Funding Opportunities

Collaboration

  • Provostial Fund for the Arts and Humanities - This fund is intended to support creative, innovative initiatives in the arts and humanities, for projects led by members of the faculty within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and/or other schools. Please note that the maximum amount per proposal has been capped at $5,000 for the Spring 2026 cycle. Additionally, while research proposals will still be accepted, the Committee will give priority to proposals that: 1) Have the greatest impact on the curriculum, and 2) Create the most meaningful opportunities for student engagement and experience. Applications for fall 2026 (and beyond) are due Friday, February 13, 2026. The submission link is located on page two of the guidelines.
  • Provost Fund for Student Collaboration - The Provost Fund for Student Collaboration (PFSC) supports extracurricular academic collaborations that bring together students from at least three Harvard schools to explore a particular subject. Applications are reviewed from August 15 – April 30 each academic year. Applications for AY26-27 will open on August 15, 2026.
  • Provost Fund for Interfaculty Collaboration - The Provost's Fund for Interfaculty Collaboration (PFIC) supports faculty collaboration across multiple Harvard Schools. 

Innovation

The Office of Technology Development provides researchers with funding opportunities to advance research toward commercial impact through strategic corporate partnerships and translational funding programs. 

  • Strategic Corporate Partnerships: OTD facilitates industry sponsorship of individual research projects and multi-year, university-wide strategic research alliances to advance research. Academic-industry partnerships bring real-world problems directly into the lab to generate the knowledge, datasets, capabilities, and access required to foster tangible solutions. Strategic corporate partnerships accelerate research in various disciplines across the university, addressing critical unmet needs in multiple research areas.
  • Translational Funding Programs To Advance Research: OTD manages three accelerator programs that combine translational funding, investor and industry connections, and business development expertise to propel research toward real-world solutions with a global impact. The Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator advances innovations in the life sciences; the Harvard Grid Accelerator advances innovations in the engineering and physical sciences in partnership with the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Sciences; and the Climate and Sustainability Translational Fund advances innovations in climate and sustainability in partnership with the Salata Institute. 

Research

Harvard's Office of the Vice Provost for Research seeks to create an environment that fosters the success of Harvard’s researchers. See their Funding page for an overview of research funding opportunities and guidelines, including Internal Funding, External Funding, and Corporate Engagement.

Work/Life

  • Dependent Care Fund - The Dependent Care Fund provides funding to help with caregiving costs during short-term professional travel for Harvard ladder faculty.
  • ACCESS Program - The ACCESS Program is an initiative to help tenured, tenure-track, and senior non-ladder faculty meet their family care-giving needs while succeeding in their academic careers.
  • Research Enabling Grant - Research enabling grants are intended to provide financial assistance to eligible faculty facing work/life or personal/family challenges that threaten to impede their academic research and/or their progress at Harvard.