The Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute Faculty Small Grants provide seed money of up to $3,500 to develop larger projects, especially those leading to proposals to external funding agencies. These grants may also be used for full-scale but inexpensive projects or parts of projects.

The Institute of the Environment offers up to five Dissertation Improvement Grants (DIGs) in the amount of $1,000 each for Global Change Ph.D. Minor Graduate Interdisciplinary Program students.

The Confluencenter's Director's Fund for Excellence awards are intended to provide critical support for short-term collaborative projects, especially those that reflect an interdisciplinary orientation or a commitment to public outreach.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offer a large number of graduate scholarships, fellowships, and awards.

The Aaronson Lectureship and cash prize are awarded every eighteen months to an individual or group who, by his or her passion for research and dedication to excellence, has produced a body of work in observational astronomy which has resulted in a significant deepening of our understanding of the universe. Any living scientist is eligible for this award without consideration of race, sex, or nationality.

Awards up to $2,500 to an individual engaged in researching and writing about photographic theory relating to the imagery and its impact on individuals and societies; and/or our relationship to images and the reasons that drive their creation.

The Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry supports interdisciplinary and collaborative projects designed by faculty from the Colleges of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Behavioral Sciences. The grants are intended to foster innovation; support collaborative work that crosses disciplinary boundaries; enable faculty to apply for subsequent external funding; and increase the impact and visibility of research, scholarship and creative activity at the University of Arizona.

Faculty who retire from the University, have served a minimum of fifteen years, and receive approval from the President are given the title of Emeritus. Approved documentation from the department head and dean must be forwarded to the Provost for review. The Provost submits the recommendation to the President for final approval.

The Global Change Minor Program will provide up to $800 in travel funding for graduate students enrolled in the Global Change minor to present their work at academic/professional conferences or travel for fieldwork in support of research.

Tech Launch Arizona's Asset Development Program funding helps advance inventions that aren't ready to attract licenses or investors.