The Office of Research Funding Support (ORFS) works to increase the profile and support of the research and scholarship of Emory College faculty and students. ORFS oversees the process to award internal grants such as PERS (Program to Enhance Research and Scholarship) and supports faculty in their interactions with central university units to secure and support funding sources. Read more about ORFS.

Fall 2025 Application Cycle Opens October 2025.

To be considered for PERS Fall 2025, applications must be submitted by deadline provided once application cycle opens. 

Program to Enhance Research and Scholarship (PERS) will consider proposals from regular Emory College of Arts and Sciences faculty for modest seed funding for new research, research travel, other research-related activities, and matches for equipment grants. 

more information about the Program to Enhance Research and Scholarship (PERS)

Bridge Funding is available to those investigators who have a history of external funding and who have recently had a primary source of funding declined by a granting agency. Bridge funding is made only after funds available in the investigator’s non-sponsored research account are below $5,000 (NSPs [previously known as #2 accounts] will be monitored). If you qualify, you may apply at any point in the academic year, by submitting the following materials to Anita Corbett, Senior Associate Dean for Research.

1. Requested amount (up to $25,000) with a budget and budget justification.
2. Current CV.
3. Reviews and scores from a current proposal that has not been funded.
4. Plans for submission of a revised application of the current proposal or a new funding application.