Faculty Support Grants
Intramural Support Grants
With the aim of supporting its faculty members in research, creative endeavors, and teaching enhancement, The American University in Cairo (AUC) avails, on a competitive basis, different internal support grant opportunities to its faculty members.
The Office of the Associate Provost for Research, Innovation and Creativity (AP-RIC) administers these internal support grants.
There are four cycles per academic year for interested faculty members to submit applications. For the 2024-2025, the deadlines for submissions, reviews and evaluations are as follows:
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Faculty Support Grant Types
- Research Support Grant
- Teaching and Learning Enhancement Support Grant
- Organization of a Conference Support Grant
- Conference Travel Support Grant
- Teaching and Learning Enhancement Travel Support Grant
- Mini-Grant and Publishing Fees
- Off-Cycle Funds
*Important Note: You can fill in the forms below on the intramural grants system anytime as drafts and submit them when the cycle is open.
1. Research Support Grant (RSG)
AUC provides grant support for innovative research activities. Grants are competitively awarded to support individual or group research projects.
Before submission, carefully the cycle dates in the relevant guideline.
To apply, click here.
2. Teaching and Learning Enhancement Support Grant (TLESG)
This grant provides funds to support teachers in their commitment to continually improving their teaching while sustaining high-quality learning at AUC.
Check the deadlines in the guidelines document.
To apply, click here.
3.
Organization of a Conference Support Grant (OCSG)
This grant provides supplemental funding for the planning and implementation of national and international conferences in order to enhance the research and creative environment at AUC, as well as to bring prestige and recognition to the university and Egypt.
Check the deadlines in the guidelines document.
To apply, click here.
4.
Conference Travel Support Grant (CTG)
This grant is designed to provide financial support for scholarly and creative presentations by AUC to faculty at major professional international meetings and conferences.
To apply, click here.
5. Teaching and Learning Enhancement Travel Support Grant (TLETG)
This grant is designed to provide financial support for scholarly and creative presentations by AUC to faculty at major professional international meetings and conferences that focus on teaching and learning.
To apply, click here.
6.
Mini-Grant and Publishing Fees (MG&PF)
AUC provides mini-grants to assist with expenses such as the cost of reprints (for a limited number of articles, not for books), page charges, preparation of manuscripts for publishing such as copyediting or indexing charges, supplies and services, the cost of data that must be purchased from external sources, as well as relatively small material costs related to research and teaching enhancement.
To apply, click here.
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7. Off-Cycle Funds
To apply, click here.
Frequently Asked Questions
To check our frequently asked questions, click here.