Publications Award for U

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship (OVPRS) is providing a one-time funding opportunity as part of the Project Forward initiative, to support faculty in making their research accessible to a broader audience by funding publications. Since funding is limited, only publications with an impact factor of at least 4 will be funded this cycle. 

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  • Application Submission

    Publications Award for U

  • Eligibility & Priorities

    • All full-time University Faculty (i.e., regular, research, librarian, and educator faculty) are eligible to apply. Adjunct and instructor faculty are not eligible for this award. 
    • The manuscript has received a favorable review and is either accepted for publication or has received a revised and resubmit response with minor suggestions. 
    • Please note, if the manuscript is not accepted within 3 months after submitting revisions, the award will not be issued. 
    • Documentation of acceptance or revisions must be provided. 
    • Only one application per faculty per cycle is allowed.  
    • To maximize the number of awards and funding, faculty receiving awards in one cycle will be eligible to apply for future cycles. 
    • The applicant must be the first or last author on the publication   
    • The Libraries have established publishing agreements (some are pilot programs) which provide researchers with qualifying articles the possibility of Article Processing Charge (APC) funding. We encourage applicants to check if they are eligible for this existing support prior to applying for funding via this opportunity. To check for eligibility, please visit: https://guides.library.miami.edu/open-access.

  • General Timeline

    This open call is offered on a rolling basis. Applications may be submitted at any time. Please note, awards are contingent upon the availability of funds.  Awardees will have until the end of the fiscal year May 31st to use the funds. 

  • Questions

    For questions about this funding opportunity, the application process, and/or the InfoReady System, contact Eva Olivares (eolivares@miami.edu). 

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