Announcements

The Industry Readiness Program is now open for registration! This program is presented by: UCF Advancement & Partnerships, Research Development & the Industry Readiness Council. UCF’s commitment to transformative impact includes equipping faculty with the skills and strategies to engage meaningfully beyond academia. The Industry Readiness Program is a hands-on strategic initiative designed to empower faculty […]

Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-132   Key Dates Release Date: July 17, 2025   Related Announcements   July 23, 2018 – NIH/AHRQ Application Submission/Resubmission Policy. See Notice NOT-OD-18-197.   Issued by NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)   Purpose NIH is providing guidance to researchers on the appropriate usage of artificial intelligence […]

Please be advised of the following important changes to cost definitions and indirect cost applications, effective July 1, 2025: 1. Equipment Definition Threshold Equipment is defined as tangible personal property (including information technology systems) with: • A useful life of more than one year, and • A per-unit acquisition cost of $10,000 or more. This […]

NSF New Annual Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program Certification for PIs/co-PIs The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is providing this correspondence to inform organizations, and Authorized Organizational Representatives, of a new annual certification requirement for Principal Investigators (PIs) and co-Principal Investigators (co-PIs) regarding Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (MFTRP). Starting on June 7, 2025, in […]

The office of research still has openings for the Fall 2025 grant writing academy. Please contact your chair or director and ADR Josh Colwell if interested. Chairs/Directors: please suggest incoming faculty to ADR Josh Colwell and Maddy Chokshi at OR. There are also mentoring opportunities organized by OR for new faculty without grant writing experience. […]

The Office of Research (OR) is announcing AFOSR-focused DoD YIP mentoring program for 2025. The program will feature individual one-on-one meetings with Dr. Michael Macedonia (AVP for Research) and Dr. Vladimir Boginski (OR faculty fellow) to discuss the readiness, ideas and brainstorming of ideas, and direct mentoring during the development of a white paper. Eligible […]

Please see below for information on a way to get your ideas into the DARPA and broader Department of Defense funding arena. Josh   Ready to accelerate your innovation into the DoD? The DARPA ERIS Marketplace is a gateway for your 7-minute pitch video to connect with DARPA and the broader DoD.   ERIS designed […]

The College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) is pleased to invite faculty, staff, and students from all UCF departments and units to a virtual research collaboration event on April 9th at 1:30 PM and/or April 11th at 10:30 AM.* This event aims to foster interdisciplinary partnerships by connecting researchers across diverse fields, encouraging innovative ideas, […]

NIH Changes to Biosketch, Other Support form Scheduled for May 2025

The full message from the Office of Research is copied below. Key points: OR is offering an in-depth grant writing academy during the Fall 2025 semester. You must have an email approval to apply for this from your department chair and from COS ADR Josh Colwell before submitting your application on the OR InfoReady portal. […]