Funding

Record research awards reflect UK's mission to advance Kentucky

UK investigators received $496.9 million in extramural grants and contracts to support their research in FY25, up 1.7% from FY24.

Federal Stop Work Orders & Certificates of Confidentiality (CoC)

Grant Re-Budgeting Requests

If you are approached by a program officer to re-budget or change grant agreement terms, immediately alert CGS and OSPA.

From research to real-world impact: UK grad student brings sociological insight to Lexington’s sustainable growth

Ph.D. candidate Jimmy Robinson applied his research expertise to design a high-impact evaluation tool for Fayette Alliance’s Grow Smart Academy.

Research Advancing Kentucky: How NIH-funded discoveries drive UK’s impact

Hear from Ilhem Messaoudi, Acting Vice President for Research, and scientists across UK on crucial research funded by the National Institute of Health.

How NIH funding supports resources for UK researchers

Ilhem Messaoudi provides an introduction in Research Communications' video series on the impact of NIH funding on UK and Kentucky.

Research Advancing Kentucky: Restoring movement to those with spinal cord injuries

With NIH support, John Gensel focuses on developing therapies and treatments to improve outcomes after spinal cord injury.

New seed funding program will stimulate global research partnerships

UKinSPIRE (Seeding Partnerships for International Research Engagement) is a new internal funding opportunity for University of Kentucky faculty, jointly funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and the UK International Center.

HDI Funding to Support Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs in Kentucky

To support the establishment of new CTP programs in Kentucky, HDI intends to fund up to seven applications with a one-time award of $20,000.

'UK at the Half': Meet UK Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis

For this “UK at the Half,” Lisa Cassis, vice president for research at the University of Kentucky, shares how leaders across campus came together to find a path forward for research during the COVID-19 pandemic.