Gap Funding Initiative (Faculty Scholars and Alums)

Introduction

The Greenwall Foundation is making a limited amount of funds available to support gap funding for Faculty Scholars and Alums who have been negatively impacted by recent changes to the federal research funding landscape. These funds will be awarded as one-year grants of up to $50,000 each. This is the second (and final) award cycle in 2025; no additional award cycles are currently planned.

This funding initiative seeks to enable sustainable, continued contributions to the field of bioethics from the Faculty Scholars community. Applicants may apply for funds to fill immediate needs such as sustaining their work until delayed funding is received; supporting a thoughtful pivot in their research program, funding sources, or career path; or supporting personnel that are essential to their continued scholarship, among others.  

Requests will be prioritized as follows:

1. Salary support for applicants who are at risk of unemployment;
2. Salary support for applicants who are at risk of taking a reduced salary;
3. Salary support for applicants who are at risk of having reduced time available for bioethics scholarship, e.g., because they must take on increased clinical or teaching responsibilities;
4. Other support for applicants to enable continued bioethics scholarship / contributions, e.g., research assistant funding, executive coaching (i.e., to consider whether a career pivot is needed), or project support to complete a nearly finished bioethics project (i.e., that was impacted by lost funding).

Within these categories, further priority will be given to pre-tenure applicants, applicants with “soft money” positions, applicants who are not already receiving funding from the Foundation, and applicants who are not eligible for similar funding from their institutions.

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted through the Foundation’s online system and should include:

A narrative (3 page max) with the following information:

A brief description of the impact of federal funding changes on the applicant’s work (1 page max).
A summary of how the applicant will use the award (1-2 pages).

A letter from the applicant’s Department Chair (or someone similarly situated) confirming their support for the application.
A proposed budget and other supplemental financial materials. (Please request only the amount needed, up to $50,000.)

Applications are due November 6, 2025 by 11:59pm ET. We anticipate notifying applicants about decisions no later than the end of November. Please direct questions about this initiative to Kyle Ruempler at [email protected].

To apply, go to https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=greenwall.  To view the application, enter the access code “GAP-1125” on the “Apply” page after you log in.

If you have any technical questions or concerns regarding the online application process, please contact [email protected]. If you continue to experience difficulty with the online application process, please contact Kyle Ruempler at [email protected]. We will not accept late applications that result from technical issues with the online application portal, so we recommend that you log in and enter your information in advance of the deadline.