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 2023-2024, the deadlines for submissions, reviews and evaluations are as follows: 

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 Contingency 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.

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.

• Guidelines 
• Budget Template
• Work Plan
• Research Assistant Award Form
• Final Report Form

To apply, click here.

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.

• Guidelines
• Budget Template
• Work Plan
• Final Report Form

To apply, click here.

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.

• Guidelines
• Budget Template
• Final Report Form

To apply, click here.

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. 

• Guidelines
• Budget Template
• Final Report Form

To apply, click here.

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. 

• Guidelines
• Budget Template
• Final Report Form

To apply, click here.

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.  

• Guidelines
• Budget Template
• Final Report Form

Off-Cycle Contingency Funds 

• Guidelines

*Important Note: The standard forms used for all application types are the budget sheet, progress form, no-cost extension and change request form.

Frequently Asked Questions

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