Small Important Projects Grant application

Please submit during the academic year only.

Applications must be submitted during the same academic year as funding is desired. For instance, persons desiring funding (disbursed as reimbursement) during the 2025–26 academic year must apply by close of spring classes (May 8, 2026).

Your name

UI email address

Position and department(s)

Please note that graduate students/instructors are not eligible for SIP grants.

Briefly describe your project. What do you hope to achieve?

Project timeline:

Describe your budget. How much money do you need? How would you use the funds? What other funding sources have you tapped? What would you do if your project did not receive funding?

If you are requesting funds for a software purchase, please complete a Technology Review (link below) prior to applying. If you've completed the review, please upload a PDF of the email chain with your IT person approving the purchase.

If you prefer, you can simply forward the email chain to obermann-center@uiowa.edu.

Technology Review: https://its.uiowa.edu/available-software/technology-review-process

One file only.
50 MB limit.
Allowed types: jpg, png, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx.