Several Cornell entities have funding opportunities for which individuals at Cornell can apply. The list below provides summaries of many of these opportunities. Details may be found by following the links and the program contacts can provide more information.
- Now Accepting Applications! The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology Research Expertise Advancement Program (REAP) provides full or partial funding (up to $3,000) for faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to attend technology-focused workshops or courses in cell and molecular biology (e.g., Cold Spring Harbor, Janelia Research Campus, ASCB). Fall proposal deadline: September 15, 2026.
- New Postdoc Opportunity! The Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Postdoctoral Fellowship offers a $65,000 - $85,000 salary plus $30,000 total in research/travel funds. Proposal deadline: October 5, 2026.
- Now Accepting Applications! Grant Preparation Funds: For Center, Training, and Collaborative Research Project Proposals In collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation, the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) has a major new funding opportunity for PI-eligible faculty. Applicants can request up to $95,000 in CCSS Grant Preparation Funds to support the preparation of major external funding proposals.
- Support Opportunity! Learn more about Cornell Postdoc Parental Leave Support (PD PaLS) program.
Summaries of Internal Funding Opportunities
Note: Program availability, requirements, and deadlines are subject to change. Visit the sponsoring unit's website and reach out to program contacts to verify program availability, guidelines, etc.
| Deadline | Subject Area | Sponsor | Program | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | Materials Research | Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) | Instrumentation seed funding | $1000 - $5000 of CCMR instrumentation use and/or staff time |
| January | Sustainability Research | Autodesk | Cornell Catalyst Research Funding | $25,000 |
| March | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Academic Venture Fund | $50,000 - $150,000 for up to 2 years |
| Always open | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Rapid Response Fund (time-sensitive) | Up to $10,000 |
| November | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Joint Research Proposals: The Nature Conservancy/Cornell Atkinson | $60,000-$90,000 |
| September | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | 2025 AI & Climate Fast Grants: Research-to-Impact Accelerator | $10,000-$25,000 |
| January | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Joint Research Proposals: Environmental Defense Fund & Cornell Atkinson | $200,000 |
| Always open | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Rolling Environmental Defense Fund-Cornell Fast Grants | $5,000 - $25,000 |
| Various | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Innovation for Impact Fund (IIF) non- academic partner required | Approx. $50,000 - $200,000 research (partner-dependent, specified in call) |
| Check website | Social Sciences | Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research | BCTR Fellows Program | 2 years support |
| Always Open | Support Services | Center for Advanced Computing | Developing Faculty Grant Proposals | Up to 20 hours of free proposal development services |
| September | Life Sciences | Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) | CAT Funding Awards Proposals | Single Investigator: $50,000/yr. Multi-Investigator: Based on total company matching dollars of all investigators |
| 2x/year | Technology Commercialization and New Ventures | Center for Technology Licensing | IGNITE - Cornell Research Gap Funding Program | Up to $50,000 |
| February | Life Sciences | Cornell Center for Enervating NeuroImmune Disease (ENID) | Seed Grants for ME/CFS Research | Up to $25,000 for 1 year |
| Sep/ Dec/ March/ June | Social Sciences | Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) | Grant Preparation Funds: For Center, Training, and Collaborative Research Project Proposals | $95,000 |
| Sep/ Dec/ March/ June | Social Sciences | Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) | Accelerated Research Grants | $35,000 |
| Feb/Sept | Social Sciences | Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) | CCSS Seed Grants: Research | $12,000 |
| February | Social Sciences | Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) | Faculty Fellows Program | $10,000 |
| Always Open | Social Sciences | Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) | Hire a Grant Writer | $3,000 |
| January | Social Sciences | Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) | NIH Grant Development | Workshops |
| October | Life Sciences | Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics | Seed Grant Program | $20,000 - $30,000 |
| October | Life Sciences | Cornell Center for Immunology | Interdisciplinary Seed Grants in Immunology | $50,000 |
| Spring | Physical Sciences; Life Sciences | Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture (CIDA) | The Research Innovation Fund (RIF) | $15,000-30,000 |
| March | Humanities | Cornell University Library | Phil Zwickler Memorial Research Grants (Sexuality and Rare Manuscript Collection) | $1,350 |
| March | Life Sciences | Cornell University Stem Cell Program | Travel Awards | $1,500 |
| Paused | Life Sciences | Cornell University Stem Cell Program | Seed Funding | See programs for details |
| N/A | Cross-Cutting Initiatives | Cornell China Center | Cornell China Center Research Grants (various types) | See programs for details |
| Always Open | Support Services | Data Management Services | Data management services | High performance computing resources |
| March | All areas; Tenure-track faculty | Einaudi Center for International Studies | Early Career Development Grants | Up to $10,000 |
| January | Community-engaged Teaching/Research | Einhorn Center | Community-Engaged Practice & Innovation Awards | See programs for details |
| Various | Community-engaged Teaching/Research | Einhorn Center | Einhorn Center Grant Opportunities | See programs for details |
| February | Community-engaged Teaching/Research | Einhorn Center | George D. Levy Engaged Teaching and Research Award | $5,000 |
| February | Community-engaged Teaching/Research | Einhorn Center | Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowship | $10,000 |
| Spring & Fall | Community-engaged Teaching/Research | Einhorn Center | Engaged Opportunity Grants | Planning Grant: $5,000 Sustaining Grant: $5,000 + $5,000 match |
| September | Data Science, AI | Empire AI | Empire AI | Time on Empire AI GPU compute cluster |
| No open call (initiative funding) | Cross-Cutting Initiatives | Global Cornell | Global Grand Challenges (Initiative funding) | Varies by initiative and team funding |
