Ohio Wesleyan University occasionally provides start-up funds for new full-time faculty to assist with scholarly, creative, or pedagogic work.

Start-up funding is intended to be spent over a defined period of time that is usually stated in a faculty member's initial contract. The period of time is normally 2 to 4 years.

Each faculty member with start-up funding is provided with a unique account where balances and transactions can be viewed and managed within Management Reporter