Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) Archive

  • 2023 Internal Funding Opportunities Deadlines

    2023 Internal Funding Opportunities Deadlines

    February 7, 2023
    Deadlines for the Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) Award, Starr Fieldhouse Research Fellowship, Sigma Xi/IIT Awards for Excellence in Research, and Toprani Undergraduate Research Fellowship are upcoming.

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  • The Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) Award Is Accepting Proposals

    The Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) Award Is Accepting Proposals

    February 1, 2022
    The Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) objectives are to provide seed funding to initiate innovative multi-investigator, multidisciplinary research and education programs that will use the results obtained during the project period for developing proposals seeking external funding.

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  • 2021 ERIF Award Winners

    2021 ERIF Award Winners

    May 4, 2021
    The Office of Research wishes sincerest congratulations to Steve Nicholas Du Bois, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, and Karl Stolley, Associate Professor in the Department Information Technology and Management for their winning multidisciplinary proposal for the Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF).

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  • The Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) Award

    The Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) Award

    January 26, 2021
    The Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) objectives are to provide seed funding to initiate innovative multi-investigator, multidisciplinary research and education programs that will use the results obtained during the project period for developing proposals seeking external funding.

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  • Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) Submissions Due April 8

    Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF) Submissions Due April 8

    March 3, 2020
    The ERIF objectives are to provide seed funding to initiate innovative multi-investigator, multidisciplinary research and education programs that will use the results obtained during the project period for developing proposals seeking external funding.The submission guidelines for 2020 have changed and more details are available here.

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  • Educational and Research Initiative Fund Proposals Now Being Accepted

    Educational and Research Initiative Fund Proposals Now Being Accepted

    March 12, 2019
    Illinois Institute of Technology tenured and tenure-track faculty members are invited to submit multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary proposals that will use the results obtained for developing proposals seeking external funding from the Educational and Research Initiative Fund.

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  • Nominations Open for Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF)

    Nominations Open for Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF)

    February 20, 2018
    Illinois Institute of Technology tenured and tenure-track faculty members are invited to submit multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary proposals for funding from the Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF).

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  • ERIF Deadline Extended to February 13

    ERIF Deadline Extended to February 13

    October 19, 2016
    Illinois Institute of Technology tenured and tenure-track faculty members are invited to submit multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary proposals for funding from the Educational and Research Initiative Fund (ERIF).

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