As part of its commitment to sustaining critical research and training efforts at the university, Johns Hopkins is launching new support programs for members of its research community facing unexpected grant terminations, delays, or other interruptions.
Federal funding disruptions threaten the sustainability of individual research portfolios, the completion of clinical trials, and support for trainees, research teams, and administrative staff. To date, more than 100 federal research grants have been canceled universitywide, and many others are experiencing delays in renewals, awards, or reviews.
To address the impact of these grant terminations and funding gaps, the university has partnered with divisional leadership to make a strategic investment in three new grant programs to support faculty, staff, and students—JHU Pivot Grants, JHU Bridge Grants, and the PhD Thesis and Postdoc Research Completion Program. The university is also expanding two current offerings: the popular Editorial Assistance Services Initiative, which offers editorial support for grant proposals and journal articles at no charge to faculty, and the Summer Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards (PURA) program, which gives undergraduates the opportunity to pursue original research and creative projects in collaboration with Hopkins mentors.
"We are deeply committed to sustaining the people and projects that power discovery at Johns Hopkins," JHU President Ron Daniels and JHU Provost Ray Jayawardhana wrote in a message to the Hopkins community today. "These investments, and our intensive ongoing planning and advocacy, reflect our firm commitment to preserving the essential work of both basic and applied discovery, to continuing to honor our core values as America's first research university, especially academic freedom, and to protecting our people, particularly those whose work and livelihoods are dependent upon federal support."
Details on all three programs, including deadlines, eligibility criteria, and application instructions, are available on the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) website
