Faculty Application Templates
Applications for the FY26 IGP Faculty Competition have closed. Please check back in the summer for information regarding the FY27 program.
New Researcher Incentive Program
Objective: CFAES recognizes that many new researchers have the interest and ability to develop innovative and robust research programs that can generate preliminary data needed to secure externally funded sponsored projects. The New Researcher Incentive Program aims to fund new, innovative research to generate that preliminary data.
Eligibility: Principal Investigators must be in a tenure-eligible position, research scientists, or postdoctoral researchers in an academic unit or program within CFAES. New Researchers must also have been employed at OSU for less than six years in their current position and have PI status approval from the Office of Research. Adjunct or Emeritus faculty are not eligible. Positions designated as limited or Co-PI status by the Office of Research are not eligible.
Questions
Please direct all questions and concerns regarding the IGP FY 2026 competition to CFAES-IGP@osu.edu. You can also peruse our Frequently Asked Questions document to find answers to commonly asked questions regarding the program.
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.