Research enabling grants (REGs) are intended to provide financial assistance to eligible faculty facing work/life or personal/family challenges that threaten to impede their academic research and/or their progress at Harvard.

The goal and purpose of this program is:

• to assist in the advancement of faculty who have extenuating work/life circumstances.
• to enable collaboration and cost sharing between FD&D and individual schools in the service of advancement of scholars.
• to provide direct support to the faculty member or to a project for which they are responsible.

These competitive grants, for up to $30,000 (subject to required tax withholding), are to offset incurred expenses. Eligible faculty may receive one award of up to $30,000 within a five-year time frame. Related expenses must be a direct threat to your research, be temporary in nature, and fall into one of the following categories:

• Additional dependent care (child, elder, or other adult) for a specific period of time to enable research, including extended field work.
• Additional personnel directly related to your research (postdoctoral fellow, technician, research assistant, or grant manager).
• Costs associated with the management of disruptive personal circumstances (i.e. death of a spouse, disability, housing disruption, or other catastrophic circumstances causing a disruption in work/life responsibilities).
• In exceptional circumstances, purchase of equipment that would enable more efficient research. 

The REG program will not fund computers, except under unusual circumstances.

To learn more and apply, visit the Faculty Development & Diversity website.