The Office of the Vice-President for Research at the University of Kentucky offers a number of unique supports to researchers and students.
- External Funding Search with Pivot
- Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy
- Internal Funding Portal
- Limited Submissions
- Internal Support Grants
- VPR-funded Internal Research Support Programs
- Other Internal Funding Opportunities
- Alzheimer’s Disease Center Pilot Projects
- CCTS Pilot Funding and Educational Funding Programs
- COBRE: Center of Research in Obesity & Cardiovascular Disease Pilot Projects
- College of Medicine Alliance Research Initiative
- Markey Cancer Center Pilot Funding
- Neuroscience Research Priority Area (NRPA) Pilot Grants
- Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) Pilot Grants for Faculty and Students
- Sponsored Project Search Portal
- Keyword Search: find funded projects by related keywords & phrases, top 25 related projects & investigators
- Sponsored Project Information Files (SPIFi): find funded projects by keyword, investigator name or sponsor
- Campus Directory
- Pivot
- Project Payroll Confirmation
- Award Administration
- Award Acceptance
- Contract Negotiation & Acceptance
- Account Establishment
- Project Management
- Subawards
- Faculty & Equipment Transfers
- For Junior Faculty: Research Scholars Program (RSP)The Research Scholars Program (RSP) is a one-year, multi-component investment in the research success of junior faculty and their mentors. RSP integrates strategies from national, evidence-based programs with existing campus programs.
- For Faculty Working Across Disciplines: Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC)Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC) seeks to increase interdisciplinary scientific engagement and leverage the breadth of expertise across campus to tackle important problems in the Commonwealth. An IRC pilot must be a NEW collaboration of faculty from at least 2 different colleges. The maximum budget amount is $50,000.
- Research Leadership AcademyThe University of Kentucky Research Leadership Academy (RLA), supported by the Office of the Vice President for Resarch, is a multi-component program with three independent tracks which will accelerate the development of aspirational research leaders. The RLA is an immersive program focused on research leadership career development, complex programmatic grant proposals, and emerging themes in research and creative work.
- Research Data Portal
- Award Data
- Expenditure Data
- Stats & Rankings
- Economic Impact
- Data Portal FAQs
- Get Access to Tableau
- Internal Funding Portal
- Limited Submissions
- Internal Support Programs
- Proposal Submission: Cayuse 424
- Research Data Portal
- Award Data
- Expenditure Data
- Stats & Rankings
- Economic Impact
- Sponsored Projects Search Portal
- Keyword search
- SPIFi
- Video LibraryLog in with linkblue to view VPR workshops, E-IRB training and Proposal Development training.