University Research Awards
Originally called Provost’s Multidisciplinary Awards, the University Research Awards (URA) provide "seed" grants for promising, high-risk projects, says Robert Clark, provost and senior vice president for research.
The fund has been increased from $500,000 annually to $1 million, effective from the 2018-2019 academic year. Half of the funding comes from the President's Fund, with the rest being matched by the various schools whose faculty members are recipients.
Applications are sought from faculty across the University, and funding is awarded to recipients who demonstrate their projects favor new research with a high probability of being leveraged by future external funding. A review committee of faculty from across UR provides peer review of the applications.
The RFP describes the process, and the fill-in application can be downloaded here:
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 2019 - late submissions and or revisions will not be accepted.
Contact Adele Coelho, Faculty Outreach Coordinator, Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Research, with questions. Completed applications should be e-mailed directly to her as well.
2018-2019 University Research Award Winners
- Project title: Inscriptr Genome Editing - Directed Non-homologous DNA Integration
- Douglas Anderson, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute
- Project title: Particle Assembly of Mesomorphic Ceramics
- Mitchell Anthamatten, Chemical Engineering
- Thomas Brown, Chemical Engineering
- Shaw-Horng Chen, Chemical Engineering
- Matthew Yates, Chemical Engineering
- Project title: Autonomic Nervous System Biomarkers Distinguish Epileptic vs. Psychogenic Seizures
- David Auerbach, Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute
- Jean-Phillippe Couderc, Medicine; Electrical and Chemical Engineering
- Giuseppe Erba, Neurology
- Giovanni Schifitto, Neurology and Imaging Sciences
- Project title: How Is Rochester a Prison Town?
- Joel Burges, English
- Kristin Doughty, Anthropology
- Kara Finnigan, Educational Leadership
- Evelyne Leblanc-Roberge, Art & Art History
- Diane Morse, Psychiatry and Medicine
- Dena Swanson, Counseling & Human Development
- Josh Dubler, Religion and Classics
- Project title: Robust Optical Devices Comprising Glassy Liquid Crystals with Photoalignment Polymer Films
- Shaw Chen, Chemical Engineering
- Tanya Kosc, Laboratory for Laser Engetics
- Project title: Pre-clinical mouse model for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS)
- Ian Dickerson, Neuroscience
- Joseph Miano, Medicine; Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute
- Project title: Computer Vision Enabled Quantitative Analytics for Ultra-Widefield Fluorescein Angiography (UWFFA)
- Ajay Kuriyan, Flaum Eye Institute
- Rajeev Ramchandran, Flaum Eye Institute
- Gaurav Sharma, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Project title: White Matter Integrity and Cognitive Performance in Adolescents with Primary Hypertension
- Marc Lande, Pediatrics
- Heather Adams, Neurology
- Giovanni Schifitto, Neurology and Imaging Sciences
- Project title: Non-invasive quantitative assessment of tendon healing using ultrasound and machine learning
- Alayna Loiselle, Center for Musculoskeletal Research
- Constantinos Ketonis, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
- Project title: Disparate Geographies: Spatial and Racial Landscapes in Rochester, New York
- Kathryn Mariner, Anthropology
- Project title: Quantum Optomechanical Networks
- John Nichol, Physics and Astronomy
- William Renninger, Institute of Optics
- Project title: Novel Supramolecular Hydrogels for Sustained and Localized Drug Delivery
- Bradley Nilsson, Chemistry
- Takahiro Takano, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
- Project title: Brain Elastography with Optical Coherence Tomography
- Kevin James Parker, ECE: Imagining Science
- Jannick Rolland-Thompson, Optical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering
- Maiken Nedergaard, Neurology
- Project title: Bifunctional tandem-catalysts for CO2 conversion to plastics, chemicals and fuels”
- Marc Porosoff, Chemical Engineering
- Project title: Daily Emotional Reactivity as an Early Risk Marker of Depression
- Lisa Starr, Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology
- Project title: Engineering T cell metabolism for cancer immunotherapy
- Andrew Wojtovich, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
- Minsoo Kim, Microbiology and Immunology
