The Faculty Development Grant Program for the 2027-2028 will open November 15, 2026.
The UAB Faculty Development Grant Program (FDGP) provides seed funding for research, scholarship, professional development, and creative activities that help faculty undertake new efforts for which funding is not generally available.
The program serves early-career Instructors, Assistant Professors, and mid-career Associate Professors in all disciplines, including Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Arts, Humanities, Education, Libraries, Social Sciences, and Medicine. Full-time faculty with more than $100,000 per year in funding, regardless of source, are not eligible. Additional eligibility requirements apply to each funding tier.
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Faculty Development Grant Program Poster Session 2025
