The annual TLI Funded Research Program awards stipends to faculty and students to encourage faculty/student partnership in research projects.  All core and non-core Alliant faculty are eligible to apply for funding and must agree to enlist an Alliant student as a research assistant for the project.  Undergraduate research assistants should be seniors although in some cases juniors and sophomores may be eligible.

For the 2006-2007 academic year, stipends were awarded to 12 Alliant faculty and student research teams. 

In its inaugural 2005-2006 academic year, five Alliant faculty and student research teams were selected.