College of Veterinary Medicine

Research Funding Information

The Purdue Veterinary Medicine Office of Research serves as a gateway to funding opportunities from various sources, including the College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, and federal funding, to support and advance veterinary research projects.

Please note: All proposals should be prepared with assistance from and submitted through the Vet/Ag Pre-Award Office.

Purdue Veterinary Medicine Funding

The College of Veterinary Medicine offers a few options for funding research.

Competitive Research Grant Program

The goal of the competitive research grant program is to support research activities that will evolve into substantial extramurally funded projects.

Learn more about the Competitive Research Grant Program

Grant Program in Equine Research

The objective of the Grant Program in Equine Research is to provide support for preliminary and proof-of-concept studies critical to moving basic discoveries into clinical applications addressing issues of importance to the health and performance of Indiana horses.

Learn more about the Grant Program in Equine Research

Hatch and Animal Health Projects

Hatch and Animal Health projects focus on the incubation and development of innovative solutions aimed at enhancing the well-being and medical care of animals.

Hatch Animal Health Project Q&A (PDF) 
Application for Hatch or Animal Health Travel/Publication Funds (PDF)

Purdue University Funding

Purdue University offers a few opportunities for funding research.

Laboratory and University Core Facility Research Equipment Program

This opportunity, jointly sponsored by the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity, supports the purchase of capital research equipment in two cost categories.

Part I is for research equipment costing up to $100,000 and Part II is for equipment costing from $100,000 to $1,000,000.

The goal is to address critical and strategic research equipment needs and thereby enhance the research programs of individual investigators as well as multiple investigators reliant on shared-use equipment. 

Learn more about the Laboratory and University Core Facility Research Equipment Program

Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust

Grants support research in the following areas:

  1. Environment including air and water pollution
  2. Biochemistry and molecular biology
  3. Disease prevention, diagnosis, progression, treatment and control
  4. New technologies for food production, preservation, distribution and safety
  5. Medical and biophysical instrumentation, including the analysis of large data sets.
Eligibility is limited to tenure-track and research faculty on the West Lafayette campus who hold the rank of assistant professor at the time of application. Use of funds is limited to the Purdue University, West Lafayette campus, but collaborators or advisors need not hold a position at Purdue and academic collaborators can be of any rank. PVM faculty should contact Dr. Sanjeev Narayanan if they are interested in applying. 

Learn more about the Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust

Federal Funding

Federal funding for research is available from many sources.