Intramural Funding

In addition to research funding from donors, corporations, foundations and federal sources, UAMS offers internal funding opportunities. These are open to research faculty and have various deadlines.

UAMS Campus-wide Funding 

Arkansas Biosciences Institute/Tobacco Funding – Variable Awards. These grants provide support to start new research projects, purchase scientific equipment, fund core facilities and recruit new faculty. A description of the proposed activity, a budget, and budget justification are required for review by the Tobacco Allocation Committee. Annual funds are limited.

Medical Research Endowment Fund - $10,000 to $15,000 maximum. These grants provide pilot research funding that has the potential to develop into extramurally funded, scientifically significant research projects. Support is focused on new areas of research for young faculty investigators and new avenues of research for mature investigators. click here

Center for Translational Neuroscience (CTN) COBRE - $50,000 award. Only current UAMS faculty (tenure/non-tenure track) who have never been awarded a NIH R01 grant as PI may apply.  Preference will be accorded to projects involving substantiated collaboration between basic and clinician scientists.  The Project PI should devote no less than 25%.  The requirements are very specific and the applicants should address any questions to the Director (GarciaRillEdgar@uams.edu) before submitting a proposal.  

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute - ACHRI administers competitive funding programs for scientists employed by UAMS and affiliated with Arkansas Children’s Hospital. For more information, click here