Changes to the RRF Process for Fall 2025:

  • Faculty eligibility is now limited to Assistant and Associate Professors (including Research, Teaching, and WOT faculty). Full Professors are no longer eligible to submit new proposals.
  • Co-Is (formerly Co-PIs) are considered equal in status to the PI and must have a measurable role in the project. Including more than one Co-I requires justification.
  • We now ask for a Lay Summary – rather than an abstract – on the proposal cover page.
  • Zoom office hours to support applicant teams will be available from 1 to 2 pm on September 10, September 17, and September 24.

Contact the RRF administrative staff with questions about the program: Peter Wilsnack, 206-685-9316.

 

Please note that UWT RRF submissions have an earlier deadline than the posted September 29th deadline:

UWT Fall 2025 RRF submission timeline and process: 

  • Please notify UWT Office of Research of Intent to Apply for RRF ASAP - fill out online form here.

  • By Wednesday, September 17th - ALL final proposal requirements due to UWTOR for review and UWT internal eGC1 routing (PLEASE NOTE: All RRF proposals from UW Tacoma MUST route through the UWT Office of Research for review and submission through UW’s grant processing system, SAGE, and require Dean/Director approval. PIs must submit final proposal elements to UWT Office of Research by Wednesday, February 19th)

  • By Monday, September 29th FALL 2025 RRF Proposals DUE to RRF 

 

For questions, please contact us at uwtor@uw.edu.

 

Information specific to the Fall 2025 Funding cycle: University of Washington

 

For more application information, click the button below to be directed to the main RRF webpage.

Royalty Research Fund (RRF)

 

 

Additional information:

Join us for the Fall Royalty Research Fund (RRF) Proposal Information Workshop presented by Kara Luckey September 9, 2025 12:30-1:30

https://washington.zoom.us/j/98902017165

Kara's presentation gives helpful insight into how the RRF can support your work, the components of a RRF proposal, and the submission process. Kara also offers tips for maximizing competitiveness based on advice shared by the RRF Committee Chair, Committee Members and Program Administrator, as well as on Kara’s experiences supporting UWT faculty in preparing successful RRF proposals.  

The Royalty Research Fund (RRF) is an excellent opportunity open to faculty across UW campuses that provides one-year awards of up to $40,000 to advance new scholarly directions and creative activities, particularly:

‒ in disciplines for which external funding opportunities are minimal;
‒ for faculty who are junior in rank; and/or
‒ in support of increasing competitiveness for subsequent funding.

 

Final Proposal Elements are DUE to the UWT Office of Research on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025.

A recording of the September 9th, 2025 workshop will be posted here after the live workshop is complete.