Still driven to discover?
UMRA’s Professional Development Grants for Retirees (PDGR) program is an annual competition with applications accepted October 1 to December 31. All University of Minnesota retirees from the Twin Cities, Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester campuses who are eligible for University retirement benefits and will be fully retired by the time of their award may apply.
PDGR grants support projects related to retirees’ research, instructional history, or new scholarly and creative interests. Funding of up to $5,000 per grant is available. Previous grants have supported topics ranging from art, science, statistics, and medicine to social equity, dance, and design.
Application instructions will be posted on the UMRA website this summer. Anyone with questions about the program is welcome to contact PDGR Committee Chair John Bantle at [email protected].
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