This seed funding program will support new, collaborative, high-risk, early-stage research between three UVA faculty members (3 Cavaliers) from at least two units representing disparate disciplines to form interdisciplinary 3Cavs teams to explore research ideas.
By promoting faculty creativity and supporting our interdisciplinary research culture, this program will increase the research capacity of the University and position the faculty teams to be competitive for extramural funding from federal agencies and philanthropic organizations, and/or enable faculty to progress toward scholarly excellence in their field.
This program offers valuable support to new faculty by fostering collaboration across departments and schools, providing funding to explore innovative ideas, and generating data that can advance their research to the next level. It also serves as a source of seed funding for research areas that fall outside the five strategic research priorities, encouraging exploration in emerging or interdisciplinary fields.
Developed by the Office of the Vice President for Research, 3Cavaliers unites three faculty members around a new research idea and provides seed funding of $80,000 or $15,000.
3Cavalier Program Facts | Includes 3Cavs 1.0 & 2.0
- Overview
- Guidelines and Policies
- Have Questions? Contact Us.
- Cheryl Wagner ([email protected])
- Courtney Harris ([email protected])
- 3Cavaliers 3.1
- 3Cavaliers 3.2 | Next Round Opens 11/16/26
- 3Cavaliers 3.3
- 3Cavaliers 3.4
- Current Projects
- Previous Projects