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[0] Layman Awards To provide seed money for projects that will enhance the grantee’s ability to obtain external funding to support prominent scholarly work. Priority will be given to untenured tenure-track faculty and to other eligible faculty who propose projects of high promise and who make a compelling case that Layman funding is critical to their success. Previous Award Winners New Directions Program The New Directions program supports the research of advanced rank faculty (Associate/Full) who are re-entering research or seek to branch into new directions in the pursuit of external funding. [1] $10,000 for one year Applicants may include a requested budget for an additional $10,000 (e.g., $20,000 total budget request) if supported by an innovative and well-justified plan of work. Up to 10 awards may be funded at up to $20,000. [2] 2nd Friday in November [3] 
Applications open in NUgrant starting August 1
UNL | Internal Funding Opportunities | Office of Research & Economic Development
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