Provost's Research Support Program
The Provost's Research Support Program is a co-investment initiative designed to support research continuity, foster innovation, and strengthen competitiveness in the face of a shifting funding landscape.
These programs cannot fully replace federal funding for Duke University researchers; however, they can help research-intensive faculty with limited access to other financial resources bridge critical gaps—supporting exploration of new areas of inquiry or retaining essential personnel during delays in federal award notifications.
OR&I Explore Grants
Duke’s Office for Research & Innovation (OR&I) Explore grants are designed to foster scholarship that may not be well served by established funding mechanisms. In contrast to grants that target mostly larger-scale projects, OR&I Explore grants are designed to provide up to $15,000 of project funding for one-year projects in four categories:
- New Collaborations grants
- Planning grants
- Sustaining grants
- Completion grants
Past Seed and Completion Grants
DST Launch
These funds are directed toward supporting nascent collaborative, interdisciplinary projects, with a preference for projects that advance science and technology. The goals of this program are to enable faculty from multiple disciplines to initiate high-impact projects that could lead to additional external funding.
Launch RFP - closed for applications
DST SPARK
DST SPARK Seed Grants are directed towards enhancing the creativity and novel research and scholarship of Duke’s faculty to help them pursue new directions and ideas.
SPARK RFP - closed for applications
Past Grant Recipients
In 2023, OR&I launched the EXPLORE program to foster scholarship that may not be well served by established funding mechanisms, and EXPLORE encompasses both seed grants for launching new projects and completion grants for bringing ongoing projects to fruition.
For a full listing of recipients by year, see below:
These funds are directed toward supporting nascent collaborative, interdisciplinary projects, with a preference for projects that advance science and technology. The goals of this program are to enable faculty from multiple disciplines to initiate high-impact projects that could lead to additional external funding.
For a full listing of recipients by year, see below:
DST SPARK Seed Grants are directed towards enhancing the creativity and novel research and scholarship of Duke’s faculty to help them pursue new directions and ideas.
For a full listing of recipients by year, see below: