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Internal Funding

​​​​​​Access internal funding opportunities across campus by using the dropdown menu below.

NOTE: The list of funding sources below should not be considered exhaustive. Individual schools at the University may host additional opportunities.

Internal Funding Opportunities 

Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research (OSVCR)

The Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research (OSVCR, or Pitt Research) offers programs such as the Pitt Momentum Funds, which supports high-quality research and scholarship at varied scales.

Center for Medical Innovation (CMI)

The Center for Medical Innovation (CMI), part of the Swanson School of Engineering, hosts the Early Stage Medical Technology Development & Commercialization program on campus.

Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) supports a wide range of research efforts at the University of Pittsburgh through a diverse portfolio of funding opportunities.

David C. Frederick Honors College

The David C. Frederick Honors College offers a variety of funding through Research & Creative Fellowships and Honors Awards.

Humanities Center

The Humanities Center supports different categories of Fellowships.

Institute for Cyber, Law, Policy, and Security

​​​​​​​The Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grants (PCAG) offered by the Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security provide initial funding for novel and innovative projects that advance Pitt Cyber’s mission: to bring the breadth of one of the world’s leading public research universities to bear on the critical questions of networks, data, and algorithms, with a focus on the ever-changing gaps among law, policy, and technology.

​​​​​​​Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation

Annually, the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI) at the University of Pittsburgh requests faculty grant proposals for interdisciplinary sustainability education and research initiatives.

​​​​​​​Office of Research, Health Sciences

The Office of Research, Health Sciences (OORHS) hosts the annual Competitive Medical Research Fund (CMRF) to support junior scientists in developing preliminary data and hypotheses that will enable submission of high competitive applications to national funding sources.