UW Research

January 25, 2024

Royalty Research Fund Applications due Monday, March 4, 5:00 PM

The Office of Research invites applications to the next round of the Royalty Research Fund (RRF) grant program. Proposals are due to RRF Monday, March 4, by 5:00 PM. Departments and Colleges/Schools may have earlier deadlines, so all applicants are advised to check with their program’s administrative staff.  Awards will be announced by June 15, 2024.

The purpose of the RRF is to advance new directions in research, particularly:

  • In disciplines for which external funding opportunities are minimal.
  • For faculty who are junior in rank.
  • In cases where RRF funding may provide unique opportunities to increase applicants’ competitiveness for subsequent funding.

Proposals must demonstrate a high probability of generating important new creative activities or scholarly understandings, new scholarly materials or resources, significant data or information, or essential instrumentation. Proposals from all disciplines are welcome, with budgets up to $40,000. Proposals will be peer reviewed through one of four RRF Review Committees: Arts and Humanities; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Basic Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and Physical Sciences and Engineering. (Note that we changed the committee structure in the fall of 2023 to separate Arts and Humanities from Social and Behavioral Sciences.) Please submit your proposal to be reviewed in the area that most closely matches your project, which might not necessarily match your home department.

Application instructions can be found on the Office of Research RRF webpage.

Project teams that review and follow all the instructions have a greater chance of funding.

New this Round: All sections (A-F) of the Description of Research are required and must be labeled and presented in order in proposals.

Contact the RRF administrative staff with questions about the program: Peter Wilsnack, 206-685-9316.  Please forward this information to all interested parties.

Patricia Kramer
Chair, Royalty Research Fund
Professor of Anthropology