Awards & Funding Opportunities While OTM does not directly fund research projects at UIC, we would like to make our faculty members aware of the following funding opportunities, which are in the form of government grants, university programs, and private awards. Internal Funding Sources Heading link Copy link Chancellor’s Translational Research Initiative Proof of Concept Illinois Ventures Illini Angels Discovery Partners Institute Community Health Advocacy Award ACS Institutional Research Grant Center for Clinical and Translational Science UICentre Vahlteich Research Award Jump ARCHES Grant External Funding Sources Heading link Copy link West Loop Innovations Chicago Biomedical Consortium SBIR & STTR Osage University Partners National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Critical Path Institute Cures Within Reach Harrington Award CSL Research Acceleration Initiative Call to action Heading link Copy link Edit icon Submit Your Idea! Phone icon Contact Us People Icon Staff Envelope icon Listserv