EIU Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Council on Faculty Research

Fall CFR Applications are due by noon, Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

Summer Research and Creative Activity Award Applications are due by noon, February 6, 2025.

Proposals should be submitted via the Online CFR Application Site by noon on the due date. Late proposals will not be reviewed.

Program Guidelines and Application Instructions

This internal grant competition funds projects for research and creative activity. CFR’s goal is to fund the best quality research and creative activity at EIU regardless of discipline.

• An Individual may receive only two consecutive fall awards, after which the individual will be ineligible for an award in the third fall competition. 

Duration: Each grant will carry an expiration date that coincides with the end of the fiscal year in which it is awarded. Funds must be spent by the end of the fiscal year or the dates listed in the end of year financial closure procedures.

• See the CFR Application Site for futher detail regarding allowable expenses.

• Expenses for curriculum development solely for one’s own classes;
• Completing a dissertation;
• Classroom/office equipment;
• Typing and copying of finished manuscripts;
• Publishing expenses, e.g., page charges assessed by journals and publishing subventions;
• Travel to present results of research;
• Shipment of property for the purpose of performance, exhibit, etc.

• Failure to complete this requirement may prohibit the researcher from future funding.  

Proposals should be submitted via the Online CFR Application Site. Instructions and further guidance are provided at the application website.

Proposals will be reviewed based on responses to the questions, budget, and credentials of the applicant. 

For more information regarding the Fall CFR application process and guidelines visit the CFR Application Site or call the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at 581-2711 or email grants@eiu.edu.

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The Summer Research/Creative Activity Awards provide personal services dollars for research and creative activity projects performed during the summer months. 

• Potential applicants who are being paid for doing sponsored research from outside sources for two or more summer months are ineligible to apply for a Summer Research/Creative Activity Award.
• A researcher may submit only one proposal in which he or she is the principal investigator. 

Timeframe: The money is scheduled to be paid by the end of June in the year in which is is awarded.

• Failure to complete this requirement may prohibit the researcher from future funding.  

Proposals will be reviewed based on responses to the questions and credentials of the applicant. 

For Further Information regarding the Summer Research and Creative Activity Award application process and guidelines, visit the CFR Application Site or call the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at 581-2711 or email grants@eiu.edu.

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About the Council on Faculty Research

Council Bylaws

2023-2024 Council on Faculty Research Members
and the Colleges Represented

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FY2023 Fall CFR Award Winners

2023 Summer Research and Creative Activity Awards and Projects

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