grants
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January 27, 2021
Group calls to end funding disparities between Black and white scientists
A U-M engineering professor and 18 colleagues are calling on the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies to address why white researchers are nearly twice as likely to be awarded a grant than Black scientists.
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January 26, 2021
Applications open for graduate program diversity grants
Applications are open to all U-M graduate programs for 2021-2022 Rackham Faculty Allies and Student Ally Diversity Grants, which aim to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within graduate programs across the U-M campus.
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January 13, 2021
U-M scholars awarded $10M in Mellon Foundation grants
U-M has been awarded two $5 million grants through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grants, led by professors Stephanie Fryberg and Earl Lewis, will fund projects that focus on addressing racial inequity.
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November 5, 2020
$3.3M NIH-funded study will examine workplace genomic testing
A four-year $3.3 million grant will allow researchers from the School of Public Health to take part in a study of the ethical, legal and social implications of workplace genomic testing in the United States.
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September 1, 2020
Arts Initiative announces first round of Exploration Pilot Grants
Eight Exploration Pilot Grants of between $7,000 to $17,000 have been awarded to staff, faculty and students as part of the presidential Arts Initiative, announced by President Mark Schlissel last fall.
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August 31, 2020
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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August 20, 2020
U-M, MSU receive $1.4M NSF grant for joint STEM project
U-M and Michigan State have been awarded $1.4 million by the National Science Foundation to study inclusive environments in science, technology, engineering and math within academia.
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July 28, 2020
New funding opportunity aids research to combat racism
Poverty Solutions and the Center for Social Solutions have announced a faculty grants competition to pursue action-based research aimed at ending systemic and institutional racism.
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May 20, 2020
Graham grants support applied science, collaborative research
From beetles to bikes, four projects newly funded by the Graham Sustainability Institute’s catalyst grant program share a common purpose: applying faculty expertise to solve real-world challenges.
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May 19, 2020
Regenerative medicine center led by School of Dentistry gets $31.4M
A $31.4 million federal grant will allow a regenerative medicine resource center led by the School of Dentistry to continue its research into the restoration of dental, oral and craniofacial tissues.