Research Publication Fund

The UConn School of Medicine Dean’s Office will provide financial support to help defray the costs of research publication fees for UConn School of Medicine faculty. The Research Publication Fund (RPF) with a total of $50,000 will be granted on a first-come, first-serve basis, until the funds for this program have been depleted. The UConn School of Medicine Dean will contribute 40% of the publication costs up to $4,000 for each accepted publication, while the corresponding author and department chair will contribute 30% each.

Eligibility and Conditions of Award:

• • Eligibility for this program is limited to UConn School of Medicine employed faculty. The faculty member requesting the funds must be the lead corresponding author (the person most responsible for the work), and a current permanent, full-time UConn School of Medicine faculty member.
  • The research publication must have an impact factor of 10 or greater (IF of 10 or greater from any of the last three years is acceptable).
  • Applications for funds should be submitted only after the paper has been formally accepted for publication.
  • Review articles, case reports, books, book chapters, abstracts, monographs, case studies, etc. do not qualify, only research articles.

Requests for publication funds need to be emailed to Stephanie Holden at sholden@uchc.edu and should include the following information: PI name, department, title of paper, journal, journal impact factor, and the formal acceptance letter.