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Office of Faculty Success and Diversity
Edinburg: ESSBL 5.101
Brownsville BLHSB 2.402
Email: facultysuccess@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2111
Phone Alt: (956) 882-8978

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Research Support & Grants

Faculty research is supported across UTRGV through a number of programs at both the university level and within the academic colleges. Faculty are also encouraged to check with their respective chair/director or dean's office for additional resources and support available within the academic unit. 

Below are active research and creative activity support programs housed in academic colleges and units across campus. For more details about any of the programs, please visit the corresponding web page or contact the unit directly. 

 

University-Level Programs

PROGRAM SPONSOR TARGET FACULTY GROUPS CONTACT INFO
Keys to Research: Faculty Research & Professional Development Program Division of Research & New Program Development Tenured or Tenure-Track Dr. Karen Martirosyan karen.martirosyan@utrgv.edu 
Mid-Career Faculty Research Development Program Office of Faculty Success & Diversity

Associate Professors

Office of Faculty Success & Diversity FacultySuccess@utrgv.edu 

Faculty Research Travel Support Program Office of Faculty Success & Diversity

All faculty are eligible

Office of Faculty Success & Diversity FacultySuccess@utrgv.edu 

Faculty Seed Research Grants Office of Faculty Success & Diversity

All faculty are eligible

Office of Faculty Success & Diversity FacultySuccess@utrgv.edu 

College of Education and P-12 Integration

PROGRAM TARGET FACULTY GROUPS CONTACT INFO
GRA Program Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty

Dr. Javier Cavazos javier.cavazos@utrgv.edu 

Small Grants Program Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty Dr. Javier Cavazos javier.cavazos@utrgv.edu
Faculty Champion for Research Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty Dr. Javier Cavazos javier.cavazos@utrgv.edu

Research Hub (under development)

To Be Determined Dr. Javier Cavazos javier.cavazos@utrgv.edu

College of Engineering and Computer Science

PROGRAM TARGET FACULTY GROUPS CONTACT INFO
Junior Faculty Mentoring All junior faculty

Dr. Constantine Tarawneh constantine.tarawneh@utrgv.edu

Tenure-Track Research Success Tenure-track faculty Dr. Constantine Tarawneh constantine.tarawneh@utrgv.edu
General Research Workshops All faculty  Dr. Constantine Tarawneh constantine.tarawneh@utrgv.edu

College of Fine Arts

Please check with the College of Fine Arts Dean's Office for more information on the college's support of faculty research, creative activity, and scholarly enterprise. 

College of Health Professions

PROGRAM TARGET FACULTY GROUPS CONTACT INFO
CoHP Research Fellows Program All full-time faculty

Dean's Office cohpinfo@utrgv.edu

College of Liberal Arts

PROGRAM TARGET FACULTY GROUPS CONTACT INFO
Publication Subvention Grants All faculty who have secured publication for a book or journal article. Dean's Office liberalarts@utrgv.edu 
Grant Development Support All faculty Dean's Office liberalarts@utrgv.edu 
Faculty, Student and Community Engagement & Success All faculty Dean's Office liberalarts@utrgv.edu 

College of Sciences

PROGRAM TARGET FACULTY GROUPS CONTACT INFO
Writing-Mentorship Program Early & mid-career faculty 

Dr. Teresa Feria  teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu

¡Juntos al Exito! Empowering Faculty Program All faculty  Dr. Teresa Feria  teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu
CAREER Pathway Program Tenure-track faculty Dr. Volker Quetschke volker.quetschke@utrgv.edu 
BRIDGE to Research Success Initiative Tenured faculty  Dr. Volker Quetschke volker.quetschke@utrgv.edu 
Research Enhancement Seed Program (under development) To Be Determined Dr. Volker Quetschke volker.quetschke@utrgv.edu 

School of Nursing

Please check with the School of Nursing Dean's Office for more information on the college's support of faculty research and scholarly activity. 

School of Social Work

PROGRAM TARGET FACULTY GROUPS CONTACT INFO
Research Seed Grants All faculty

Dean's Office  schoolofsocialwork@utrgv.edu

Community Engagement Seed Grants All faculty Dean's Office  schoolofsocialwork@utrgv.edu

Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship

PROGRAM TARGET FACULTY GROUPS CONTACT INFO
Summer Research Grant Program Tenure-track faculty Michael Ramos michael.ramos01@utrgv.edu 
Faculty Research Mini Grants Tenured and Tenure-Track research focused faculty.  Michael Ramos michael.ramos01@utrgv.edu
Faculty Travel Support All faculty  Michael Ramos michael.ramos01@utrgv.edu



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