A detailed description of the program and the application is published in the Request for Proposals.
When using the online application:
You may work on the application incrementally, but you must mark each task Complete before you will be able to Review and Submit the Application.
Watch for messages from SM-Apply. People using the Focused/Other or Clutter boxes in Outlook may find some of the confirmation emails going to their Clutter/Other boxes. You can make adjustments to those boxes. For more information, please consult: https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/focused-inbox-for-outlook-f445ad7f-02f4-4294-a82e-71d8964e3978.
For administrative questions about the DIG program (deadlines, eligibility, requirements, etc.) contact Kathleen Koch, kjk@uwm.edu .
For assistance with using the SM-Apply application system please review the vendor FAQ:
https://help.smapply.io/hc/en-us/articles/115001445354-Completing-an-Application-FAQ .
For technical questions regarding the use of the application system (logging in, issues submitting, missing programs, etc.) or the budget spreadsheet, contact Kaitlyn Mayer, kstielow@uwm.edu
Program Summary:
The Discovery and Innovation Grant (DIG) is an internal seed funding program that is intended to lead to competitive external proposals at a minimum of three times the DIG award amount. The program prioritizes:
- Projects from early career researchers.
- Projects that involve new lines of inquiry from established researchers who have a history of external funding success.
- Projects that align with federal funding priorities.
- Projects that provide support for graduate students.
- Projects that do not have significant overlap with proposals that have already been submitted to funders or will be submitted within the next six months.
- Investigators who do not have significant external funding balances.
- Investigators who do not have an internal Faculty-Industry Partnership Seed grant.
For this funding cycle, we anticipate making eight awards.
Applicants must have a UWM faculty appointment or a research academic staff appointment of at least 50%, Principal Investigator status, and the expectation of a continuing/renewed appointment for at least three years. Lead PIs may submit only one proposal per application cycle, although they can be co-PIs on other proposals. As a lead PI you may apply for the DIG or the ARC program this year, not both. Those who received a DIG award as a PI with a start date of July 2024, September 2025, or July 2026, those who are a PI on a current ARC award, and those who have not submitted a final report for a past internal award are ineligible to apply for the current DIG funding cycle.
Budget limit: Direct costs up to $60,000
UWM Discovery and Innovation Grant (DIG) Program
A detailed description of the program and the application is published in the Request for Proposals.
When using the online application:
You may work on the application incrementally, but you must mark each task Complete before you will be able to Review and Submit the Application.
Watch for messages from SM-Apply. People using the Focused/Other or Clutter boxes in Outlook may find some of the confirmation emails going to their Clutter/Other boxes. You can make adjustments to those boxes. For more information, please consult: https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/focused-inbox-for-outlook-f445ad7f-02f4-4294-a82e-71d8964e3978.
For administrative questions about the DIG program (deadlines, eligibility, requirements, etc.) contact Kathleen Koch, kjk@uwm.edu .
For assistance with using the SM-Apply application system please review the vendor FAQ:
https://help.smapply.io/hc/en-us/articles/115001445354-Completing-an-Application-FAQ .
For technical questions regarding the use of the application system (logging in, issues submitting, missing programs, etc.) or the budget spreadsheet, contact Kaitlyn Mayer, kstielow@uwm.edu
Program Summary:
The Discovery and Innovation Grant (DIG) is an internal seed funding program that is intended to lead to competitive external proposals at a minimum of three times the DIG award amount. The program prioritizes:
- Projects from early career researchers.
- Projects that involve new lines of inquiry from established researchers who have a history of external funding success.
- Projects that align with federal funding priorities.
- Projects that provide support for graduate students.
- Projects that do not have significant overlap with proposals that have already been submitted to funders or will be submitted within the next six months.
- Investigators who do not have significant external funding balances.
- Investigators who do not have an internal Faculty-Industry Partnership Seed grant.
For this funding cycle, we anticipate making eight awards.
Applicants must have a UWM faculty appointment or a research academic staff appointment of at least 50%, Principal Investigator status, and the expectation of a continuing/renewed appointment for at least three years. Lead PIs may submit only one proposal per application cycle, although they can be co-PIs on other proposals. As a lead PI you may apply for the DIG or the ARC program this year, not both. Those who received a DIG award as a PI with a start date of July 2024, September 2025, or July 2026, those who are a PI on a current ARC award, and those who have not submitted a final report for a past internal award are ineligible to apply for the current DIG funding cycle.
Budget limit: Direct costs up to $60,000