VPR Workshops

Each year, the Office of the Vice President for Research hosts a series of workshops on various topics designed to help faculty accelerate their research activities. Past workshops are available to UK faculty, staff and students (by logging in with linkblue) at the Video Library. In addition, handouts are available on a Sharepoint site (linkblue login required).

Research Support Grant Programs

• University Research Professors (college-level competition)
• CURATE Research Support Program (formerly Research & Creative Activities Support; college-level competition)
• Multidisciplinary Value Program (MVP)
• Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC) 
• Conference & Workshop Grants 
• Complex Research Grants - ongoing
• Equipment Maintenance Program - ongoing
• Equipment Competitions
• UKinSPIRE (Seeding Partnerships for International Research Engagement) 

Research Career Development

• Research Leadership Academy (RLA) 

• Research Scholars Program (RSP)  

• Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs

  • Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PEP) 

Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Income Allocation

• Research Enrichment Program
• Research Activity Awards
• Formulaic Start-Up Program