Charles L. Cahill Grants

Charles L. Cahill Grants for Faculty Scholarship are awarded to full-time faculty to promote scholarship broadly across the university. Faculty members from all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply for funds to support their scholarship efforts.

Funding is awarded to...

Provide seed money for the initiation of projects that subsequently may attract funding from other sources.
Encourage the pursuit of new areas of research, scholarship or artistic endeavors.
Fund travel in support of research.
Encourage the development of specific professional skills within one's discipline.

Interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged

Individual proposals are permitted, and this year interdisciplinary or interprofessional collaborative proposals are encouraged. Individual proposals may be awarded up to $5,000.00. Teams of two or more faculty (limit 4) can apply for a joint project.

Each PI is eligible for $5,000.00, joint projects would be eligible for funding of $10,000.00 to $20,000.00 depending on the number of PI's. All joint collaborators must be from different departments. When submitting proposals please read the descriptive applicant note for each section to insure all requirements are met.

Fiscal Year 2022 Cahill Grant Recipients

CAHILL FAQs

I received a Cahill award last year. Can I apply again this year?

You have to meet the requirement for not having received a Cahill in the past three years to apply. Also, faculty members receiving an award (either as a principal or a co-principal investigator) in the preceding year, or two awards in the last five years, are ineligible.
Can funds be used for faculty stipends?

No. The funds cannot be used for faculty stipends.
Are non-tenured or tenure-track full-time faculty eligible?

Charles L. Cahill Grants for Faculty Scholarship are awarded to full-time faculty to promote scholarship broadly across the University. Faculty members from all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply for funds to support their scholarship efforts.
I am planning on submitting an interdisciplinary application with faculty from two other departments, how is this done?

There is a single application with all PI’s. Then there is single narrative that includes all PI’s and total award budget for the project. Then there are sections for each PI to include a budget and budget justification for their portion of the work. Additionally, details are provided within the application for each item.