Internal Grants Program Faculty Competition
Applications for the FY26 IGP Faculty Competition have closed. Please check back in the summer for information regarding the FY27 program.
The CFAES Office for Research & Graduate Education is pleased to announce the FY 2026 R&GE Internal Grants Program (IGP) Faculty Competition Request for Proposals is now available. Please share the RFP with investigators in your department.
The CFAES Internal Grants Program (IGP) is a unique funding opportunity for CFAES researchers and is designed to accomplish the following objectives:
- Increase the competitiveness of researchers in extramural grant programs.
- Enhance and encourage creative and innovative research needed to prepare competitive extramural proposals.
- Encourage the development of intellectual property.
- Promote the creation of faculty teams to develop competitive extramural grant applications by addressing immediate needs.
Note that if there is any conflict between the IGP RFP and other documents—such as the IGP FAQs, Application Template, attachments, or communications, the terms of the RFP will take precedence.
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Internal Grants Program Graduate Student Competition
Applications for the FY26 Program are now being accepted and are due no later than 5:00 PM EST on December 10, 2025.
The CFAES Office for Research & Graduate Education FY 2026 Internal Grants Program (IGP) is pleased to announce the Graduate Student Competition Request for Proposals is now available!
The CFAES Internal Grants Program (IGP) Graduate Competition is a unique funding opportunity for CFAES graduate students and is designed to accomplish the following objectives:
- Provide graduate students with an opportunity to gain experience with research methods in food, agriculture, environmental sciences, human ecology and related social sciences.
- Introduce graduate students to the grant-writing and peer-review processes.
- Stimulate faculty-graduate student collaborations and mentoring of graduate students by CFAES faculty.
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Internal Grants Undergraduate Program
Due to budgetary constraints across the program, we are only able to offer the New Researcher Incentive and Graduate Student competitions for this year. This choice reflects the current funding environment and our commitment to ensuring that junior faculty have enhanced opportunities to secure seed funding, thereby supporting their efforts in preparing competitive proposals for federal agencies.
The CFAES Internal Grants Program (IGP) Undergraduate Competition is a unique funding opportunity for CFAES undergraduate students and is designed to accomplish the following objectives:
- Provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to gain experience with research methods in food, agriculture, environmental sciences, human ecology and related social sciences.
- Stimulate faculty-undergraduate student collaborations and mentoring of students by CFAES faculty.
- Help identify students who have the potential for graduate school and research careers.
IGP Reporting
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The fiscal year 2024 IGP Final Report is now available. This report includes information about submissions, number of projects funded, and a complete listing of all funded projects.