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What is your unique idea? We have money.

Our 2025 –26 Annual Cycle is open! What is your bold idea that will advance UVA or enrich the student experience? We want to hear it!

The annual cycle consists of three stages, with grants made in early February.

  1. Letter of Inquiry
    Open: April 15
    Deadline: October 1
    Reviewed on a rolling basis. LOIs submitted before September 1 may be invited to edit and resubmit.
  2. Proposal
    Open: Invite only
    Deadline: October 31
    Decisions made in December, with possible invitation to next stage.
  3. Pitch
    Open: Invite only
    Close: January 24-25
    In-person pitches made to Board of Trustees, who make grant selections.

Review our grant seekers webpage, and if you are unsure whether your project might be a good fit, contact Amy, our Director of Grants, at abonner@virginia.edu. An idea has a greater chance of being funded if we have an opportunity to work with the grant seeker.

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Grant Requests Aim High

UVA grant seekers, thank you! The Trust received 93 Letters of Inquiry (LOI) requesting $9.6 million in our annual grant cycle. Forty-seven of these requests, seeking $5.78 million, have moved forward to the full proposal stage.

Submissions cover a wide variety of topics, including mental health, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and cutting-edge research. Proposals were received from twelve student groups, almost every school, and a variety of University-related organizations.

Our Proposals Committee has started reviewing the proposals in advance of the final round, which is an in-person pitch. The Trustees will look to grant $1.6 million this year across all funding cycles.

If you missed the annual cycle deadline, the January 2025 Flash Grant Cycle opens January 1. Flash Funding grants are capped at $10,000 and focus on short-term projects or immediate use opportunities, often for student organizations. Flash Funding runs in the spring semester, and grants are made on a month-to-month basis as long as funds are available. Visit our Grant Seekers page for more information.

As always, we are available to discuss your potential project and answer any funding questions. Contact our Director of Grants, Amy Bonner, for more information.

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2024–25 Annual Cycle Open Now

What is your new, radical idea that will advance UVA and enrich the student experience? We want to hear it in our 2024–25 Annual Cycle, open now!

Proposals can come from students, faculty, and staff for an array of new programs and projects—everything from starting a new student group to supporting an innovative research project to seeding a University initiative. The Annual Cycle grants typically range from $10,000 to over $300,000, but there are no minimums and maximums vary based on available funds.

Key dates:

  • Now: Letter of Inquiry (LOI) forms are available in the grant portal and can be submitted today. LOIs submitted before September 1 may be invited to edit and resubmit.
  • October 1: Last day to submit a finalized LOI. From there, selected LOIs move to the proposal stage.
  • October 31: Proposal deadline. Decisions are made in December, with possible invitation to the next stage.
  • January 2025: Proposal pitches.
  • February 2025: Grants awarded.

Get started today. You may preview the LOI or Annual Cycle Proposal forms, and when you’re ready to submit your LOI, log on to our Grant Portal. Questions? Contact our Director of Grants, Amy Bonner.

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Break the Mold: Annual Cycle is Open

New. Radical. Novel. Fun. These are some of the adjectives that describe the ideas we fund. Our 2024–25 Annual Cycle is open, and we are looking for ideas that will break the mold and chart an exciting path forward. If you have an idea that will advance UVA or enrich the student experience, we’d love to hear it.

Review the grant seekers section of our webpage and if you think your project or program might be a good fit, contact Amy, our Director of Grants at abonner@virginia.edu.