital humanities.聽 Tenured CUNY faculty may apply for a Distinguished CUNY Fellowship at the ARC, which provides up to three course releases per semester for a maximum of two semesters.
The CUNY Innovative Teaching Academy, established in 2020, aims to improve pedagogy at scale and recognize excellence and innovation in teaching by CUNY faculty. The Academy is predicated on the recognition that the quality of pedagogy and access to high-impact practices has a direct and measurable impact on the quantity and quality of degrees produced by CUNY and the ability of CUNY graduates to be well-positioned for meaningful careers and further study.
assists full-time untenured CUNY Assistant Professors in the design and execution of writing projects essential to progress toward tenure through discipline-based writing groups and guidance of a senior faculty member.
was created to share with the general public ways to adapt聽Transformative Learning in the Humanities (TLH) methods to a program, department, or institution of any size and at any scale. TLH鈥檚 goal is to create equitable democratic futures in the humanities and further. TLH in a Box is an Open Educational Resource (OER). TLH in a Box goes beyond becoming part of City University of New York鈥檚 infrastructure and integrating the humanities into our fellows鈥� and students鈥� future work and education to expand our reach to other institutions, administrators, faculty, and students.
External Funding, Opportunities and Support
The (ACLS) is a leading private institution supporting scholars in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels.聽 For information about applying for these fellowships, see this presentation, which provides advice and guidance from the ACLS program directors.
The CUNY Office of Research promotes and supports the research, scholarly, and creative pursuits of the CUNY community.
The Office of Award Pre-Proposal Support at the Research Foundation of CUNY provides access to a number of databases that allow CUNY faculty to , including:
- Pivot-RP – an expert-curated source of global research funding opportunities,
- GrantForward – a personalized funding recommendation service,
- Grants.gov- grant opportunities offered by Federal agencies,
- Philanthropy News Digest – private funding opportunities.
The is offered by the Research Foundation of CUNY’s聽 . CUNY full-time faculty applying for grant funding from NSF, NIH, Department of Education, and any other type of sponsors are invited to submit their draft proposals for peer-review before submission.
RFCUNY Office of Award Pre-Proposal Support (APPS) is pleased to announce academic year 2022-2023 research training webinar for faculty.聽There will be 14, one-hour RFCUNY Wednesday Brown Bag Research Webinars that will be held between 12 Noon and 1 pm.聽 Learn more at .
Past Opportunities
Diversifying CUNY鈥檚 Leadership: A CUNY-Harvard Consortium is a professional development program for CUNY faculty and staff who are interested in a career in higher education leadership 鈥� with a particular emphasis on those interested in leadership positions within CUNY.聽 The program, which aims to cultivate a diverse group of future leaders, supports and celebrates CUNY鈥檚 commitment to a diverse community that is inclusive of all groups and individuals. This program is not accepting applications at this time.
Funding Fridays was a research development webinar series offered by the CUNY Office of Research.
During the spring 2016 semester, the Office of Academic Affairs piloted Moving from Associate to Full Professor, a workshop series and funding opportunity for CUNY Associate Professors. The program was offered again in spring 2017. This program is not accepting applications at this time.
The William P. Kelly Research Fellowship Program aims to advance research and scholarship of tenured community college faculty at CUNY.
With generous support from the Mellon Foundation, CUNY piloted聽The CUNY Leadership Institute (TCLI) for Urban-Serving Institutions with the goal of strengthening the higher education leadership pipeline for the nation鈥檚 urban-serving institutions by developing diverse higher education leaders, with a particular emphasis on those with a background in the Arts and Humanities. This program is not accepting applications at this time.