Established in 2018, the Academic Growth and Innovation Fund seeks to find, encourage and support innovative academic ideas that will have a positive impact on DePaul revenue in the next three years. The fund has a $2 million budget and is now accepting proposals.

Proposals for the Fall award cycle can by submitted from November 10, 2024, through 11:59 pm on December 10, 2024. Projects for the Fall award cycle begin on February 15, 2025. Proposals for the Winter cycle can be submitted from January 15, 2025 through 11:59 pm on February 15, 2025. Projects for the Winter award cycle begin on July 1, 2025. Proposals should be submitted through Blackbaud, DePaul’s internal grant system. All full-time faculty and staff are eligible to apply for AGIF funding.​​

Submit an AGIF proposal here.

The requested level of funding should be reasonably commensurate with the proposed activities and with potential outcomes. 

For more details, please access and read the program guidelines and application details. If you find that you have questions not addressed by these guidelines, you may write to academicinnovation@depaul.edu.