Funding
Texas A&M researchers may pursue external research funding from a variety of sources—state and federal government agencies, non-profit organizations, and corporations. In addition, the university provides internal grants to inspire interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaborations to advance groundbreaking research.
Internal Funding
Texas A&M is dedicated to helping its faculty expand their research portfolios across all disciplines. These programs support generating preliminary data, exploring new directions or collaborations, and strengthening existing collaborations for major proposal submissions.
Aims to enhance Texas A&M University’s research enterprise by fostering interdisciplinary research. TPT seeks to leverage extramural funding and promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research of national and global significance.
Provides resources to support the development or demonstrate the commercial potential of recent discoveries within the Texas A&M research enterprise. This $5 million program is open to researchers, faculty, staff, and students of Texas A&M University and three state agencies.
Recognizes and supports extraordinary scholarship and creativity among Texas A&M faculty members who are engaged in the humanities or the creative arts.
Resulted from an agreement between Texas A&M Prairie View University and Texas A&M University to better position their investigators to pursue federal funding to support multidisciplinary research and innovation projects. PRISE is open to tenured or tenure-track faculty members from all disciplines.
Builds a diverse community of future research leaders while encouraging the submission of interdisciplinary grant proposals. Fellows take part in leadership workshops, community events and submit interdisciplinary proposals.
Request for Program Support
Requests to the Vice President for Research for program development will undergo a comprehensive review and evaluation, ensuring alignment with Texas A&M’s guiding principles and strategic mission to advance research, scholarship and creative work.
Research Development Fund
Makes strategic investments that support the total Texas A&M research enterprise and catalyze new ventures. This fund supports research across those administrative units participating in the fund.
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Limited Submission Opportunities
Limited submissions are funding opportunities in which the sponsor accepts a limited number of applications from one institution.
Federal Funding
U.S. government agencies invest in university-level research to advance knowledge, encourage innovation and address national priorities through grants, contracts or agreements. These agencies include:
As the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, The NIH invests most of its nearly $48 billion budget in medical research seeking to enhance life and to reduce illness and disability. NIH-funded research has led to breakthroughs and new treatments helping people live longer, healthier lives.
The NSF offers hundreds of funding opportunities — including grants, cooperative agreements and fellowships — that support research and education across science and engineering. Its investments account for about 25% of federal support for basic research.
The DOE delivers scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and advance the energy, economic and national security of the United States. It is the nation’s largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences and a major supporter in physics, materials science, computing and chemistry.
The NEA offers a wide range of funding opportunities to strengthen the nation’s arts and cultural ecosystem. Grants support arts projects across various disciplines, as well as research studies that explore the value and impact of the arts, both individually and in relation to other aspects of American life.
External Private Foundations
Foundations support university research by providing grants, fellowships and other funding for infrastructure, pilot projects and collaborative initiatives. They support both basic and applied research, aiming to address global challenges and drive innovation.
Funding Databases
Funding databases provide searchable platforms to find grants, fellowships and financial support opportunities for research, projects and initiatives.