Grants to Enhance and Advance Research
Seed funding for a bold new research direction with a clear path to an external grant submission. Apply first to your college, then to the Division of Research.
Explore this opportunity: Deadlines Eligibility Allocations Recipients
$10K - $40K
Over 18 months
DEADLINE
Oct 30
Pre-proposal to colleges
ELIGIBILITY
Faculty
Full-time career-track faculty*
AWARDS
TBD
By college allocations*
Deadlines
| Pre-proposal to your college | Friday, Oct 30, 2026 by 5 p.m. |
| Full proposal to the DOR | Friday, Jan 29, 2027 by 5 p.m. |
If assistance from the DOR proposal team is needed, email preaward@central.uh.edu at least five business days before the deadline.
Eligibility
DOR screens every application against eligibility before review and returns those that do not qualify.
Eligibility criteria below are a summary. Review the full requirements in the 2026-2027 Guidelines before applying.
Eligible
Full-time tenured, tenure-track, or promotion eligible non-tenure-track faculty, individually or in groups
Work that is clearly distinct from your currently funded research lines
Not Eligible
Current GEAR award holders, including extended awards, and last year's recipients
Requests that supplement funded projects or new faculty startup funds
FY27 GEAR Allocations
| Tenure College | Computed |
|---|---|
| Bauer College | 1 |
| College of Medicine | 1 |
| College of Nursing | 1 |
| College of The Arts | 1 |
| Education | 1 |
| Engineering | 9 |
| Gerald D Hines Arch & Design | 1 |
| Grad College of Social Work | 1 |
| Hobby School (Ph) | 1 |
| Global Hospitality | 1 |
| Law | 1 |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | 3 |
| Natural Sciences & Mathematics | 5 |
| Optometry | 2 |
| Pharmacy | 3 |
Past Recipients
$38,632
Stephan Tetenborg, College of Optometry
$39,414
Xiaomei Li, College of Education
$34,563
Shuhab Khan, College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
$40,000
Myoungkyu Lee, Cullen College of Engineering
$38,723
Jiukuan Hao, College of Pharmacy
$40,000