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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.

The Program to Enhance Research and Scholarship (PERS)


Applications for Spring 2025 are currently being accepted. 

To be considered for PERS Spring 2025, application must be submitted by April 1, 2024.

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)

Tarbutton Interdisciplinary Science Fellowships


Applications are invited for endowed Tarbutton Interdisciplinary Science Fellowships at Emory University. The Fellowships support outstanding postdoctoral scientists in fields such as physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science. Applicants must have a PhD by their intended start date, which must be no later than January 2025.

Apply to Tarbutton Interdisciplinary Science Fellowships

Research Administration Services - CAPS RAS


ORFS assists faculty as needed in working with the Colleges and Professional Schools (CAPS) RAS unit, which launched in May 2016 to provide centralized research administration services to faculty, including all pre- and post-award preparation and research administration.