Funding, Limited Submissions & Faculty Development
The Office of Research, Scholarly Inquiry and Creative Work is dedicated to supporting Wake Forest faculty at every stage of their scholarly journey. We provide a comprehensive ecosystem of resources designed to cultivate innovative research, provide expert mentorship, and streamline the path to successful external funding.
Funding Opportunities & Support
CULTIVATE: Our Grants Mentoring Program
Success in securing external funding requires more than just a great idea; it requires a strategic approach to proposal development. CULTIVATE is our signature grants mentoring program, designed to pair faculty with experienced peers and resources to sharpen their grant-seeking skills.
- Mentorship: Connect with seasoned investigators who provide feedback on project design and narrative flow.
- Strategic Planning: Learn how to align your research goals with agency priorities.
- Peer Support: Join a cohort of scholars dedicated to elevating the research profile of Wake Forest.
Funding Opportunities
Wake Forest provides faculty with a robust suite of tools to navigate the complex landscape of internal grants, federal awards, and private foundation funding. Whether you are seeking “seed” money to launch a new project or looking for major extramural support, our office offers the databases and expertise to help you succeed.
- External Funding Databases
- Hanover Research (Contact for log in information.)
- Grant Alerts – Funding opportunities for foundation and federal agencies, quarterly webinars, and grant calendars covering Early Career, Arts & Humanities, and Non-Federal Research. (Indicate Wake Forest University as your institution).
- Hanover Data Lab
- Grants Learning Center: Interactive modules designed to walk faculty through the various stages in developing competitive proposals, featuring NSF CAREER, federal and non-federal funding resources.
- Hanover Funder Search: A searchable, curated selection of Hanover’s most commonly identified grant makers and national-level grant opportunities.
- Foundation Directory Online (Candid) (Contact ORSP to access Candid)
- Hanover Research (Contact for log in information.)
- Internal Funding & Seed Grants
- Wake has internal funding to support: exploratory research to compete for external grants, proposal writing, publications, conference travel, travel to a special resource (library, museum, collection, etc.), community engagement, exploration of new teaching ideas and methods, undergraduate research fellowships, as well as other scholarly endeavors.
Limited Submissions
Some funding agencies restrict the number of proposals or applications that an institution can submit for a specific program. Our office manages the internal vetting process for these Limited Submissions to ensure the University puts forward the most competitive projects. For more information, please contact .
Faculty Development Resources
NCFDD
Wake Forest is an Institutional Member of the NCFDD, a nationally recognized organization providing online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students. All Wake Forest faculty, postdocs, and graduate students can access these benefits for free by activating a membership with a wfu.edu email account. Through this membership, faculty gain access to organized and on-demand NCFDD programming in four key areas designed to support extraordinary writing and research productivity while maintaining a full and healthy life outside of work. Over 150 WFU faculty have participated in programs like “Every Semester Needs a Plan,” “Building a Publishing Pipeline,” the popular “14-Day Writing Challenge,” and the NCFDD flagship, “Faculty Success Program”