Rutgers Research Council Awards
The 2025–2026 application cycle is now closed.
Final award decisions and notifications will be announced in early April, 2025.
Research Council Awards Information Session
Interested in learning more about applying for a Rutgers Research Council Award? Watch Dr. Antoinette Farmer as she outlines six annual award opportunities designed to support faculty research and walks through the application process.
Submission Materials and Instructions
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The Individual Fulcrum Award program is tailored to individual researchers and those in the creative arts who are testing out new ideas to accelerate their scientific inquiry, program of research and scholarship, or creative production. The maximum amount for each Individual Fulcrum Award is $15,000.
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The Social and Racial Justice Award program, inspired by President Holloway’s Equity Report and the university’s commitment to fostering excellence in and as a beloved community, supports academic research on racial and social justice in all domains of intellectual, social, artistic, and environmental life. The maximum amount of each Social and Racial Justice Award is $15,000.
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The Collaborative Multidisciplinary Award program offers the opportunity for a group of faculty members across disciplines to work together on a new, shared problem or line of research. Since complex intellectual and social problems often require multiple perspectives and viewpoints to solve them, the program is designed to foster and reward creative and collaborative interdisciplinary work. The maximum amount of each Collaborative Multidisciplinary Award is $25,000.
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The Climate Action Award program was created in recognition of the university’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 and becoming carbon-negative no later than its 275th anniversary in 2041. The program is designed to support faculty whose work addresses the global climate crisis and its solutions at a variety of scales. The maximum amount of each Climate Action Award is $15,000.
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The Subvention Award for the Publication of Scholarly Books offers partial subsidies to university and other highly-regarded scholarly presses to cover a portion of the cost of publishing a scholarly book. The maximum amount of each Subvention Award is $4,000.
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The Manuscript Review Award program helps faculty members publish authoritative, thought-provoking, field-changing books. Awardees will receive a formal manuscript review plus a three-hour workshop/seminar led by an external senior scholar. The maximum amount of each Manuscript Review Award is $4,000.
