UAB offers a variety of internal funding programs to support research innovation, collaboration, and project development. Opportunities listed on this page serve as a single hub for all active internal opportunities across schools, centers, and institutes.
This page includes internally funded pilot research projects, proof of concept studies, team science planning grants, equipment use vouchers, and community engagement projects. You can stay up to date with extramural limited submission funding opportunities, pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and training opportunities by subscribing to the Research Matters newsletter.
Browse the tiles below for current RFPs, deadlines, and application details.
To reduce newsletter volume and streamline communication, all internal research funding announcements are now centralized here, and all extramural opportunities are publicized through the Research Matters newsletter. New opportunities are added as they are released. UAB units may request publicity of funding opportunities by completing the form linked above.
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Blazer App Accelerator
The UAB Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship invites faculty to apply for the Blazer App Accelerator (BAA). The BAA will fund between 10-20 participants in an entrepreneurship program designed to help founders turn promising software or app ideas into viable ventures. Interested applicants should apply at the link by October 16, 2026.
CCTS Clinical & Translational Science Pilot Program
The CCTS Partner Network invites applications for its pilot program, designed to address a roadblock in science and/or operations that limits translation into improved health and healthcare delivery. Investigators spanning the CCTS Partner Network may request up to $30,000. Pre-applications are due by 5pm (CT) on October 19, 2026.