| Annually (early October) | Cross-Cutting Initiatives | Global Cornell | Joint Research Seed Grants with Global Hubs Partners | $10,000 - $15,000 total |
| October, March | Cross-Cutting Initiatives | Einaudi Center for International Studies | Faculty Seed Grants | Up to $10,000 aligning with one program; Up to $25,000 aligning with two or more programs |
| December | Cross-Cutting Initiatives; Life Sciences | Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (OFDD) | Schwartz Research Fund for life scientists | $25,000 |
| Various | Cross-Cutting Initiatives | OVP for International Affairs | Directory of International Opportunities from Global Hubs | Varies |
| January/February | All areas | President’s Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) | Affinito-Stewart Grants (site under construction) | Up to $25,000 |
| Paused | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | NEH Summer Stipends | $8,000 |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Faculty Fellowship | |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Humanities Corridor Working Groups | $1,500 - $5,000 |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Humanities Research Grants | Up to $5,000 |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Society Fellowship | $62,000 |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Brett de Bary Interdisciplinary Mellon Writing Groups | Up to $5,000 |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Humanities Events Co-Sponsorship | |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Interdisciplinary Monograph Writing Group | Up to $1,000 per participant |
| Check website | Data Science, AI | Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society (CDSES)/ Cornell AI Initiative | Thought Summits on Data Science and Thought Summits on AI | $30,000 - $50,000 |
| September | Life Sciences | Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology | Research Expertise Advancement Program (REAP) | Up to $3,000 |
| August | Humanities, AI, Cross-Cutting Initiatives | The Provost's AI Initiative and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research | AI & Society Seed Grants | Tier 1: $10,000–$25,000; Tier 2: $50,000–$75,000 |
| Deadline | Subject Area | Sponsor | Program | Link | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | Life Sciences | Cornell Neurotech | Mong Fellowships | Fellowship Information | 1 year of funding |
| July | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellowships | Program Information | $65,000 salary plus $12,000 in discretionary research funds |
| October | Research in any discipline in the College | Cornell College of Arts & Sciences | Klarman Fellowships | Fellowship Information | $80,000 annual stipend, plus benefits, plus $12,000 annual research fund |
| October | Medicine; Life Sciences | Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health | Cornell K. Lisa Yang Postdoctoral Fellowships in Wildlife Health | Fellowship Information | $65,000 - $85,000 salary plus $30,000 total in research/travel funds |
| January | Life Sciences | Cornell Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education (CCARRE) | Postdoctoral Seed Grant Program | Program Information | Up to $25,000 |
| Rolling | Business development, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship | Cornell Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) | Cornell Innovation Fellows | Program Information | Full-time position for up to 3 years |
| November | Life Sciences | Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics | Genomic Scholars Program | Program Information | $10,000 - $30,000 |
| March | Life Sciences | Cornell University Stem Cell Program | Travel Awards | Program Information | $1,500 |
| Rolling | Life Sciences | Cornell University Stem Cell Program | Seed Funding | Program Information | $15,000 |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship | Program Information | $62,000/year |
| September; 3 cycles per year | Life Sciences | Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology | Research Expertise Advancement Program (REAP) | REAP information | Up to $3,000 |
| Deadline | Subject Area | Sponsor | Program | Link | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Sustainable Biodiversity Fund | Program Information | $8,000 |
| Check website | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Sustainable Biodiversity Fund | Program Information | $4,000 |
| Check website | Sustainability Research | Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability | Sustainable Biodiversity Fund | Program Information | $4,000 |
| Check website | Agriculture | Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture (CIDA) | Student Summer Research Project Awards | Program Information | $10,832 per award |
| 3x yearly | Social Sciences | Cornell Center for the Study of Inequality | Graduated Student Research: Seed Grants | Program Information | |
| February | Life Sciences | Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics | Research and Career Training Grant | Program Information | |
| March | Life Sciences | Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics | Genomic Scholars Program | Program Information | $10,000 - $30,000 |
| March | Technology Ventures | Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) | Ignite Fellow for New Ventures | Program Information | Up to $120,000/year |
| March | Life Sciences | Cornell University Stem Cell Program | Travel Awards | Program Information | $1,500 |
| Rolling | Life Sciences | Cornell University Stem Cell Program | Seed Funding | Program Information | $15,000 |
| February | Humanities | Einaudi Center for International Studies | Rare and Distinctive (RAD) Language Fellowships | Program Information | Details on program website |
| Varies | Community-engaged Teaching/research | Engaged Cornell | Engaged Cornell Grant Opportunities | Program Information | See programs for details |
| March | Social Sciences | Roper Center for Public Opinion | W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship in Support of Diversity and Inclusion | Program Information | $5,000 |
| March | Social Sciences | Roper Center for Public Opinion | Mitofsky Graduate Research Fellows | Program Information | GA stipend, tuition and insurance |
| March | Social Sciences | Roper Center for Public Opinion | Kohut Research Fellows | Program Information | $5,000 |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Various travel, research, fellowship grants | Program Information | |
| Check website | Humanities | Society for the Humanities | Mellon Graduate Fellowship | Program Information | graduate stipend, tuition and insurance |
| September; 3 cycles per year | Life Sciences | Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology | Research Expertise Advancement Program (REAP) | REAP information | Up to $3,000 |
