Find Research Funding

Below is an overview of resources to help you in your search for funding.

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UB Funding Opportunities

Research with AI technology and communicative disorders is conducted in a lab in Cary Hall in November 2024. The research is led by Wei Sun, with the department of communicative disorders and sciences, works with Wenyao Xu, with the department of computer sciences and engineering. Photographer: Douglas Levere.

Funding for R&D and Entrepreneurial Activities

  • The Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences (UB CAT) is a project cost-sharing grant program funded by Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) program, designed to drive the growth of life and health science businesses in New York State
  • The Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (CMI) annually supports Faculty-Industry Applied Research (FIAR) opportunities that foster applied research with commercial value for materials and manufacturing businesses in New York State, driving economic growth and industry impact
  • Get up to $100,000 in pre-seed startup capital and help from experienced entrepreneurs through the UB Cultivator early-stage startup program
  • The Buffalo Innovation Accelerator Fund is a technology commercialization accelerator fund administered by UB and supported by Empire State Development
  • Buffalo Innovation Seed Fund (BISF) is an early-stage, evergreen venture capital fund supporting the next generation of diverse, high-growth businesses in Buffalo and Western New York, offering investments of up to $250,000 to help companies scale
  • SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) – helps faculty inventors turn their ideas into market-ready technologies
  • SBIR and STTR: America’s Seed Fund - funding to develop your technology and chart a path toward commercialization
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New York State Funding

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External Funding Search Engines

  • Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) – generate curated funding opportunity notices based on your research and have them emailed to your inbox
  • Grants.gov – lists funding opportunities from all federal agencies including NIH, NSF, DOD and Department of Education, among others
  • Federal Register – daily journal of the US government that provides legal notice to the public about the government's actions and regulations, including grants
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National Agencies

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Corporate and Foundation Funding

Our staff helps faculty build relationships with businesses and foundations in ways that align with the university's research goals and support PI's applying to these funders.

For more information on these non-federal funding opportunities contact colleagues from UB's Research, Innovation and Economic Development team: ub-research@buffalo.edu.

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